Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 10/15/2001
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of October 15, 2001
- Princess Lalla Meryem Launches Nationwide Immunization Campaign for Children and Women
Princess Lalla Meryem (sister of Morocco's King Mohammed VI) launched on Sunday at the Middle Atlas mountains city of Ifrane a nationwide immunization campaign targeting women in procreating age and children against several diseases such as tuberculosis, diphtheria, polio, measles, tetanus, whooping cough, and hepatitis B. Morocco, Health, 10/15/2001 - Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak meets with governors
Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, who chairs the National Women's Council, said that branches of the council in the governorates were set up to act as national mechanisms to coordinate among the authorities concerned with women's rights in each governorate. Egypt, Culture, 10/15/2001 - Morocco's Khalid Skah wins 10 miles race at Portsmouth
Morocco's athlete Khalid Skah on Sunday won the 10 miles race at Portsmouth (Britain), a distance which he covered in 46 mn and 17 sec. Morocco, Sports, 10/15/2001 - Morocco's El Aynaoui Beat at Finals of Lyon Tennis Tournament
Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui missed on Sunday the ATP title at the $800,000 Lyon Grand Prix when he was beat by Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-3, 6-2. Morocco, Sports, 10/15/2001