Arabic News Weekly Edition for Local, 2/14/2005
Weekly Edition, Local - Week of February 14, 2005
- Only 25 percent of Moroccan children can read after primary school, WB specialist
Senior education specialist for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the World Bank (WB), Michel Welmond, said the biggest challenges Morocco has to take up is the improvement of the quality of education, noting that a study has revealed that only 25 percent of Moroccan children who have been in primary schools can read, write and count, which is alarming. Morocco, Education, 2/19/2005 - Scores killed, injured in two explosions in two mosques in Baghdad
Scores of persons were killed or injured in a huge explosion that took place near a mosque for the Shiite, to the south the Iraqi capital Baghdad, while news rumored on another explosion that targeted another mosque for the Shiite in the western suburb for Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 2/19/2005 - Two Indonesian journalists kidnapped in Iraq
Iraqi gunmen on Friday detained two Indonesian journalists and their driver in al-Ramadi city which is situated to the west of Baghdad. The Indonesian embassy in Baghdad said that the two detained men ( one man and woman) were lost with their driver on the road linking between the Jordanian borders and Baghdad near al-Ramadi city. Iraq, Local, 2/19/2005 - Danish archbishop visits Kiftaro Academy
Chief of Danish Archbishops, Eric Norman Sivins, and an accompanying delegation visited on Friday Sheikh Ahmadd Kiftaro Academy and listened to a review on the activities of the academy. Syria-Denmark, Religion, 2/19/2005 - Body of Moroccan assassinated in Spain to be repatriated to his homeland
The Body of the Moroccan Aziz Hosni, assassinated last Sunday in Ejido, south-eastern Spain, will be repatriated to Morocco by Hassan II Foundation for Moroccan expatriates, said diplomatic sources on Friday. Morocco-Spain, Local, 2/19/2005 - Birmingham meet: Morocco's Ait Hammou ends 3rd
The Moroccan athlete Mina Ait Hammou ranked third Friday in the 1000m race at the Birmingham meet (England), timing 2:39:61 that is a new personal record. Morocco, Sports, 2/19/2005 - Nazif to discuss future cooperation strategy with WB President Egypt, Local, 2/19/2005
- Adana economic symposium opened Syria-Turkey, Local, 2/19/2005
- Three American soldiers killed in Iraq
In Samera to the north of Baghdad, Seif Abu Mashaal Hassan, the official for the "national reconciliation ( Wifaq) party" which is led by Allawi was kidnapped Iraq, Military, 2/18/2005 - French tourist killed, second wounded by mentally disturbed in Fez
A mentally-disturbed person attacked, on Thursday, two French tourists in the old medina of Fez, killing one of them and seriously wounding the other. Morocco-France, Local, 2/18/2005 - Appellate court acquits nine terror suspects, confirms other verdicts
The appellate court of Rabat acquitted, here Wednesday, nine suspects accused of belonging to the "Casablanca group" being prosecuted in the framework of the Anti-Terrorism Law enacted in 2003. Morocco, Local, 2/18/2005 - Bloody attacks in Iraq
Iraq on Wednesday witnessed bloody incidents because of which several Iraqis were killed including members of the Iraqi security forces in attacks and clashes in various areas of the country. Iraq, Military, 2/17/2005 - Italian kidnapped journalist calls for her country's forces withdrawal from Iraq
The kidnapped Italian journalist in Iraq since two weeks Juliana Segrena appealed the Italian government to withdraw its forces from Iraq in response to demands set by the kidnappers. The call of the Italian journalist came at a time in which members of the Italian Senate voted with a great majority for extending for the Italian forces working in Iraq. Iraq-Italy, Local, 2/17/2005 - Global Fund to Fight AIDS to allocate $5 Mln to Morocco
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will allocate US $5 million to Morocco to finance programs related to HIV/AIDS, reported PANA. Morocco, Health, 2/17/2005 - Kyoto Protocol: opportunity for sustainable and clean development, minister
The Kyoto Protocol is an opportunity to achieve a sustainable and clean development through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), said Tuesday, Mohamed El-Yazghi, Moroccan Minister of Territory Development, Water and Environment. Regional, Environment, 2/17/2005 - Moshira Khattab: Mrs Mubarak keen on empowering women economically, politicialy, socially Egypt, Culture, 2/17/2005
- Six American soldiers killed in Iraq; Turkish hostage released
the secretary of the governor of Deyali Adnan al-Khadran survived an assassination attempt in al-Khaled city when a car driven by a suicide bomber went off and the incident resulted in killing its driver. Iraq, Military, 2/16/2005 - Continued fighting in Iraqi, one American soldier was killed
One American soldier was killed and 13 members of the Iraqi security forces including two senior officers were also killed during the 24 past hours in operations most of them concentrated against the security forces. Iraq, Military, 2/15/2005 - Moroccan books little read by population, minister
Morocco's Minister of Culture, Mohamed Achaari, deplored that Moroccan books are little read in comparison to the number of inhabitants and Moroccan real potentials. Morocco, Culture, 2/15/2005 - Divorce applications processed in Morocco plummeted 72 percent
The number of divorce applications processed in Morocco plummeted 72 percent, going down from 37.548 in 2003 to 10.949 in 2004, said Omar Lamine, president of the chamber of the Rabat appellate court in a presentation titled "one year after the enforcement of the family code." Morocco, Culture, 2/15/2005 - Moroccan Jews moved from 'protection to equality', Jewish representative
Moroccan Jews have moved from "protection to equality," said the Secretary General of the Israelite community in Morocco, Serge Berdugo. Morocco, Culture, 2/15/2005 - MONUC welcomes Morocco's decision to arrest six of its soldiers accused of sexual assault in Congo
The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) welcomed Morocco's decision to arrest six of its soldiers who were accused of sexual assault on civilians in the African Great Lakes country. Morocco, Local, 2/15/2005 - 4L Trophy: Sport in service of a human action Morocco, Sports, 2/15/2005
- Continued attacks in Iraq
Announcing the results of the Iraqi elections coincided with continued attacks and explosions in various parts of Iraq, the last of which was the killing of five Iraqis, at least one of them was a prominent officer in the Iraqi army in an armed ambush. Iraq, Military, 2/14/2005 - Four American soldiers killed to the north of Baghdad
The American army announced the killing of four of its soldiers on Sunday, three of them were in a traffic accident while the fourth was killed in an armed attack in Samera to the north of Baghdad. Iraq, Military, 2/14/2005 - More kidnappings in Iraq
An unidentified group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the secretary general of the Iraqi Christian Democratic party, Minas Ibrajim al-Yousefi, by the end of January in Musil and called for the withdrawal of the American forces in order to release him. Iraq, Local, 2/14/2005