Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 8/3/1998
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of August 3, 1998
- Morocco and US operation Smile NGO sign cooperation accord
The U.S. "Smile Operation," a non-governmental medical organization signed lately here a cooperation accord with the Moroccan health department. Morocco, Health, 8/7/1998 - Morocco bans juvenile cephalopod fishing Morocco, Environment, 8/7/1998
- U.N. experts praise political alternation in Morocco
The progress made by Morocco will enable it to emerge as a model for the countries of the region, they said. Morocco, Politics, 8/7/1998 - Jordanian envoy arrives in Morocco Morocco-Jordan, Politics, 8/7/1998
- Italy denies that Morocco asked for assistance to accept return of illegal immigrants
Some Italian press bodies reported that Morocco requested Italian economic assistance equivalent to the amount currently negotiated with Tunisia to accept the return of its illegal immigrants. Morocco-Italy, Politics, 8/6/1998 - Doctors and engineers stage sit in to protest unemployment
Moroccan jobless doctors and engineers staged on Wednesday a 24-hour "warning sit-in" in front of the headquarters of the Moroccan parliament in downtown Rabat. Morocco, Economics, 8/6/1998 - Moroccan court jails an Italian for drug trafficking Morocco, Local, 8/6/1998
- Germany extends Morocco 50 million deutsch marks in assistance Morocco-Germany, Economics, 8/6/1998
- Morocco temporarily bans shellfish sales Morocco, Economics, 8/6/1998
- Moroccan athletes excel in Stockholm meet
Moroccan Zahra Ouaziz won on Wednesday the 5000 m race of the Stockholm meet clocking the World's best time this year with 14:40.10. Morocco, Sports, 8/6/1998 - Morocco denounces NGO's allegations on Sahara
Morocco's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Nacer Benjelloun-Touimi, told Tuesday the 50th session of the U.N. Human Rights sub-commission that the NGO, "Centre Europe-Tiers Monde" (CETIM) spoke of the Sahara issue, while it totally ignores the various technical aspects of the issue. Morocco-UN, Politics, 8/6/1998 - Morocco presents periodic report to U.N. racial discrimination committee
Morocco will present this Thursday and Friday its 12th and 13th periodic reports to the 53rd session of the U.N. Committee for the elimination of racial discrimination. Morocco-UN, Politics, 8/6/1998 - Morocco will endeavor without respite to retrieve two Spanish-occupied cities
Morocco will endeavor without respite to retrieve Sebta and Mellilia (two northern Moroccan cities still under Spanish control), Moroccan Delegate Minister in Charge of the Maghreb and the Arab and Islamic Worlds said. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/6/1998 - Sahrawi state seems only alternative for Algeria
The Moroccan Minister of Environment, Urbanism and Housing said that Algerian officials act as if they will accept no solution to the Sahara issue other than the establishment of a state in the region. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/5/1998 - Cereal harvest reaches 63.5 mln quintals
Morocco's cereals harvest reached this year 63.5 Million quintals including 28.3 Mln/Qn of soft wheat, 15.5 Ml/Qn of hard wheat and 15.5 Ml/Qn of barley, the Moroccan agriculture minister said Tuesday in Rabat. Morocco, Economics, 8/5/1998 - 3,911 new classrooms next academic year
Moroccan education minister, Ismail Alaoui, announced Tuesday that 3,911 classrooms will be opened during the upcoming academic year, to start on September 15. Morocco, Education, 8/5/1998 - Euro-Mediterranean meeting on immigration to be in Morocco
"The meeting will provide an opportunity for Euro-Mediterranean dialogue to reflect on the situation of immigrants and their human rights," Aujjar said. Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 8/5/1998 - Morocco gets high praise for its democratic ways from US Congress
The Congressmen who pointed out that "Morocco's commitment to democracy and human rights is an example for the region," noted that the Kingdom "was last year the first nation in the region where opposition parties came to power freely and peacefully through popular elections." Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/4/1998 - Earthquake hits north-central province Morocco, Local, 8/4/1998
- Tourism body headquartered in Rabat
The Euro-Mediterranean Tourism Organization will have its headquarters in the Moroccan capital city of Rabat. Morocco, Tourism, 8/4/1998 - U.N. mission identified 83,310 would-be voters in Sahara referendum
The U.N. mission for the referendum in the Sahara (MINURSO) has identified since last December 3 some 83,310 would-be voters in the referendum that the U.N. plans to hold in the area. Morocco, Politics, 8/4/1998 - El-Fasy: We cannot accept Spanish occupation of Moroccan land
Abbase El-Fasy, the secretary general of the Moroccan Independence Party which is a member of Morocco's coalition government, announced the opposition of his country to the continuous Spanish occupation of Sebta and Melila in the north. Morocco, Politics, 8/3/1998 - Moroccan rising star El Kaouch on El-Guerrouj's heels
After Hicham El-Guerrouj won the world senior title in 1500 m last year in Athens, rising star Adil El Kaouch won the world junior title, confirming Morocco's supremacy over the distance. Morocco, Sports, 8/3/1998