Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 8/20/2001
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of August 20, 2001
- Morocco's health minister calls for increasing US investments in pharmaceutics Morocco-USA, Economics, 8/25/2001
- Guinea's president starts private visit to Morocco Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 8/25/2001
- Minister announces project of central legacy museum Morocco, Culture, 8/25/2001
- Japan extends over $ 100,000 to rural social projects
Japan granted on Friday a donation of 1.24 million DH (US$ 109,000) to Moroccan associations undertaking social projects in rural areas. Morocco-Japan, Economics, 8/25/2001 - Morocco's day at Van Damme memorial: world steeplechase mark, 2nd fastest 1,500 m and triumph at 400m hurdles
Friday was a day for Moroccan feats at the Brussels' Van Damme memorial when Brahim Boulami of Morocco broke the world record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Hicham El Guerrouj ran the second-fastest 1,500 meters in history and Nezha Bidouane won the women 400 m hurdles. Morocco, Sports, 8/25/2001 - Morocco to host 30th international military history congress in 2004 Morocco, Local, 8/24/2001
- King Mohammed dedicates official day of youth forum festival
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by his brother Prince Moulay Rachid, dedicated in Casablanca Thursday the official day at the second festival of the forum of Moroccan youth of the 3rd millenium. Morocco, Culture, 8/24/2001 - Palestinian scouts in summer camp in Morocco
A delegation of Palestinian scouts is currently participating in a summer camp, organized by the Moroccan national scout Federation, August 21 through September 8. Morocco-Palestine, Culture, 8/24/2001 - Moroccan develops pre-paid cards for payment on internet
A young Moroccan, Said EL Maliji, has developed two pre-paid cards for commercial transactions worldwide, trough the Internet, and for money transfers. Morocco, Science, 8/24/2001 - Italy chooses Tangiers for Euro-Mediterranean cinema festival
Italian secretary of state for culture, Vittorio Sgarbi, announced in Rabat on Thursday his country has chosen the Moroccan northern city of Tangiers as a venue for a Euro-Mediterranean cinema festival. Morocco-Italy, Culture, 8/24/2001 - Senegalese education minister in Morocco
Senegalese minister of education, Moustapha Sourang, is currently visiting Morocco to discuss with Moroccan officials means of enhancing bilateral cooperation in matters of scientific research and exchange of students. Morocco-Senegal, Education, 8/24/2001 - Morocco's FM: Arab Foreign Council Meeting Positive
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, said the extraordinary session of the Arab League foreign ministers council held in Cairo on Wednesday was successful as it took a series of measures to consolidate the Palestinian position. Morocco-Regional, Politics, 8/23/2001 - Former Spanish Premier Hails Changes Underway in Morocco
Any objective observer must recognize the changes that swept over Morocco since the enthronement of King Mohammed VI (July 1999), Gonzalez wrote, pointing out that a wave of unprecedented freedom is currently prevailing in Morocco. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/23/2001 - Speaker of morocco's parliament receives political affairs committee of Maghreban shoura council
Speaker of Morocco's house of representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, received in Rabat on Wednesday members of the political affairs committee of the Maghreban Shoura council (legislative body of the Arab Maghreb Union). Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 8/23/2001 - Morocco says responsibilities are shared between Morocco and Spain in illegal immigration issue
Morocco considers that the Spanish approach to the issue of illegal immigration is simplistic and does not reflect the complexity of the issue where responsibilities are shared and where actors and interests are both Spanish and Moroccan. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/23/2001 - Environment show in Casablanca in October
The second Moroccan-German show on the protection of environment "EnviroMaroc 2001" will be held in Casablanca next October 8 through 10. Morocco, Environment, 8/23/2001 - Morocco's gymnastics champ injured in road accident
The gymnastics champion of Morocco, the Arab world and Africa, Naima El Ghouati, has been seriously injured in a road accident last Saturday, a source from the Moroccan royal gymnastics federation said. Morocco, Sports, 8/23/2001 - Illegal immigration: Spain's Charge d'Affaires received by Moroccan official
Spanish Charge d'Affaires in Morocco, Eduardo Ibanes Lopez-Doriga, was received on Wednesday afternoon by Moroccan secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation, Taieb Fassi Fihri. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/23/2001 - Athletics: El-Guerrouj, Bidouane in Brussels Meet
Morocco's athletics stars, Hicham El-Guerrouj, 1,500 m world record holder and champ, and Nezha Bidouane, 400 m hurdles world champ, participate Friday in the Memorial Van Dam meeting of Brussels. Morocco, Sports, 8/23/2001 - US ambassador: Washington will support Morocco in conducting reforms and initiatives announced in royal throne speech
The United States of America will support Morocco in undertaking reforms and initiatives announced by King Mohammed VI in the throne speech (July 30), said US ambassador to Morocco, Margaret Tutwiller. Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/22/2001 - Royal speech delivered Monday evening
Morocco's King Mohammed VI delivered Monday evening a speech on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People and on the occasion of Youth Day, marking this year the sovereign's 38 birthday. Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001 - Egypt's new ambassador to Morocco stresses will to develop solid relations Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001
- Morocco's Nezha Bidouane wins 400 m hurdles at Linz athletics meet Morocco, Sports, 8/21/2001
- Algerian president underscores common resistance to colonizers, in message to king
Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, underscored, in a message of congratulations to King Mohammed VI on the 48th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People the Algerian and Moroccan peoples' joint struggle for liberation. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001 - Morocco urges United Nations to shoulder responsibility toward Palestinian people
Morocco urged the United Nations Organization to shoulder its responsibility and take measures needed to guarantee the implementation of the Mitchell report and ensure that Israel respects the humanitarian international conventions, mainly the fourth Geneva Convention. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/21/2001 - King Mohammed calls to fight unhealthy housing
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has called Monday to fight unhealthy housing and to ponder, thoroughly and daringly, on means of struggling against what he called "one of the most shocking symptoms of social deficit," which spares no part of the Kingdom. Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001 - King Mohammed advocates policy up to aspirations of Moroccans settled abroad
Morocco is endeavoring to implement a general, integrated and coherent policy likely to tally the mutations and aspirations of the Moroccan community settled abroad, said King Mohammed VI Monday. Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001 - Southern city of Dakhla gets new port
Morocco's prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, dedicated on Monday a new port in the southern coastal city of Dakhla. Morocco, Economics, 8/21/2001 - Casablanca host 1st international invention and enterprise exhibition
Casablanca will be hosting next December the 1st international invention and enterprise exhibition. Morocco, Economics, 8/21/2001 - King Mohammed grants free pardon to 1,177 persons Morocco, Local, 8/20/2001
- Revolution of king and people: landmark in Morocco's history
Morocco is celebrating this Monday, August 20, the 48th anniversary of the "Revolution of the King and the People," a landmark in the country's history, that illustrates the heroic struggle of the Alaouite Throne and the Moroccan people against occupation. Morocco, History, 8/20/2001 - African junior athletics championships: 2 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze for Morocco Morocco, Sports, 8/20/2001
- Indian police officer swims across Strait of Gibraltar
An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Rajiv Trivedi, from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, became the second Indian to successfully swim across the Strait of Gibraltar recently, reported the Indian news agency PTI on Sunday. Morocco, Local, 8/20/2001 - Strong Moroccan delegation to mediterranean games Morocco-Regional, Sports, 8/20/2001