Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 8/27/2001
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of August 27, 2001
- Libya's Kaddafi gets message from King Mohammed Libya-Morocco, Politics, 9/1/2001
- Morocco, Spain share ties of 'complicity', Spanish fm Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/1/2001
- Bouteflika's reference to Sahara at Durban conference impertinent, Benaissa
Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, termed as "impertinent" the reference made Friday in Durban by Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, to the Sahara issue. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/1/2001 - Moroccan poet dedicates collection income to Palestinian Uprising Morocco-Palestine, Local, 9/1/2001
- Tennis: Belgium spies on Morocco
Belgium has dispatched its tennis team captain, Steven Martins, to spy on Morocco's stars in the US open currently held in New York, pending a decisive davis cup encounter against the North Africans. Morocco, Sports, 9/1/2001 - A Moroccan found dead at his hotel in Durban
A young Moroccan national, settled in Italy, was found dead Friday in his room in a hotel in Durban (South Africa). Morocco, Local, 9/1/2001 - Morocco's El-Guerrouj secure share in 50 kilos of gold ingots
Morocco's World Champ and recordman on Friday won the 2000 meters of the Berlin meeting and secured his share in the the 50 kilos of gold ingots which reward the winners of the IAAF Golden League. Morocco, Sports, 9/1/2001 - King Mohammed confers with Guinea's president Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 8/31/2001
- Human rights violations in Tindouf camps to be denounced before Durban conference
The World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance provides opportunity to remind the whole world of the various forms of human rights violations and discrimination perpetrated against the Sahrawi population sequestered in the Tindouf camps, south-western Algeria, said chairwoman of the committee for Sahrawi families reunion (COREFASA). Morocco, Politics, 8/31/2001 - Belgian business delegation in Morocco early September
A large Belgian delegation of economic operators will pay a work visit to Morocco September 9 through 14 to explore partnership opportunities with Moroccan peers. Morocco-Belgium, Economics, 8/31/2001 - Moroccan delegation attends parliamentary meeting on racism in Durban
A delegation of parliamentarians from the chamber of advisors (upper house of the Moroccan parliament) will take part in the meeting of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) on racism to be held in Durban on September 2. Morocco, Politics, 8/31/2001 - Tennis: Morocco's Hicham Arazi cruises to third round of US Open Morocco, Sports, 8/31/2001
- Shanghai Mayor in Morocco Sunday Morocco-China, Local, 8/30/2001
- Moroccan childhood forum for peace next week Morocco, Culture, 8/30/2001
- Athletics: El Guerrouj among five still running for gold
World champion and world record holder in the 1500 m, Morocco's Hicham El-Guerrouj is among the five athletes still running for gold in the IAAF Golden League and participates Friday in the Berlin meet, which is the last meet in the series. Morocco, Sports, 8/30/2001 - Eight Moroccans injured in Spanish plane crash
Eight Moroccan nationals were injured when a Spanish plane crash-landed on a highway as it was approaching Malaga airport Wednesday morning. Morocco-Spain, Local, 8/30/2001 - Moroccan parties denounce murder of PFLP leader
The USFP called the international community to shoulder its responsibility in this critical phase of the History of humankind, and said Sharon, who is acting as Nazis did, is to be held fully responsible of the flaring up. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/29/2001 - Tennis: Morocco's Hicham Arazi Cruises to Second Round of US Open
Morocco's Hicham Arazi (28) cruised Tuesday to the second round of the 2001 US Open, after a win over Agustin Calleri, Argentina, in five sets (6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3). Morocco, Sports, 8/29/2001 - Moroccan-Korean round table on investments in Marrakesh Morocco-South Korea, Economics, 8/27/2001
- Tennis: Three Moroccans at US Open Morocco, Sports, 8/27/2001
- Egyptian youth delegation in Morocco
A thirty-member delegation of young Egyptians is expected in Morocco Tuesday on a week-long visit, part of youth exchanges between the two countries. Egypt-Morocco, Culture, 8/27/2001