Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 12/10/2001
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of December 10, 2001
- King Mohammed announces setting up of ombudsman
Morocco's King Mohammed VI announced Sunday the setting up of "Diwan Al-Madhalim" (Ombudsman), a body that will contribute to correcting iniquities, upholding rights and safeguarding freedoms. Morocco, Politics, 12/10/2001 - Ombudsman setting up hailed as consolidating Morocco's institutional apparatus
The setting up of "Diwan Al-Madhalim" (Ombudsman), announced Sunday by King Mohammed VI, was hailed as an outstanding institution that will consolidate Morocco's institutional apparatus. Morocco, Politics, 12/10/2001 - Morocco attends pan-Islamic ministerial meeting
Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, Left Cairo on Monday for Doha (Qatar), where he will represent Morocco in an extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). Morocco-Regional, Politics, 12/10/2001 - Teachers unions maintain strike for dec. 11-13
The teachers' unions that had planned a strike for December 11-13 announced that the strike will be maintained for the scheduled date. Morocco, Politics, 12/10/2001 - Morocco's dams filled at 42 percent
Water reserves stored in dams across Morocco stand at 42 percent of the reservoirs capacity, according to figures disclosed Dec. 10. Morocco, Local, 12/10/2001 - Morocco attends meeting on agriculture in New Delhi
Morocco attended an international seminar on fertilizers and agriculture, held Dec. 6-8 in the Indian capital city of New Delhi. Morocco-India, Economics, 12/10/2001