Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 6/24/2002
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of June 24, 2002
- Al-Yousefi rejects US threats against certain Arab states Morocco-Regional, Politics, 6/29/2002
- Constitutional Council turns down some provisions of amended electoral code
The Constitutional Council has turned down as unconstitutional some provisions of the amended electoral vote. Morocco, Politics, 6/29/2002 - No side in Morocco wishes postponement of coming elections, says El Yazghi
No side in Morocco wishes the postponement of the coming elections, said minister of territory development, urbanism, housing and environment, Mohamed El Yazghi. Morocco, Politics, 6/29/2002 - Mining sector sales up by 6.7 percent during three first months of 2002
The sales of the mining sector in Morocco, including phosphates and other processed mining products was worth 4.95 billion Dirhams (nearly US$ 450 million) during the first three months of 2002 compared to 4.64 billion DH during the same period in 2001, i.e. an increase of 6.7 percent. Morocco, Economics, 6/29/2002 - Morocco, Sudan raise joint commission level
Morocco and Sudan decided to raise the level of their joint commission, which will convene alternately in Rabat and Khartoum, under the chairmanship of the two states' foreign ministers. Sudan-Morocco, Politics, 6/28/2002 - Morocco foils attempt to infiltrate Polisario in islamic world
Morocco has foiled an attempt at the foreign ministers meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to establish official diplomatic channels between the OIC and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) that would have enabled the Polisario to infiltrate the Islamic world. Morocco, Politics, 6/28/2002 - Moroccan congress on child rights calls for involving teenagers in anti-AIDS struggle
The National congress on child rights wound up its two-day 9th session in Rabat Wednesday by the adoption of several recommendations calling for enhanced partnership between the state and ngos to improve the situation of Moroccan children and for involving teenagers in struggle against AIDS. Morocco, Culture, 6/28/2002 - Moroccan women delegation inquires about situation of Palestinian refugees in Jordan
A delegation of Moroccan women visited the Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan where they inquired about the situation of refugee women. Jordan-Morocco, Politics, 6/28/2002 - Resolve to root democracy, tolerance principles can shape future of peoples, King Mohammed
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has pointed out that the resolve to root the principles of democracy, citizenship and tolerance can shape the future of peoples and generations. Morocco, Culture, 6/27/2002 - Delegation from International Council for rehabilitation of torture victims in Morocco
A delegation from the International Rehabilitation Council for torture victims (IRCT) is currently visiting Morocco for talks with Moroccan officials and civil society activists on ways of extending assistance to torture victims. Morocco, Culture, 6/27/2002