Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 7/22/2002
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of July 22, 2002
- King Mohammed sends message to president of China Morocco-China, Politics, 7/27/2002
- Sahara issue: Morocco can only accept clear cut, unambiguous option
Morocco reiterated it accepts to negotiate on the basis of the framework agreement, brokered by UN secretary general's personal envoy for the Sahara James Baker, but cannot participate in any negotiation on unclear ambiguous proposals on the Sahara. Morocco, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Rabat worried at Madrid's attempts to retract on agreement regarding Morocco's kingty
Morocco has voiced concern over Madrid's attempts to retract on what has been settled regarding Morocco's incontestable sovereignty over its air space and territorial waters in the Mediterranean. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Moroccan writers' union get new offices
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has donated Morocco's Writers Union (UEM) new offices, meeting thus one of the needs of this cultural institution. Morocco, Culture, 7/27/2002 - Emirates carrier denies 'price war' over Casablanca-bound flights
The United Arab Emirates (AUE) airliner denied any kind of "war" over prices for its flights bound to Casablanca, Morocco. United Arab Emirates-Morocco, Business, 7/27/2002 - Mediterranean Scout Camp Opens in Morocco
Morocco's Prince Moulay Rachid, who chairs the Moroccan Scout Federation, on Thursday opened the 2002 Mediterranean Scout Camp. Regional-Morocco, Local, 7/27/2002 - Moroccan association warns against Israeli tv in Arabic
A Moroccan information and communication association (AMPIC) has warned against the dangers posed by the launching by Israel of a TV channel in Arabic. Morocco-Israel, Politics, 7/27/2002 - Moroccan Urologists Team Fixes Penis of Child Bit by Donkey Morocco, Local, 7/26/2002
- Morocco's upper house passes draft election laws
The Chamber of Advisers (parliament upper house) adopted Thursday two draft organic laws on elections to both parliamentary chambers: the House of representatives and the chamber of advisers. Morocco, Politics, 7/26/2002 - Morocco amazed by Spanish officials' remarks
Morocco on Thursday voiced "amazement at the shocking, surprising and inadmissible comparison made by the Spanish foreign minister between the bloody Israeli raid against civilians in Gaza and the dispatching of a handful of Moroccan security agents to the Moroccan uninhabited islet of Toura." Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/26/2002 - Government voices pride over evacuation by Spain of Moroccan islet Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/25/2002
- Saudi investment group to build sea resort in Morocco
materialization of the project, based on a new-generation concept of tourism development, inspired from the Moroccan architectural heritage and in harmony with the principles of sustained development through promoting local riches, namely the Argan tree, the bold ibis as well as the whales that often swim along the region's coast. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Business, 7/25/2002 - Morocco to spend 1 percent of GDP on scientific research
Moroccan state secretary for scientific research, Omar Fassi Fihri, said in Tangiers Monday Morocco has been since 2001 allocating 0.7% of its GDP to scientific research and the rate is scheduled to reach 1% before the end of the five year 200-2004 plan. Morocco, Science, 7/24/2002 - Morocco decries Israeli attack against Palestinian civilians
"At a time intensive contacts are conducted to put an end to the Israeli occupation, restore calm in the region and resume the peace process, the Israeli army perpetrated, on Monday, barbarous acts when it raided residential districts in Gaza, killing several innocent civilians," the Moroccan foreign department said Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 7/24/2002 - King Mohammed sends messages to leaders of China, Singapore Morocco-China, Politics, 7/24/2002
- Al-Shara gets a message from German FM, discusses developments with Moroccan peer Syria-Morocco, Politics, 7/24/2002
- Morocco- Iraq to boost scientific cooperation Iraq-Morocco, Science, 7/24/2002
- Rabat meeting is first step to renew trust, Spain fm
Spanish foreign minister, Ana Palacio, said Tuesday that her meeting Monday in Rabat with Moroccan peer, Mohamed Benaissa, was a first step towards the rebuilding of trust between Rabat and Madrid. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/24/2002 - Morocco calls on security council to allow for more mediation in sahara issue
"After sending you on July 18 a letter exclusively defending the right to self-determination in the Sahara, Algeria sent you on July 22 another letter requesting the partition of the territory, in a blatant contradiction with self-determination," the Moroccan diplomat went on in his letter. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/24/2002 - Moroccan diplomat visits children of family killed in train crash in Italy
Morocco's acting charge d'affaires in Italy on Monday visited two kids who survived a train accident in Italy that killed their grandparents, parents and uncle. Morocco-Italy, Local, 7/24/2002 - Hungarian national appointed chief of UN sahara mission
Greenstock had told reporters in New York on Monday "We shall discuss this issue as of tomorrow (Tuesday) and probably also on Friday, for we still have a great deal of work to do to decide on the answer to be given to the options recommended by the Secretary General and to the mission of his personal envoy for the Sahara." Morocco, Politics, 7/24/2002 - Moroccan-Spanish Statement Following Foreign Ministers' Meeting
The ministers of foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Morocco formally confirmed the agreement to restore and maintain the situation regarding the Island Perejil/Toura that existed prior to July 2002 Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/23/2002 - King Mohammed holds phone talks with Syrian president Morocco-Syria, Politics, 7/23/2002
- Spanish maps show islet as Moroccan territory
A Map by the geographic service of the Spanish army, edited in 1988 and re-edited in 1995, shows the Mediterranean islet of Toura as falling under Moroccan sovereignty. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/23/2002 - Moroccans hold symbolic rally in islet after Spain's pullout
Several Moroccan non-governmental organizations have staged a symbolic rally on Sunday in the village of Jbel Moussa, which sits between the Mediterranean Islet of Tourah/Leila (less than 200 meters from the Moroccan coast) and Sebta (a Moroccan northern city still under Spanish rule) to mark the Spanish soldiers' pullout from the islet. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/23/2002 - Senegal-settled Moroccans dedicate office of their national council
Moroccans settled in Senegal dedicated on Saturday the offices of their national council set up last December. Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 7/23/2002 - Moroccans cheer departure of Spanish soldiers from islet
Moroccans in this small village of Jbel Moussa, which sits between the Mediterranean Islet of Tourah/Leila (less than 200 meters from the Moroccan coast) and Sebta (a Moroccan northern city still under Spanish rule) were cheerful as they witnessed the departure of Spanish soldiers from the Islet. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/23/2002 - Algeria wants end to Sahara conflict Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/22/2002
- Spain should reconsider relations with Morocco, Spanish official
Pujol, who welcomed the detente noticed Friday in the Moroccan-Spanish standoff over the Mediterranean islet told radio station "Cadena Ser" returning to the status-quo that prevailed ten days ago is not enough because relations between the two countries have seriously deteriorated over the past years. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/22/2002 - Morocco's el Aynaoui ousted at 3rd round of stuttgart tournament Morocco, Sports, 7/22/2002
- Moroccan association stages campaign to support Palestinian detainees
The association charges that Israeli and US accusations against movements representing the Palestinian people, particularly the Palestinian authorities are actually aiming at destabilizing the Palestinian resistance and questioning the legality of their struggle. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 7/22/2002 - Morocco's Boulami and Guerrouj sign year's best performance in 3,000 steeple and 1,500 m race
Morocco's Brahim Boulami and Hicham El Guerrouj signed on Friday night at the Monaco Athletics meet, fourth stage of the Golden League, the year's best performance respectively in the 3,000 m steeplechase and 1,500 m race. Morocco, Sports, 7/22/2002