Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 7/29/2002
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of July 29, 2002
- OPEC fund loans Morocco $ 15 mln for water supply project
The OPEC Fund for International Development Loaned Morocco US$ 15 Million to help finance a water supply project, the fund said in a release. Morocco, Economics, 8/3/2002 - King of Bahrain renews backing to Morocco's territorial integrity
King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, who started on Thursday a visit to Morocco said Bahrain stood firmly beside Morocco in its efforts to maintain sovereignty over its territories. Morocco-Bahrain, Politics, 8/2/2002 - Non-Governmental Organizations honor dinner with the king Morocco, Local, 8/2/2002
- Dutch globe-trotter ends in Casablanca campaign for Moroccan disabled children
The 32-year old man, who says he has fallen in love with Morocco which he had visited as a tourist, has been preparing for four years his challenge to raise funds for the "Save the Children UK-Morocco program." Morocco, Local, 8/2/2002 - King Mohammed receives two terminally-ill children Morocco, Local, 8/2/2002
- Morocco's Samira Bensaid Wins Best Arab Song Prize
The prize for the "Best Arab Song" went to Morocco's Samira Bensaid Tuesday for her "Youm Wara Youm (day after day)" at Sharm El-Sheikh festival "Video Clip Song Oscar." Regional-Morocco, Local, 8/2/2002 - Five Moroccans drowned among 13 found off southern Spanish coast
Five out of the 13 people who drowned Thursday trying to enter Spain clandestinely are believed to be Moroccans, said a Spanish security source. Morocco-Spain, Local, 8/2/2002 - King: Credible institutions essential for reconciling citizens with elected bodies
King Mohammed VI also dealt with the endeavors made to enlarge public freedom and promote human rights. He announced that he would install in the few coming weeks the new Human Rights Advisory Council and the Diwane Al-Madhalim (ombudsman) and renewed determination to see "to the strict respect of the law and of its supremacy and to the equality of all before the law." Morocco, Politics, 8/1/2002 - Morocco wants frank dialogue with Spain over disputes
Of the issue of Sebta and Melilia, two Moroccan northern towns still occupied by Spain, the king recalled that since it gained independence, "Morocco has been painstakingly É claiming the end of Spain's occupation of Sebta, Melilia and the usurped neighboring islands in northern Morocco." Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/1/2002 - King Mohammed vows to protect territorial integrity
Morocco's King Mohammed VI vowed to protect Morocco's territorial integrity and not to renounce an inch of its land. Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 8/1/2002 - Toronto Masters Series: Morocco's El Aynaoui goes to 2nd round Morocco, Sports, 8/1/2002
- UN Security Council extends UN Sahara mission
That's what led Baker to submit in June 2002 a draft framework-agreement which was a sort of compromise between prerogatives of Morocco's sovereignty over the territory and delegating large prerogatives to local institutions that would be democratically elected. Morocco, Politics, 8/1/2002 - King Mohammed delivers Throne Day speech
On the occasion of the throne day marked this Tuesday to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the enthronement of King Mohammed VI, the sovereign delivered a speech appraising actions undertaken in the last year and outlining visions for the future of Morocco. Morocco, Politics, 7/31/2002 - King meets al-Shara, stresses Morocco's support for Syria
The Moroccan King Mohammed VI received in Marshan palace in Tanja on Monday the Syrian deputy premier and foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. The meeting was attended by the Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa. Morocco-Syria, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Monte Carlo radio: Syrian- Moroccan talks focus on threats against Iraq
The sources indicated to a closer Syrian- Moroccan security cooperation that contributed to dismantling a "dormant cell" for al-Qaida organization in Morocco, besides that the Moroccan authorities handed Syria over a German of a Syrian origin Morocco-Syria, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Morocco concerned over anchoring of spanish frigate off occupied island of N'Kor
Morocco has voiced concern over the anchoring this Monday morning of a Spanish frigate off the occupied Moroccan island of N'kor, near the Moroccan Mediterranean city of Al Hoceima, about 200 km to the east of Tangier. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/30/2002 - UN Security Council discuss Sahara Mission Morocco, Politics, 7/30/2002
- Morrocan party accuses US of supporting Israel in attack on Palestinians
They also denounced "Arab inaction" in the face of the Israeli aggression and the US administration's "connivance" with Israel and its unconditional military and political backing to Tel Aviv. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Sit-in of solidarity with Moroccans detained on Algerian territory
another participant said that the detainees were deprived from most basic medicare and that he himself suffered from a toothache for too long before he extracted the tooth by his own means, with the help of some inmates. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/30/2002 - Moroccan Coach Named Head of IAAF's Member Federations Services Department
Moroccan Abdelmalek Lahbil was appointed this month head of the Member Federations Services Department of the International Athletics Associations Federation. Morocco, Sports, 7/30/2002 - Guatemala denies recognition of so-called Sahrawi republic
Guatemala has denied having recognized or having had any relations with the so-called Sahrawi republic (SADR), self-proclaimed by the Polisario secessionist group which is claiming the independence of Morocco's southern provinces. Morocco-Guatemala, Politics, 7/30/2002