Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 9/22/2003
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of September 22, 2003
- Lawyers of 2 alleged terrorists abandon their clients' case in protest against court
Casablanca, Sept 23 (MAP) - The Lawyers of two people standing trial at the Court of Appeal in Casablanca for their alleged connection with the May 16 terrorists attacks that left 45 people dead including 12 terrorists, have decided to withdraw from the case in protest against the court's refusal to hear witnesses. Morocco, Local, 9/24/2003 - Smuggling costs Morocco 450,000 jobs, says minister
The marketing in Morocco of Spanish products worth 1.5 billion Euros, smuggled into the country mainly from the two Spanish enclaves, Sebta and Melillia, is costing the kingdom 450,000 jobs and hampers the normal social and economic development, said, in Madrid Tuesday, visiting Moroccan minister of economic and general affairs, Abderrazak El Mossadeq. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 9/24/2003 - Sahrawis reject Baker plan for the Sahara in European parliament
A delegation representing the populations of Moroccan southern provinces expressed Monday in the European parliament in Strasbourg rejection of the latest plan over the Sahara mooted by James Baker, the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary General. Morocco-UN, Politics, 9/24/2003 - ICRC delegate meets relatives of Moroccan POWs
Delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Dorothea Krimits, is carrying on a "humanitarian mission" visiting in the southern Moroccan city of Guelmim relatives of Moroccan POWs held captive by the Algeria-backed Polisario Separatists in southwestern Algeria. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 9/24/2003 - Every year, 800,000 babies are born with HIV; one in twenty women tested
Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, called in New York Monday in the United Nations' head office for an immediate international mobilization to fight AIDS. Regional-Morocco, Health, 9/24/2003 - Morocco's Supreme court rejects appeal by defendant sentenced to life imprisonment Morocco, Local, 9/24/2003
- Morocco and Wallony set to boost economic and social partnership
Morocco and the southeastern Belgian Francophone region of Walloony agreed on Tuesday to boost economic and social partnership, with a focus on the government's priorities to promote low-cost housing, tourism and investments. Morocco-Belgium, Economics, 9/24/2003 - Morocco says probe still going on to identify killers of Moroccan Jew
A Moroccan official judiciary source said this Tuesday investigation is still going on to identify the killers of Albert Rebibo who was shot on Sept.11 in Casablanca by two hooded individuals. Morocco, Local, 9/24/2003 - Customs receipts rise by 13.3 percent in Morocco Morocco, Economics, 9/24/2003
- King Mohammed arrives in New york Morocco-UN, Politics, 9/23/2003
- Spanish, South Moroccan trade chambers sign cooperation agreement
The trade chambers of Morocco's southern provinces signed on Saturday a tri-partite cooperation agreement with the chambers of commerce, industry and navigation of Las Palmas (Spain) and the chamber of commerce and industry of the Azores (Portugal) to develop economic and cultural relations between the three regions. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/23/2003 - Spanish, Southern Morocco ports sign cooperation accord
The Port Authority of Las Palmas signed over the week end with three Moroccan Atlantic southern ports (Tan-Tan, Laayoune and Dakhla) a cooperation agreement to consolidate cooperation in training, trading expertise and technical, trade, sea transports and maritime transportation information. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 9/23/2003 - US association calls for immediate release of moroccan POWs
A newly created American NGO called for the "immediate release of Moroccan POWs held captive by Algeria and the Polisario Front" in Tindouf, Algeria. Morocco-USA, Politics, 9/23/2003 - Multinational team unearths 180 million-year old dinosaur
A multinational geology team has unearthed a 180 million-old dinosaur in the high Atlas, near Ouarzazate (southern Morocco), unveiling an important part on the ground eco-systems that lived on earth before north America was separated from Africa. Morocco, Local, 9/23/2003 - Morocco and UAE sign judicial and legal agreement United Arab Emirates-Morocco, Politics, 9/23/2003
- Member of underground radical group gets 10 years in prison Morocco, Local, 9/23/2003
- Morocco's El Khattabi 2nd in philadephia semi-maraton Morocco, Sports, 9/23/2003
- Morocco ousts Britain, return to world tennis pantheon
It took Morocco five painstaking matches to oust Britain (3-2) in Casablanca and return to the Davis Cup World Group. Morocco, Sports, 9/23/2003 - Morocco's El Guerrouj wins men's 1,500 at Moscow meet
Moroccan athlete, Hicham El Guerrouj, won on Saturday the 1,500 m race at Moscow's athletics challenge, worth US$ 2.4 million. Morocco, Sports, 9/23/2003 - ICRC meets families of Moroccan POWs in tindouf Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/22/2003
- Prince Moulay Rachid receives UAE parliament speaker Morocco-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 9/22/2003
- Sahrawi notables meet UK officials
A delegation of Sahrawi notables met Friday in London with British officials to express their refusal of the latest proposal on the Sahara issue mooted by James Baker, UN secretary general's personal envoy for the Sahara. Morocco-UK, Politics, 9/22/2003 - Blaze in Mohammedia Refinery caused by combination of reasons
The blaze that broke out Thursday in a gasoline tank in the Moroccan major oil refinery SAMIR in Mohammedia (near Casablanca) is due to a combination of reasons, said sources close to the investigation. Morocco, Business, 9/22/2003 - Drop in infant mortality in Morocco, says minister
Infant mortality in Morocco has fallen from 211 per thousand in 1960, to 64 per thousand in 1997, due to improvements in child's care, said here Thursday, Moroccan health minister, Mohamed Sheikh Biadillah. Morocco, Health, 9/22/2003 - Underground extremist group members get 2 to 15 years sentences
The court of appeal of Rabat handed down Saturday morning sentences from two to fifteen years against 14 members of an underground radical group dubbed "Fez group." Morocco, Local, 9/22/2003 - Tennis: Morocco wins 2-0 over Britain in Davis Cup play-off
Morocco led Friday 2-0 in Davis cup play-off after the victory of Morocco's N.1 Younes El Aynaoui over Greg Rusedski. Morocco, Sports, 9/22/2003