Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 12/29/2003
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of December 29, 2003
- Murderer of US national admits 2001 murder
Killer of US National Georges Waldo, Hamrane Mustapha, 24, arrested Wednesday, gave detailed account of the crime and admitted to the killing of a French national in Agadir, back in 2001. Morocco-USA, Local, 1/3/2004 - Morocco-EU accord on agriculture, crucial step to implement association accord (press) Morocco-European Union, Economics, 1/3/2004
- Morocco, Iran to organize cultural days
Morocco and Iran intend to organize cultural days to exchange experiences in educational and cultural realms, Moroccan higher education and scientific research minister, Khalid Alioua, has told MAP. Morocco-Iran, Culture, 1/2/2004 - Morocco, Egypt discuss parliamentary cooperation Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 1/2/2004
- Moroccan Jews celebrate annual pilgrimage
Some 1,300 members of the Moroccan Jewish community are celebrating their ten-day annual pilgrimage in Tinzert, province of Taroudant, South of Morocco. Morocco, Religion, 1/2/2004 - No regression in human rights in Morocco, says party leader Morocco, Politics, 1/1/2004
- Four agreements signed to promote low-cost housing
Under two of the documents, some 34,000 ha of State-owned real-estate will be put at the disposal of operators, which will make the final cost of houses lower. Morocco, Economics, 12/29/2003 - Sahrawi body slams conference in France supporting 'polisario torturers'
the body says "those who consider themselves friends of the hypothetical entity should know that their attitude only contributes to sustaining the suffering of thousands of torn families, are nailed down to Algerian soil as hostages waiting for their children, shipped off to Cuba against their will." Morocco-France, Politics, 12/29/2003 - Moroccan, Saudi FMs probe bilateral ties
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohammed Benaissa, currently on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, met in Jeddah Friday evening his Saudi peer, Prince Saoud Al Faisal, on bilateral ties. Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Politics, 12/29/2003 - Italian group calls for immediate release of Moroccan POW in tindouf
The Milan-based group "Articulo 5 On Tour" that is part of the "Papa boys" (young people who accompany the pope) have called in a release for the "immediate and unconditional release of all Moroccan prisoners of war (POWS) held by the Polisario separatists" in the Tindouf camps (south-western Algeria), for more than two decades. Morocco-Italy, Politics, 12/29/2003 - Moroccan defense official meets head of Qatari general staff Morocco-Qatar, Military, 12/29/2003