Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 7/4/2005
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of July 4, 2005
- Former 'Polisario' leader calls on humanitarian organizations to monitor their aid to Tindouf camps
Former "Polisario" leader, Hammati Rabbani, who lately returned to the homeland Morocco, called on humanitarian organisations to closely monitor the aid they send to the camps in Tindouf, South-West Algeria, for the aid is sold in other markets such as Zouirat in Mauritania and Tombouctou in Mali. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/9/2005 - El Mundo writes about pro-Morocco Sahrawis
The Spanish daily, El Mundo admits the presence of Moroccan Sahrawis (inhabitants of the Moroccan Sahara) who advocate the "Moroccanity" of the Sahara, and says it is impossible to determine their number and weight without a referendum. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/9/2005 - Phosphates plays major role in Moroccan economy, minister
Morocco's phosphates play a major role in the economy representing 3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and 15 to 18% of exports, said Moroccan energy and mining minister. Morocco, Economics, 7/9/2005 - Royal message highlights 'brotherly and solidarity ties' with Algeria Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/9/2005
- First Moroccan food aid plane lands in Niamey
A first Moroccan airplane loaded with emergency food aid landed Monday in the Nigerien capital, Niamey, to help this west-central African country stave off the exceptional drought impact. Morocco-Niger, Politics, 7/9/2005 - 'Morocco's democracy and Polisario's failure brought me to my homeland,' former Polisario official
"The growing climate of democracy and the failure of the "Polisario" enterprise are among the reasons that compelled me to return to my homeland, Morocco," Hammati Rabbani, said in Rabat on Monday. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Angry youth call for uprising against Polisario in Tindouf camps
Angry youth in Tindouf camps (south-western Algeria) distributed Saturday leaflets calling inhabitants to revolt against the blockade imposed on Sahrawi populations by the Polisario Front, said eyewitnesses. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Polisario imposes total blackout on situation in Tindouf, NGO
President of "Al Michaal Assahraoui" Association, Sidati Dafa, said the Polisario Front imposes a total blackout on the situation in Tidouf camps (southwestern Algeria) to limit the impact of the current uprising. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Moroccan-Equatorial Guinean cooperation promising, PM
Lately, a Moroccan company won a 60 million euro contract for the construction of the Malabo port, while a peer won a bid for the construction of 300 apartments to cost 30 million euros. Jettou said Equatorial Guinea has always supported Morocco regarding its territorial integrity. Morocco-Equatorial Guinea, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Moroccan princess received by Japanese Imperial couple Morocco-Japan, Culture, 7/5/2005
- Apprehension of three information technology pirates
The police of Essaouira (central southwest) seized over 400 counterfeited CD-ROMs and arrested three individuals and charged with piracy. Morocco, Economics, 7/5/2005 - Moroccan emergency aid to help Niger cope with drought impact Morocco-Niger, Politics, 7/5/2005
- Timitar Festival kicks off in miscegenation of cultures
At the opening ceremony, the festival aficionados sampled an exceptional menu as the African, Arab and Amazigh cultures met in a unique moment of cultures symbiosis. The Amazigh, or free men, were the inhabitants of most of North Africa before the Arab era. Morocco, Local, 7/5/2005 - Athletics grabs three gold medals to save Morocco in Almeria
Athletics grabbed three gold medals to save the honour of Moroccan sport at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria held June 24 to July 3. Morocco, Sports, 7/5/2005 - 'Ties between Morocco and the United States are getting stronger', King Morocco-USA, Politics, 7/5/2005