Mohammed Bennouna, Morocco's ambassador to the UN, was elected on Monday to the panel of judges at the International Court of Justice in La Haye. This is the first time in history a Moroccan is elected for such a position. Way to go...visit http://www.albayane.ma/Detail.asp?Article_id=49634 for more info.
Also today, Morocco has reached an agreement with the European Union on its participation in the GALILEO program. The agreement will cover industrial and scientific cooperation and the development of specific GALILEO applications for Morocco and its region, said the EH executive European Commission in a statement.
GALILEO is Europe's satellite radio navigation program. It was launched at the initiative of the European Commission and developed jointly with the European Space Agency (ESA). Basically a sort of European GPS. For more info on the GALILEO program visit http://www.esa.int/esaCP/index.html
And in sports, Morocco's friendly soccer game that was expected to take place this saturday in the suburbs of Paris against Cameroon was finally canceled due the riots that have been taking place in France for the past couple of weeks. Click Here for more info
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