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August 26 , 2005 : Farid Essebar , an 18 years old Moroccan hacker suspect is arrested in Morocco for being behind the last Computer virus Zotob that attacked lately Windows 2000 platforms affecting CNN , The New York Times and United States Department of Homeland Security . [1] August 25 , 2005 : New socio-economic projects are announced in Morocco. Around 20 million dollars are being allocated. [2] August 25 , 2005 : New Algerian ambassador to Rabat is nominated. Army General Larbi Belkheir promised to develop ties with Morocco. [3] August 25 , 2005 : Cotroversy around the [Adil Charkaoui] case in Canada . The Moroccan national is being accused of being a sleeping terrorist agent. The man is facing extradition to Morocco. [4] August 20 , 2005 : Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade ends visit to Morocco. [5] August 19 , 2005 : Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika promisses for better ties with Morocco. [6] August 19 , 2005 : Moroccan national Mounir El Motassadeq is sentenced to 7 years of prison in Germany for his role in September 11 attacks. [7] August 19 , 2005 : MEDA announces that an amount of 1, 25 billion Euro was invested in Morocco in the past decade. [8] August 18 , 2005 : Polisario releases Moroccan POW 's after almost 25 years. [9] August 18 , 2005 : Intel opens offices in Morocco. [10] August 17 , 2005 : More than a dozen of terrorist supects are arrested in Morocco. [11] August 13 , 2005 : Jaouad Gharib defends his title as the World champion in Marathon in Helsinki . [12] August 10 , 2005 : Royal Air Maroc is negotiationg the purchase of 5 Dreamliners with Boeing . [13]
