Arabic News Daily Page for 3/17/2001
Weekend Edition - Saturday, March 17, 2001
- Saudi special forces end Russian plane highjacking
The operation of breaking into the Russian plane which was high-jacked by Chechenian from Turkey to al-Madina al-Mounawara in Saudi Arabia on Thursday resulted in killing one high-jacker while a lady was found killed by the high-jackers Saudi Arabia, Local, 3/17/2001 - Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria lead African countries in investments
A study released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said that Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria top the African countries in luring foreign investments where tourist activities in Egypt ranked second after the industry. Regional, Economics, 3/17/2001 - Assaulted Japanese woman in good condition
The Ministry of Interior issued a statement today on the assault earlier in the day on a tourist Japanese woman at the Giza Pyramids area. Egypt, Local, 3/17/2001 - Moroccan bourse capitalization declines in january
Capitalization at the Casablanca stock market stood at 110.66 billion Dirhams (nearly $ 11.06 billion) at the end of last January, marking a drop by 3.67 percent compared to the amount recorded at the beginning of 2001. Morocco, Economics, 3/17/2001 - Morocco attends Maghreban follow-up committee
Morocco will participate in the follow-up committee of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), due to start this Saturday in the Algerian capital city. Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 3/17/2001 - Cancer, fourth cause of mortality in Morocco, minister
Cancer is the fourth of cause of mortality in Morocco, accounting for 7.8 percent of global mortality in the country, health minister, Thami Khyari said Friday. Morocco, Health, 3/17/2001 - Noubir Amaoui re-election on top of socialist union
Noubir Amaoui, was re-elected Friday Secretary-General of the Democratic Labor Confederation (CDT, close to Youssoufi's Socialist Party USFP). Morocco, Politics, 3/17/2001