Arabic News Daily Page for 11/17/2001
Weekend Edition - Saturday, November 17, 2001
- French people support Egypt more than Israel
A recent public opinion poll showed that Egypt obtained a positive view of 46% of the French people-equal with Morocco-while Israel secured the support of only 44%. Regional-France, Politics, 11/17/2001 - $1 billion foreign investments attracted from Portugal, India
Egyptian trade representation offices abroad were able to attract foreign investments from Portugal to the tune of $ 545.5 million and $ 600-million investments from India in a number of joint ventures in Egypt in the fields of crock, phosphate fertilizers, graphite pipes, fish farms and aluminium products. Egypt, Economics, 11/17/2001 - Alexandria's submerged antiquities for tourist diving
The European Institution for Maritime Antiquities, working in cooperation with the Egyptian Department of Submerged Antiquities, has finished its annual mission at underwater sites near Alexandria. Egypt, Local, 11/17/2001 - Tolerance is key to peace and fight against terrorism, UN officials say
Commemorating the International Day for Tolerance, United Nations officials stressed that respect for diversity was crucial to securing peace and winning the battle against terrorism. Regional, Culture, 11/17/2001 - Public opinion anger pushes Ms. Mitterrand to return home
With the growing anger of the Moroccan public opinion, Ms. Danielle Mitterrand, chairwoman of the France Libertes Foundation, was compelled to cut her planned visit to the Moroccan southern city of Laayoune and returned to France. Morocco, Politics, 11/17/2001