Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, July 16:
UAE's largest emirate records 28.4 pct growth in non-oil foreign trade
Jul 16, 2008 ... UAE's largest emirate records 28.4 pct growth in non-oil foreigntrade ABU DHABI, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The volume of non-oil foreigntrade of Abu Dhabi, the largest emirate of the United ArabEmirates(UAE), reached 46.641 billion dirhams (12.71 billion U.S.dollars) in the first half ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 16
Jul 16, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 16 CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Wednesday. -- Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel are to carry out the exchange ofprisoners at the ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 16, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Wednesday. Ha'aretz -- Two years after Israeli reservists Ehud Goldwasser and EldadRegev were abducted by Hezbollah ...
Report: Gunman wounds six tourists in Ammam
Jul 16, 2008 ... Report: Gunman wounds six tourists in Ammam AMMAN, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A gunman shot and wounded six touristson a concert in downtown Amman before turning the gun to himself,Jordan's Petra news agency reported on Wednesday. Initial investigation showed that the shooting is a ...
Urgent: Israel, Hezbollah begin prisoner swap process
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: Israel, Hezbollah begin prisoner swap process ROSH HANIKRA, ISRAEL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Two kidnapped Israelisoldiers have been turned over to the Red Cross at the Lebanese ...
1st LD: Israel, Hezbollah begin prisoner swap
Jul 16, 2008 ... 1st LD: Israel, Hezbollah begin prisoner swap ROSH HANIKRA, ISRAEL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The prisoner swapprocess between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah begins Wednesdaymorning at the Rosh Hanikra Lebanon-Israel border crossing. Red Cross spokeswoman Yael Segev Eitan confirmed ...
Urgent: Hezbollah hands over bodies of two Israeli soldiers
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: Hezbollah hands over bodies of two Israeli soldiers NAQOURA, Lebanon, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The pan-Arab al-Jazeera TVis showing two coffins being loaded into Red Cross vehicles on theIsrael-Lebanon border Wednesday morning. The ...
Urgent: Hezbollah returns two coffins to Israel
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: Hezbollah returns two coffins to Israel ROSH HANIKRA, ISRAEL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese ...
2nd LD: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners
Jul 16, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners ROSH HANIKRA, ISRAEL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel and the LebaneseHezbollah group began swapping prisoners Wednesday morning at theRosh Hanikra Lebanon-Israel border crossing. Hezbollah returned via the Red Cross two black coffins to ...
BACKGROUNDER: Previous Israel-Hezbollah prisoner exchanges
Jul 16, 2008 ... BACKGROUNDER: Previous Israel-Hezbollah prisoner exchanges ROSH HANIKRA, ISRAEL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel and the LebaneseHezbollah group began swapping prisoners on Wednesday, which wouldsee the return of remains of two abducted Israeli soldiers and therelease of five Lebanese ...
Jordan's inflation rate hits 13.31 pct in first half of year
Jul 16, 2008 ... Jordan's inflation rate hits 13.31 pct in first half of year AMMAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's inflation rate in the firsthalf of 2008 reached 13.31 percent, while the consumer price indexjumped to 136.61 points from 120.56 points the same period lastyear, up 16.05 points, local ...
Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraqi attacks
Jul 16, 2008 ... Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraqi attacks BAGHDAD, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Two American soldiers were killed intwo attacks in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday. A soldier assigned to a Multi-National Division-North was killedon Tuesday when a bomb went off in a house ...
Hamas: Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap victory for resistance
Jul 16, 2008 ... Hamas: Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap victory for resistance GAZA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement Wednesday saidthe prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah is a victory for theresistance and the Lebanese guerillas. "This is very big victory for the resistance ...
Fatah: inter-Palestinian dialogue to start next month in Cairo
Jul 16, 2008 ... Fatah: inter-Palestinian dialogue to start next month in Cairo RAMALLAH, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A senior Fatah movement officialannounced on Wednesday that a Palestinian national dialogue sponsored by Egypt will start next month in Cairo. Jibril Rajoub, member of the movement's ...
Urgent: Five Lebanese prisoners returned to Lebanon
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: Five Lebanese prisoners returned to Lebanon NAQOURA, Lebanon, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Five Lebanese prisonersincluding the longest-held ...
1st LD: Hezbollah hands over two dead Israeli soldiers
Jul 16, 2008 ... 1st LD: Hezbollah hands over two dead Israeli soldiers NAQOURA, Lebanon, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese Hezbollahgroup on Wednesday handed over two black coffins believed to containthe remains of two captured Israeli soldiers. The coffins were handed over to the ...
11 more PKK rebels killed in southeastern Turkey: army
Jul 16, 2008 ... 11 more PKK rebels killed in southeastern Turkey: army ANKARA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Eleven more rebels from the outlawedTurkish Workers Party (PKK) were killed by the Turkish troops insoutheastern Hakkari province, the Turkish military said in astatement on Wednesday. The 11 ...
Urgent: Hezbollah confirms received 8 bodies of fighters killed in 2006 war
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: Hezbollah confirms received 8 bodies of fighters killedin 2006 war NAQOURA, Lebanon, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese Hezbollah onWednesday confirmed that they have received ...
3rd LD: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners
Jul 16, 2008 ... 3rd LD: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners ROSH HANIKRA, ISRAEL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel and the LebaneseHezbollah group began swapping prisoners Wednesday morning at theRosh Hanikra Lebanon-Israel border crossing. An Israeli forensic team is now conducting DNA tests to ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jul 16, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Wednesday. Al Ahram: -- Egypt warned Tuesday that dealing with Sudan irresponsiblycould result in grave consequence in the ...
1st LD: Hezbollah confirms received 8 bodies of fighters
Jul 16, 2008 ... 1st LD: Hezbollah confirms received 8 bodies of fighters NAQOURA, Lebanon, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese Hezbollah onWednesday confirmed that they have received the bodies of eightkilled fighters via the International Committee of the Red Cross,after Israel handed over them as ...
Hamas halts talks on prisoner swap with Israel
Jul 16, 2008 ... Hamas halts talks on prisoner swap with Israel GAZA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement announcedWednesday that it halted the talks with Israel on the release ofcaptive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit until Israel and Egypt open theclosed Gaza Strip borders crossings ....
Israel confirms identities of two dead soldiers: radio
Jul 16, 2008 ... Israel confirms identities of two dead soldiers: radio JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli forensic teamidentified on Wednesday the bodies ...
Iran has clear "red line" in nuclear talks: supreme leader
Jul 16, 2008 ... Iran has clear "red line" in nuclear talks: supreme leader TEHRAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei said Wednesday that Tehran has a clear "red line" in itstalks with major powers over its controversial nuclear program. "Our stance and our red ...
Palestinians celebrate Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap
Jul 16, 2008 ... Palestinians celebrate Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap GAZA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Tens of Islamic Jihad movementsupporters in the Gaza Strip Wednesday went to the streets andhanded out sweets to bystanders to express their happiness over anongoing Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap ....
Abbas welcomes prisoner swap between Israel, Hezbollah
Jul 16, 2008 ... Abbas welcomes prisoner swap between Israel, Hezbollah RAMALLAH, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbason Wednesday welcomed a prisoner swap between Israel and Lebanon'sShiite militant group Hezbollah. Abbas also extended his congratulations to the family of ...
Hamas police prepares for Blair's visit to Gaza
Jul 16, 2008 ... Hamas police prepares for Blair's visit to Gaza GAZA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A director of the Gaza-ruled Hamaspolice said on Wednesday that he had met with the director ofsecurity of former British Prime Minister Toni Blair to re-preparefor Blair 's visit to the Gaza Strip soon ....
AL chief to visit Sudan after emergency Arab FMs meeting
Jul 16, 2008 ... AL chief to visit Sudan after emergency Arab FMs meeting CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Arab League (AL) Secretary General AmrMoussa announced Wednesday that he will head for Sudan after anemergency Arab foreign ministers' meeting to be held in CairoSaturday, the state MENA news ...
Urgent: Israel confirms identities of kidnapped soldiers' bodies
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: Israel confirms identities of kidnapped soldiers' bodies JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel has concluded that the twobodies delivered by ...
Egypt's upper house urges UN to stop ICC arrest warrant against Sudanese president
Jul 16, 2008 ... Egypt's upper house urges UN to stop ICC arrest warrant againstSudanese president CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Shura Council (upper house ofthe parliament) on Wednesday called on the UN Security Council toask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to stop its pursuit ...
Israel arrests 13 Palestinians in West Bank
Jul 16, 2008 ... Israel arrests 13 Palestinians in West Bank RAMALLAH, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli army arrested 13Palestinians during several raids in the West Bank cities andsuburbs, local and security sources said on Wednesday. In Nablus city, Israeli troops detained eight ...
Survey: 74 pct of Jordanian bank account holders have no credit cards, loans
Jul 16, 2008 ... Survey: 74 pct of Jordanian bank account holders have no creditcards, loans AMMAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Seventy-four percent of Jordanian bankaccount holders have no credit facilities such as credit cards,personal, housing and auto loans, indicating Jordan's retail ...
U.S.-led coalition forces hand over control of tenth Iraqi province
Jul 16, 2008 ... U.S.-led coalition forces hand over control of tenth Iraqiprovince BAGHDAD, July 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S.-led Multi-National Forces (MNF) handed over on Wednesday the security responsibility ofQadisiyah province and its capital city of Diwaniyah to Iraqis,making it the tenth Iraqi ...
Iran prepared to face "asymmetrical" threats: IRGC commander
Jul 16, 2008 ... Iran prepared to face "asymmetrical" threats: IRGC commander TEHRAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Commander of Iran's IslamicRevolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said his troops are getting more prepared to face "asymmetrical"security, political, cultural and ...
Palestinian negotiator denies Olmert's remarks about progress in peace talks
Jul 16, 2008 ... Palestinian negotiator denies Olmert's remarks about progress inpeace talks RAMALLAH, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister EhudOlmert's remarks about progress in the peace talks with thePalestinians were untrue, a Palestinian official said Wednesday. Olmert's recent ...
Fatah official urges Hamas to accept Abbas' call for dialogue
Jul 16, 2008 ... Fatah official urges Hamas to accept Abbas' call for dialogue GAZA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A Fatah official on Wednesday urgedIslamic Hamas movement to accept Palestinian President MahmoudAbbas' call for dialogue. "We want to end the split and start with practical steps on ...
4th LD Writethru: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners
Jul 16, 2008 ... 4th LD Writethru: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel received two coffinssupposedly containing the bodies of two kidnapped Israeli soldiersfrom the Lebanese Hezbollah group as the two sides began swappingprisoners on Wednesday. An Israeli ...
Morocco to create 1 bln-dollar fund to offset oil price hike
Jul 16, 2008 ... Morocco to create 1 bln-dollar fund to offset oil price hike RABAT, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Moroccan government said it willuse the foreign grants it received to set up a 1-billion-U.S.-dollar fund to alleviate the impact of the global oil price hike,local MAP news agency reported ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Jul 16, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,608 points on Wednesday, down 93points from ...
6th LD Writethru: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners on border
Jul 16, 2008 ... 6th LD Writethru: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners on border JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Wednesday returned fiveLebanese prisoners to Hezbollah after receiving the bodies of twokidnapped Israeli soldiers from the Lebanese group in a prisonersswap between the two ...
2nd LD Writethru: Five Lebanese prisoners back in Lebanon
Jul 16, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Five Lebanese prisoners back in Lebanon NAQOURA, Lebanon, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Five Lebanese prisoners,including Samir Kuntar and four Hezbollah fighters captured inbattle field in July 2006, crossed to Lebanon Wednesday as part of aprisoner swap deal between ...
Turkey says supports dialogue to solve Iran's nuclear issue
Jul 16, 2008 ... Turkey says supports dialogue to solve Iran's nuclear issue ANKARA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacansaid on Wednesday Turkey upholds efforts to solve Iran'scontroversial nuclear issue through dialogue and that the Iranianforeign minister would pay a visit ...
Urgent: At least 20 killed in train, cars crash in northern Egypt
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: At least 20 killed in train, cars crash in northern Egypt CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 people ...
1st LD: At least 27 killed in train, cars crash in northern Egypt
Jul 16, 2008 ... 1st LD: At least 27 killed in train, cars crash in northern Egypt CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 27 people were killed and 50others wounded on Wednesday when a train collided with cars innorthern Egypt, police sources said. The train plowed into some vehicles on a ...
2nd LD: At least 37 killed in train, cars crash in northern Egypt
Jul 16, 2008 ... 2nd LD: At least 37 killed in train, cars crash in northern Egypt CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 37 people were killed and 50others wounded on Wednesday when a train collided with a number ofcars in northern Egypt, police sources said. The train plowed into some vehicles ...
Roundup: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners on border
Jul 16, 2008 ... Roundup: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners on border JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Wednesday returned fiveLebanese prisoners to Hezbollah after receiving the bodies of twokidnapped Israeli soldiers from the Lebanese group in a prisonersswap between the two sides ....
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Jul 16, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Iranian FM starts visit to Oman
Jul 16, 2008 ... Iranian FM starts visit to Oman ABU DHABI, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign MinisterManouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday arrived at Omani capital of Muscat,starting an official visit to the neighboring Gulf country acrossthe Straight of Hormuz, the official Oman News Agency ...
Urgent: Car bomb in northern Iraq kills 13
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: Car bomb in northern Iraq kills 13 MOSUL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A car bombing attack ...
5th LD Writethru: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners on border
Jul 16, 2008 ... 5th LD Writethru: Israel, Hezbollah swap prisoners on border JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel received the bodies of twokidnapped Israeli soldiers from the Lebanese Hezbollah group as partof a prisoners swap between the two sides on Wednesday. Following several hours of ...
Two killed, 16 injured in bomb attacks in northern Iraq
Jul 16, 2008 ... Two killed, 16 injured in bomb attacks in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 16others injured in three bomb attacks, including a suicide carbombing, in northern Iraq on Wednesday, a provincial police sourcesaid. A car bomb parked near ...
1st LD Writethru: Israel confirms identities of kidnapped soldiers' bodies
Jul 16, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Israel confirms identities of kidnappedsoldiers' bodies JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel confirmed that the twobodies returned by Hezbollah as part of an ongoing prisoners swapWednesday were the remains of two Israeli soldiers kidnapped by theLebanese ...
1st LD: Five Lebanese prisoners returned to Lebanon
Jul 16, 2008 ... 1st LD: Five Lebanese prisoners returned to Lebanon NAQOURA, Lebanon, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Five Lebanese prisonerscrossed the Israeli-Lebanese border onto the Lebanese soil Wednesdayas part of a prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hezbollah, thepan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported ....
Liberating occupied land Hezbollah's main concern: Nasrallah
Jul 16, 2008 ... Liberating occupied land Hezbollah's main concern: Nasrallah BEIRUT, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah saidWednesday that his main concerns are the liberation of the rest ofthe occupied Lebanese land and freeing Palestinian and Arabprisoners jailed in Israel, ...
Update: Death toll rises to 40 in train, cars crash in northern Egypt
Jul 16, 2008 ... Update: Death toll rises to 40 in train, cars crash in northernEgypt CAIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of a collisioninvolving a train and a number of vehicles in northern Egypt hasrisen to 40, the official MENA news agency reported on Wednesday. At least 40 others ...
Tokyo stocks open sharply higher
Jul 16, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open sharply higher TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply higherThursday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 131.50 points, or ...
Dollar trades at lower 105 yen level in Tokyo
Jul 16, 2008 ... Dollar trades at lower 105 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the lower105 yen level early Thursday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 105.06-11 yen against 105.09-19yen in New York and ...
Anwar released on police bail
Jul 16, 2008 ... Anwar released on police bail KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's de facto oppositionleader Anwar Ibrahim was released on police bail Thursday morningafter giving statement to police Wednesday night, a Malaysiannewspaper reported here on Thursday. The former ...
Lebanese president vows to liberate occupied land
Jul 16, 2008 ... Lebanese president vows to liberate occupied land BEIRUT, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleimanconfirmed that Lebanon has the right to liberate its land by alllegal means, local LBC TV reported Wednesday. "This is an international right which we will not give ...
Indonesian government prepares insurance scheme for disasters
Jul 16, 2008 ... Indonesian government prepares insurance scheme for disasters JAKARTA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government ispreparing a public-private partnership with local insurance firms tohelp reduce state budget liabilities for damage to infrastructurecaused by natural disasters, ...
1st LD Writethru:Car bomb kills 13 in northern Iraq
Jul 16, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru:Car bomb kills 13 in northern Iraq MOSUL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A car bombing attack killed at least13 people Wednesday in a market of Iraq's northern city of Tal Afer,the mayor said. The blast, which struck at about 7:00 p.m.(1600 GMT), also leftmore than 30 ...
Urgent: Nasrallah makes rare appearance at Beirut celebration for prisoners
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: Nasrallah makes rare appearance at Beirut celebration forprisoners BEIRUT, July 16, 2008 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah chief HassanNasrallah made a ...
1st LD: Nasrallah makes rare appearance at Beirut celebration for prisoners
Jul 16, 2008 ... 1st LD: Nasrallah makes rare appearance at Beirut celebration forprisoners BEIRUT, July 16, 2008 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah chief HassanNasrallah made a rare appearance at a public celebration for therelease of the five Lebanese prisoners from Israel in the southernsuburbs of Beirut ...
Urgent: Nasrallah delivers speech at Beirut celebration for released prisoners
Jul 16, 2008 ... Urgent: Nasrallah delivers speech at Beirut celebration forreleased prisoners BEIRUT, July 16, 2008 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah chief HassanNasrallah on Wednesday ...
2nd LD Writethru: Car bomb kills 16, wounds 94 in northern Iraq
Jul 16, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Car bomb kills 16, wounds 94 in northern Iraq MOSUL, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen people have been killed and upto 94 injured in a car bomb attack on Wednesday at a market innorthern Iraq. Najem Abdulla, mayor of the Tal Afer city, some 80 km west ofMosul, ...