Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, July 24:
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 24
Jul 24, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- July 24 CAIRO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Thursday. -- Follow the political development in Iraq after Iraqi PresidentJalal Talabani ...
Urgent: Turkish jets hit 13 PKK targets in north Iraq
Jul 24, 2008 ... Urgent: Turkish jets hit 13 PKK targets in north Iraq ANKARA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish jets hit 13 targets of ...
Jordan to produce European standard diesel fuels
Jul 24, 2008 ... Jordan to produce European standard diesel fuels AMMAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Jordan endeavors to produce high-quality diesel fuel meeting both local and European standards by2010, local daily Jordan Times reported on Thursday. Jordan's Minister of Environment Khalid Irani ...
Roundup: Obama woos Israel with security commitment
Jul 24, 2008 ... Roundup: Obama woos Israel with security commitment JERUSALEM, July 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic presidentialcandidate Barack Obama on Thursday concluded his visit to Israel andthe Palestinian territory, which is packed with meetings, tours andassurances of commitment to ...
1st LD: Turkish warplanes bomb 13 PKK targets in northern Iraq
Jul 24, 2008 ... 1st LD: Turkish warplanes bomb 13 PKK targets in northern Iraq ANKARA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish warplanes have bombed 13targets of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northernIraq late Wednesday, a Turkish military statement said on Thursday. The Turkish jets ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jul 24, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday. Ha'aretz: -- Associates of visiting U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obamasaid Wednesday that if elected, Obama ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jul 24, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday hailed theU.S. representative's participation ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jul 24, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday. Al Ahram: -- The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Italian PrimeMinister Silvio Berlusconi Wednesday on a wide ...
Construction of Turkish stretch of railway linking Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan launched
Jul 24, 2008 ... Construction of Turkish stretch of railway linking Turkey,Georgia, Azerbaijan launched ANKARA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul,Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian President MikheilSaakashvili on Thursday laid the foundation of the Turkish part ...
Iraq's presidency council vetoes provincial election bill
Jul 24, 2008 ... Iraq's presidency council vetoes provincial election bill BAGHDAD, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi presidency council rejectedthe key provincial election legislative bill that was passed by theparliament on Tuesday, a statement from President Jalal Talabanioffice said on Thursday ....
Israel mulls building new settlement in West Bank: report
Jul 24, 2008 ... Israel mulls building new settlement in West Bank: report JERUSALEM, July 24 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli parliamentary committeehas greenlighted the construction of 20 new housing units for Jewishsettlers in the West Bank, local media reported Thursday. Israeli Defense Minister ...
Egypt's Suez Canal registers record high revenue in 2007/2008 fiscal year
Jul 24, 2008 ... Egypt's Suez Canal registers record high revenue in 2007/2008fiscal year CAIRO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The revenue of Egypt's Suez Canal inthe fiscal year of 2007/2008 (from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008)soared to 5.163 billion U.S. dollars, representing a record highsince the ...
Blast kills two children in southeastern Turkey
Jul 24, 2008 ... Blast kills two children in southeastern Turkey ANKARA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- A blast killed two children andwounded two others in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The explosion occurred in the ...
Jordan's lower house opposes charges against Sudanese president
Jul 24, 2008 ... Jordan's lower house opposes charges against Sudanese president AMMAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's lower house opposed thecharges filed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) chiefprosecutor against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and voicedsupport to the Sudanese stance on ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Jul 24, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,711 points on Thursday, down 3 pointsfrom Wednesday's ...
Haneya calls on Egypt to open Rafah crossing for patients
Jul 24, 2008 ... Haneya calls on Egypt to open Rafah crossing for patients GAZA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Deposed Prime Minister of Hamas unitygovernment in Gaza Ismail Haneya called on Egypt Thursday to reopenRafah border crossing point to allow in Palestinian patients in needof proper medical ...
Sources: Barak says Israel to stop military actions in Nablus
Jul 24, 2008 ... Sources: Barak says Israel to stop military actions in Nablus RAMALLAH, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barakhas informed Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that Israeldecided to freeze its military measures recently taken in the WestBank city of Nablus, ...
British official urges Israel to change settlement policy
Jul 24, 2008 ... British official urges Israel to change settlement policy AMMAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Spokesman of the British governmentJohn Wilkes urged Israel to change its policy on settlement buildingin Palestinian territories, official news agency Petra reportedThursday. The major ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Jul 24, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Israeli attorney general criticizes PM for obstructing investigation
Jul 24, 2008 ... Israeli attorney general criticizes PM for obstructinginvestigation JERUSALEM, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Attorney General MenachemMazuz on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Ehud Olmert fordeliberately impeding an ongoing probe against him, local daily theJerusalem Post ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jul 24, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday. ZAMAN (Time): -- Communication and a thaw in relations between Turkey andArmenia that started after Armenian ...
Interview: looking forward to seeing Beijing Olympics and "new" China, Israeli President
Jul 24, 2008 ... Interview: looking forward to seeing Beijing Olympics and "new"China, Israeli President By Huang Xiaonan JERUSALEM, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Shimon Peressaid Thursday that he was looking forward to seeing the openingevents of Beijing Olympics and a "new" China as ...
Jordan to pay for Lebanese victims in Amman shooting
Jul 24, 2008 ... Jordan to pay for Lebanese victims in Amman shooting AMMAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Jordan will pay the treatment fees forfour Lebanese victims in last week's Amman shooting accident,Jordan's official news agency Petra reported Thursday. Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday ...
UAE's second telecom operator announces 200 pct growth in Q2 revenues
Jul 24, 2008 ... UAE's second telecom operator announces 200 pct growth in Q2revenues ABU DHABI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Du, the second telecom operator inthe United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced on Thursday that itsrevenues reached 908 million dirhams (247.41 million U.S. dollars)in the second ...
Israeli PM agrees to new police questioning
Jul 24, 2008 ... Israeli PM agrees to new police questioning JERUSALEM, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmerthas agreed to take another session of police questioning next week,local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Thursday. Olmert's legal team has notified the police of their ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 24
Jul 24, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, July 24 ANKARA -- Turkish warplanes have bombed 13 targets of theoutlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq lateWednesday, a Turkish military statement said on Thursday. The Turkish jets attacked PKK hideouts in the Zap ...
Tokyo stocks open sharply lower
Jul 24, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open sharply lower TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply lowerFriday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage lost 183.43 points, or 1.35 ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jul 24, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Friday: Yomiuri: -- There were 2,295 traffic-related deaths in the nation in theJanuary-June period this year, down 359 from ...
Moderate quake hits eastern Indonesia
Jul 24, 2008 ... Moderate quake hits eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 Richterscale rocked eastern parts of Indonesia on Friday morning, no reportof damage or casualty, the meteorology agency said. The quake jolted at 05:24 Jakarta time (2224GMT ...
Dollar trades at lower 107 yen in Tokyo
Jul 24, 2008 ... Dollar trades at lower 107 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the lower107 yen range early Friday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 107.28-33 yen against Thursday' s5 p.m. quotes of 107.28-38 ...
S. Korean economy expands 0.8 pct in second quarter
Jul 24, 2008 ... S. Korean economy expands 0.8 pct in second quarter SEOUL, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean economy grew 0.8percent in the second quarter, thanks to robust exports amidsluggish domestic demand, the South Korean central bank said Friday. According to the estimation by the ...
Samsung Electronics' profit jumps 50.6 pct in second quarter
Jul 24, 2008 ... Samsung Electronics' profit jumps 50.6 pct in second quarter SEOUL, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world'slargest maker of computer memory chips, said Friday that its profitjumped 50.6 percent on-year to 2.14 trillion won (2.12 billion U.S.dollars) in the second ...
CPN-M leader advances three conditions to lead Nepali gov't
Jul 24, 2008 ... CPN-M leader advances three conditions to lead Nepali gov't KATHMANDU, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) Chairman Prachanda has put forward three conditionsto lead the new government, The Kathmandu Post reported on Friday. According to the ...
Tokyo stocks fall
Jul 24, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks fall TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 209.50 points, or 1.54percent, ...
Indonesia's Garuda, Korean Air join hand on marketing
Jul 24, 2008 ... Indonesia's Garuda, Korean Air join hand on marketing JAKARTA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian flag carrier GarudaIndonesia and Korean Air have agreed to cooperate more closely inthe marketing of their services, a media reported Friday. The agreement was formalized in a ...
New Manila airport terminal to start international flights in August
Jul 24, 2008 ... New Manila airport terminal to start international flights inAugust MANILA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' new terminal at itscapital airport will start serving international flights in August,months earlier than initially schedule, media reports said onFriday. The ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Jul 24, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Friday. The Hindu: -- Hot on the heels of the July 22 confidence vote in Parliament,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United ...
Nepali gov't to liberalize cooking-gas market
Jul 24, 2008 ... Nepali gov't to liberalize cooking-gas market KATHMANDU, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government is soonending the decade-long administered pricing of liquefied petroleumgas (LPG), but will continue limited subsidy to financiallyvulnerable sections. According to Friday's ...
Dollar rises to upper 107 yen level in Tokyo
Jul 24, 2008 ... Dollar rises to upper 107 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar briefly climbed to anearly one-month high at the upper 107 yen level Thursday morning inTokyo. At noon, the dollar was quoted at 107.75-80 yen, compared ...
Dollar falls to lower 107 yen in Tokyo
Jul 24, 2008 ... Dollar falls to lower 107 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell within the lower107 yen level Friday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar traded at 107.02-07 yen against Thursday's 5p.m. quotes of 107.28-38 ...
Philippines to send 320 peacekeepers to Liberia, Haiti
Jul 24, 2008 ... Philippines to send 320 peacekeepers to Liberia, Haiti MANILA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines will soon send a teamof 320 military officers for the peacekeeping missions in strife-torn Liberia and Haiti, the country's military chief said Thursday. Of the peacekeepers, ...
Pakistan retains international cricket tournament despite security concerns
Jul 24, 2008 ... Pakistan retains international cricket tournament despitesecurity concerns ISLAMABAD, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan finally retained itsposition as the host of an international cricket event scheduled inSeptember even though doubts persisted over security situations incountry, a ...
Indian stock market opens higher
Jul 24, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens higher MUMBAI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onThursday, with the key index Sensex up 0.93 percent shortly afteropening. Sensex rose 140.09 points, or 0.93 percent, to 15,082.37. Sensex ...
Thai anti-government movement leader turns himself in on lese majeste charge
Jul 24, 2008 ... Thai anti-government movement leader turns himself in on lesemajeste charge BANGKOK, July 24 (Xinhua) -- A core leader of the anti-government group People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) SondhiLimthongkul turned himself in Thursday morning after the courtissued an arrest warrant ...
Urgent: Explosion rocks passenger bus S. Philippines
Jul 24, 2008 ... Urgent: Explosion rocks passenger bus S. Philippines MANILA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- An explosion ripped throught apassenger bus ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Jul 24, 2008 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla ...
1st Ld Writethru: At least 3 killed in bus explosion in S. Philippines
Jul 24, 2008 ... 1st Ld Writethru: At least 3 killed in bus explosion in S.Philippines MANILA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed inan explosion ripped through a passenger bus to enter a terminal in asouthern Philippine city at Thursday noon, local media reported ....
South Korea plans to buy gas from Indonesia
Jul 24, 2008 ... South Korea plans to buy gas from Indonesia JAKARTA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean gas company Kogaswould purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Tangguh oil andgas field in Indonesia, Indonesian oil and gas regulator BP Migassaid. Deputy for operation of ...
Vietnam detains finance officials for helping firms dodge taxes
Jul 24, 2008 ... Vietnam detains finance officials for helping firms dodge taxes HANOI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese police on July 23 arrestedand planned to press charges against three Finance Ministryofficials for wrongfully offering tax incentives to foreign firms,local newspaper Young People ...
Nepali president, vice president to be addressed as "His Excellency"
Jul 24, 2008 ... Nepali president, vice president to be addressed as "HisExcellency" KATHMANDU, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MoFA) has issued a circular asking all diplomatic missions in Nepaland abroad to address the newly elected president and vice presidentas "His ...
Major dialogue partners to send senior envoys to ASEAN
Jul 24, 2008 ... Major dialogue partners to send senior envoys to ASEAN SINGAPORE, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Five dialogue partners havedecided to send their ambassadors to the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN), according to the ASEAN Chairman's Statementreleased here on Thursday ....
2nd Ld Writethru: At least 3 killed in bus explosion in S. Philippine
Jul 24, 2008 ... 2nd Ld Writethru: At least 3 killed in bus explosion in S.Philippine MANILA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed inan explosion ripped through a passenger bus to enter a terminal in asouthern Philippine city at Thursday noon, the military said. Maj. Armand ...
Indonesian pilot stands trial for plane crash
Jul 24, 2008 ... Indonesian pilot stands trial for plane crash JAKARTA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- An Indonesian court on Thursdaytried a pilot of a crash plane in Yogyakarta province last year thatkilled 21 people, a lawyer said. The trial of a pilot by the civilian court is the first time bythe ...
Urgent: DPRK signs non-aggression treaty with ASEAN
Jul 24, 2008 ... Urgent: DPRK signs non-aggression treaty with ASEAN SINGAPORE, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republicof Korea ...
Tokyo stocks surge
Jul 24, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks surge TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks surged over 2 percentThursday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 290.38 points, or 2 ....
Bad weather disrupts travelers in New Zealand
Jul 24, 2008 ... Bad weather disrupts travelers in New Zealand WELLINGTON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Wild weather caused traveldisruptions throughout New Zealand on Thursday, causing Wellingtoncanceling flights and snow warnings issued for North and SouthIsland roads. High winds were experienced ...
China-NZ free trade agreement bill passed in parliament
Jul 24, 2008 ... China-NZ free trade agreement bill passed in parliament WELLINGTON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand parliament onThursday passed the third and final reading of the New Zealand Free-China Trade Agreement Bill. The Bill was passed by 104 votes to 17. The free trade ...
1st Ld: DPRK signs non-aggression treaty with ASEAN
Jul 24, 2008 ... 1st Ld: DPRK signs non-aggression treaty with ASEAN SINGAPORE, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republicof Korea (DPRK) signed a non-aggression treaty with its SoutheastAsian neighbors at the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)here Thursday. During a ...
2nd Ld writethru: DPRK signs non-aggression treaty with ASEAN
Jul 24, 2008 ... 2nd Ld writethru: DPRK signs non-aggression treaty with ASEAN SINGAPORE, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republicof Korea (DPRK) signed a non-aggression treaty with its SoutheastAsian neighbors at the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)here Thursday. At ...
Singapore turns over ASEAN Standing Committee chair to Thailand
Jul 24, 2008 ... Singapore turns over ASEAN Standing Committee chair to Thailand SINGAPORE, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Foreign MinisterGeorge Yeo handed over chairmanship of the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN) Standing Committee (ASC) to Thailand's DeputyPrime Minister Sahat ...
1st LD: Tokyo stocks surge
Jul 24, 2008 ... 1st LD: Tokyo stocks surge TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks surged over 2 percentThursday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 290.38 points, or 2. 18percent, from Wednesday to 13,603.31, marking its highest closinglevel since June 26. The broader ...
Hyundai-Kia overseas production hits record high
Jul 24, 2008 ... Hyundai-Kia overseas production hits record high SEOUL, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Hyundai Kia Automotive Group'soverseas production rose to the highest level in the first half ofthe year, the Korea Herald quoted Korea Automobile ManufacturersAssociation (KAMA) as saying on Thursday ....
Foreign exchange rates in Vietnam
Jul 24, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in Vietnam HANOI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are Inter-bank foreignexchange rates against the Vietnamese dong (VND) on Thursday: Buying ...
South Korea's leading mobile carrier loses profits in second quarter
Jul 24, 2008 ... South Korea's leading mobile carrier loses profits in secondquarter SEOUL, July 24 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's leading mobile carrierSK Telecom Co. said Thursday its earnings in the second quarter fell26 percent from a year earlier. As costs on marketing soared, SK's net ...
News Analysis: Where is the Thai-Cambodian border dispute to go?
Jul 24, 2008 ... News Analysis: Where is the Thai-Cambodian border dispute to go? by Xinhua Writer Ling Shuo Khao Preah Vihear, Sri Sa Ket Province, Thailand, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Thai-Cambodian border dispute on the controversialarea around the Preah Vihear Temple, an 11th-century-built ...