Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, August 5:
Turkey, Bahrain agree to cooperate in fight against int'l terrorism
Aug 05, 2008 ... Turkey, Bahrain agree to cooperate in fight against int'lterrorism ANKARA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Turkey and Bahrain reached consensusto boost collaboration in regard to the fight against internationalterrorism and organized crimes, the semi-official Anatolia newsagency reported on ...
Jordan to build first plant to desalinate Red Sea water
Aug 05, 2008 ... Jordan to build first plant to desalinate Red Sea water AMMAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Jordan plans to build its desalinationplant to supply its southern seaport city Aqaba with 10 millioncubic meters of water annually, local daily Jordan Times reported onTuesday. The Aqaba ...
Oman's telecom giant registers 54 pct increase in net profit
Aug 05, 2008 ... Oman's telecom giant registers 54 pct increase in net profit ABU DHABI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) registered a net profit of 74.8 million rials (194 millionU.S. dollars) in the first half of 2008, up 54.3 percent from thecorresponding period of ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Aug 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretz -- Israel has offered to help Egypt build a technologicallyadvanced wall on the Gaza Strip border, an ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 5
Aug 05, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Aug. 5 CAIRO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Tuesday. -- Iran is expected to response to a package of incentivesoffered by six major ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Aug 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi on Mondayrejected reports that after Geneva talks ...
Erekat: Abbas, Olmert to meet in Jerusalem Wednesday
Aug 05, 2008 ... Erekat: Abbas, Olmert to meet in Jerusalem Wednesday RAMALLAH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekatannounced on Tuesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas andIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet in Jerusalem onWednesday. Erekat told ...
"Resistance" adopted in Lebanese cabinet statement despite ministers' reservations
Aug 05, 2008 ... "Resistance" adopted in Lebanese cabinet statement despiteministers' reservations BEIRUT, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese cabinet approved its policy statement with a clause of "resistance," after nearly three weeks ofintensive debates, though four Christian ministers ...
Official denies Hamas allows PFLP radio to reopen
Aug 05, 2008 ... Official denies Hamas allows PFLP radio to reopen GAZA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- An official from the Popular Front forthe Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Tuesday denied reports thatHamas authorities in Gaza allowed the reopening of the group's localFM radio. "These reports are ...
Jordan's court sentences ten men for Iraqi insurgency plans
Aug 05, 2008 ... Jordan's court sentences ten men for Iraqi insurgency plans AMMAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's State Security Court has ruledten men who planned to join Iraqi insurgency to serve prison termsup to five years, local daily Jordan Times reported on Tuesday. The ten men were ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Aug 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit on Monday saidEgypt is looking forward to the upcoming Arab ...
Israeli army detains senior Hamas leader in West Bank
Aug 05, 2008 ... Israeli army detains senior Hamas leader in West Bank RAMALLAH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army forces on Tuesdayarrested five Palestinians in the West Bank, including a seniorIslamic Hamas movement leader, Palestinian security sources said. The sources said that the ...
Hamas: Barak's threats to storm Gaza "stupid"
Aug 05, 2008 ... Hamas: Barak's threats to storm Gaza "stupid" GAZA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- An Islamic Hamas movement's spokesman inGaza disparaged on Tuesday Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak'sstatements that the Israeli army would storm the Hamas- ruledenclave sooner or later. Fawzi ...
Egypt reopens Rafah crossing for Gaza patients
Aug 05, 2008 ... Egypt reopens Rafah crossing for Gaza patients GAZA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian security sources of Hamas'interior ministry said Tuesday that Egypt reopened Rafah bordercrossing to allow 28 Gaza patients to enter Egypt for urgent medicaltreatment. Earlier on Monday, ...
Release of Fatah leader in Gaza doesn't end crisis: spokesman
Aug 05, 2008 ... Release of Fatah leader in Gaza doesn't end crisis: spokesman RAMALLAH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Fatah on Tuesday said that therelease of one of its senior leaders in Gaza doesn't end the crisissince Hamas still holds hundreds of president Mahmoud Abbas'movement's supporters ....
URGENT: Iran responses to 5+1 package: report
Aug 05, 2008 ... URGENT: Iran responses to 5+1 package: report TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Ambassador to Brussels Ali-Asghar Khaji on ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Aug 05, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,475 points on Tuesday, down ...
1st LD: Iran responses to 5+1 package: report
Aug 05, 2008 ... 1st LD: Iran responses to 5+1 package: report TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Ambassador to Brussels Ali-Asghar Khaji on Tuesday handed in Tehran's written response to the5+1 package of incentives to EU officials, the semi-official FarsNews Agency reported. The report ...
Hamas: pro-Abbas forces arrest 15 Hamas supporters in West Bank
Aug 05, 2008 ... Hamas: pro-Abbas forces arrest 15 Hamas supporters in West Bank RAMALLAH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Hamas on Tuesday said securityforces continued crackdown against its supporters in West Bank,arresting 15 of them. The arrests were conducted in Nablus, Jenin, Ramallah and Hebronby ...
Syrian President visits Turkey on peace talks with Israel
Aug 05, 2008 ... Syrian President visits Turkey on peace talks with Israel DAMASCUS, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad isscheduled to pay a visit to neighboring Turkey on Tuesday to discusswith the Turkish leadership the indirect peace talks with Israelmediated by Turkey, the ...
Israel has no right to block anti-siege boats: Palestinian official
Aug 05, 2008 ... Israel has no right to block anti-siege boats: Palestinianofficial GAZA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian independentparliamentarian who leads a lobby against the blockade said onTuesday that Israel has no right to block the way of boats headingfor Gaza to challenge the siege ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Aug 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday. VATAN (Motherland): --Turkey's producer prices reached 18.41 percent on annual basis,and have become the highest ...
UAE energy giant announces crude oil prices for July
Aug 05, 2008 ... UAE energy giant announces crude oil prices for July ABU DHABI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company(ADNOC), an energy giant of the United Arab Emirates (UAE),announced on Tuesday the retrospective prices of its four maingrades of crude oil for July ....
Egypt prefers political settlement to Darfur crisis: minister
Aug 05, 2008 ... Egypt prefers political settlement to Darfur crisis: minister CAIRO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A senior Egyptian official on Tuesdayreiterated his country's stance to support a political settlement tothe crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, the officialMENA news agency ...
Writethru: Parliament session on election law adjourned as dispute continues over Kirkuk
Aug 05, 2008 ... Writethru: Parliament session on election law adjourned asdispute continues over Kirkuk BAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi parliament adjourned itsTuesday emergency session until Wednesday as political blocs failedto reach an agreement over a provincial election bill ....
Poll: 68% Palestinians trust Abbas' performance
Aug 05, 2008 ... Poll: 68% Palestinians trust Abbas' performance GAZA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A poll published Tuesday shows that 68percent of the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza trust theperformance of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The poll conducted by the Ramallah-based Near East ...
Parliament session adjourned again as dispute continues over Kirkuk
Aug 05, 2008 ... Parliament session adjourned again as dispute continues overKirkuk BAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi parliament adjourned itsTuesday emergency session until Wednesday as political blocs failedto reach an agreement over a provincial election bill. "The parliament session ...
Iran's response to 5+1 package still to come
Aug 05, 2008 ... Iran's response to 5+1 package still to come TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran has not responded to a package ofincentives proposed by six major powers on Tuesday, although westerncountries have warned Iran of further sanctions. A senior Iranian security official has rejected ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes up
Aug 05, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes up JERUSALEM, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange generalshare index closed at ...
Iran's parliament approves three new ministers
Aug 05, 2008 ... Iran's parliament approves three new ministers TEHRAN, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Majlis (parliament) on Tuesdaygave a vote of confidence to three ministers nominated by PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad, the official IRNA news agency reported. Shamseddin Hosseini, who received 218 ...
Israel's Olmert to be questioned Friday: report
Aug 05, 2008 ... Israel's Olmert to be questioned Friday: report JERUSALEM, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertwill on Friday be put on the grill by police for the fifth time inthree months, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The questioning session, scheduled ...
Israeli hardline minister announces bid to replace Olmert
Aug 05, 2008 ... Israeli hardline minister announces bid to replace Olmert JERUSALEM, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Transportation MinisterShaul Mofaz on Tuesday formally announced his bid to replace PrimeMinister Ehud Olmert as leader of the ruling Kadima party. Highlighting his defense ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 5
Aug 05, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, Aug. 5 JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will on Friday beput on the grill by police for the fifth time in three months, localdaily The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The questioning session, scheduled on Friday ...
Tokyo stocks open sharply higher
Aug 05, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open sharply higher TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply higherWednesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained 203.70 points, or ...
S. Korean police arrest 155 anti-U.S. protesters
Aug 05, 2008 ... S. Korean police arrest 155 anti-U.S. protesters SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korean police arrested 155 peopleTuesday night when cracking down massive anti-U.S. protests incentral Seoul, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported onWednesday. A total of 155 people were ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Aug 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday: Yomiuri: -- The government is set to downgrade its economic assessment inits monthly report for ...
Dollar at lower 108 yen in Tokyo
Aug 05, 2008 ... Dollar at lower 108 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the lower 108yen level early Wednesday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 108.30-35 yen, little changedfrom its 5 p.m. Tuesday quote of 108.30-40 yen in ...
Tens of thousands mark 63rd anniversary of Hiroshima A-bombing
Aug 05, 2008 ... Tens of thousands mark 63rd anniversary of Hiroshima A-bombing HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Japanese peopleand foreign guests and activists gathered Wednesday in Hiroshima tomark the 63rd anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of thesouthwestern Japanese ...
Tokyo stocks rebound
Aug 05, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks rebound TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Wednesdaymorning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 287.24 points, or 2 ....
Cambodian PM offers Funcinpec posts in gov't
Aug 05, 2008 ... Cambodian PM offers Funcinpec posts in gov't PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sensaid that his Cambodian People's Party (CPP) will offer five topposts and some lower level positions in the new government toFuncinpec official, the Mekong Times reported ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Aug 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsheadlines in leading Indian newspapers on Wednesday. The Indian Express: -- As all parties will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh todayin Delhi to find a way to ...
Dollar steady at lower 108 yen level in Tokyo
Aug 05, 2008 ... Dollar steady at lower 108 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar remained at the lower108 yen level Tuesday morning in Tokyo. At midday, the dollar was quoted at 108.21-26 yen, compared with108.22-32 yen in New York ...
Vietnam tightens imports to lessen trade deficit
Aug 05, 2008 ... Vietnam tightens imports to lessen trade deficit HANOI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is monitoring the volumes ofdifferent kinds of consumer goods and items which have high importgrowths, including automobiles and machines, to reduce trade deficitand curb inflation. Under a ...
Myanmar int'l airport accommodates larger aircraft after renovation
Aug 05, 2008 ... Myanmar int'l airport accommodates larger aircraft afterrenovation YANGON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Yangon International Airport ofMyanmar can now accommodate larger aircraft such as Boeing 747 afterits runway was extended, the local Newsweek journal reportedTuesday. With ...
Philippine inflation rises to near 17-year high
Aug 05, 2008 ... Philippine inflation rises to near 17-year high MANILA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Philippine annual inflation rate,measured by consumer price index, continued to grow in July, hittingnear 17-year high of 12.2 percent, the government announced Tuesday. The inflation in June was 11.4 ...
Japanese PM unlikely to visit Yasukuni on war anniversary
Aug 05, 2008 ... Japanese PM unlikely to visit Yasukuni on war anniversary TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukudaimplied Tuesday that he will not visit the Tokyo-based YasukuniShrine on Aug. 15, the anniversary of Japan's defeat in World WarII. In response to the ...
Indian stock market opens lower
Aug 05, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens lower MUMBAI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower on Tuesday,with the key Sensex index down 0.10 percent shortly after opening. Sensex declined 15.19 points, or 0.10 percent to 14,562.68. Sensex ...
Tokyo stocks close lower
Aug 05, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks close lower TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended lower Tuesday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 18.52 points, or ...
1st Ld-Writhru: Philippine inflation rises to near 17-year high
Aug 05, 2008 ... 1st Ld-Writhru: Philippine inflation rises to near 17-year high MANILA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Philippine annual inflation rate,measured by consumer price index, continued to grow in July, hittingnear 17-year high of 12.2 percent, the government announced Tuesday. The inflation in ...
Philippine army prepares for worst as peace talk hits deadlock
Aug 05, 2008 ... Philippine army prepares for worst as peace talk hits deadlock MANILA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine army is preparing forthe worst outcome as the government and the country's largest rebelgroup were halted from signing a key agreement that would pave theway to cease nearly ...
India announces more assistance for Afghanistan: Indian PM
Aug 05, 2008 ... India announces more assistance for Afghanistan: Indian PM NEW DELHI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister ManmohanSingh on Monday pledged not to allow terrorism come in the way ofIndia's "abiding commitment to Afghanistan's efforts to build ademocratic, pluralistic and stable ...
Indonesian central bank raises interest rate to 9 pct
Aug 05, 2008 ... Indonesian central bank raises interest rate to 9 pct JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian central bank, the BankIndonesia (BI), increased its benchmark interest rate (BI rate) by25 basis point from 8.75 percent to 9 percent, according to a pressstatement from the bank made ...
1st LD: Tokyo stocks close lower amid concerns over economic outlook
Aug 05, 2008 ... 1st LD: Tokyo stocks close lower amid concerns over economicoutlook TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday amidconcerns over the economic outlook in the United States and Japan. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average went down 18.52 points, or 0.14 percent, ...
Indonesian businesses begin weekend shifts to save power
Aug 05, 2008 ... Indonesian businesses begin weekend shifts to save power JAKARTA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Manufacturers in Indonesia havestarted implement week-end shift as an effort to cope with the powershortages, local media reported Tuesday. More than 300 manufacturers began to operate on ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Aug 05, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Wednesday. The Australian: -- The Rudd Government has conceded it cannot guarantee lowergrocery prices as it moves to ...
Australian beer giant fined over 1 million dollars over worker's death
Aug 05, 2008 ... Australian beer giant fined over 1 million dollars over worker'sdeath CANBERRA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Global brewing giant Foster's hasbeen fined 1.125 million Australian dollars over a safety breachthat led to the death of a worker. Victorian County Court Judge Jane Campton ...
Foreign exchange rates in Laos
Aug 05, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in Laos HANOI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against Lao Kip from the state-owned commercial bank BCEL inLaos' capital Vientiane on Tuesday: Currency ...
S.Koreans to hold protests against Bush's visit to Seoul
Aug 05, 2008 ... S.Koreans to hold protests against Bush's visit to Seoul SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of South Koreans plan tohold protests against U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to Seoulon Tuesday amid tightened security measures in the capital city. Civic activists against ...
S. Korea's IT exports up 10.3 pct in July
Aug 05, 2008 ... S. Korea's IT exports up 10.3 pct in July SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's information technology(IT) exports gained 10.3 percent on-year to 12.18 billion U.S.dollars in July from a year earlier, the Ministry of Knowledge andEconomy said Tuesday. The Ministry ...
Pakistan militants fire rockets, injuring 2 persons
Aug 05, 2008 ... Pakistan militants fire rockets, injuring 2 persons ISLAMABAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani militants fired eightrockets on a northwestern Pakistani city, wounding a soldier and awoman, police said on Tuesday. The rockets were fired last night on Mardan, a city about ...
Laos reports 18 dengue fever deaths
Aug 05, 2008 ... Laos reports 18 dengue fever deaths HANOI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Dengue fever has killed 18 people sofar this year in Laos, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reportedTuesday. Laos has spotted over 1,900 cases of dengue fever infections,including the 18 fatalities since the ...
Bangladeshi gov't to start selling rice at fair price before Ramadan
Aug 05, 2008 ... Bangladeshi gov't to start selling rice at fair price beforeRamadan DHAKA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- In view of escalating rise of foodprices, the Bangladeshi caretaker government decided to sell rice atfair price from Aug. 20 to support the poor and limited incomegroups before Ramadan ...
Clashes leave 16 Taliban militants dead in S. Afghanistan
Aug 05, 2008 ... Clashes leave 16 Taliban militants dead in S. Afghanistan KABUL, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Clashes between the police and Talibanmilitants have left over 16 militants dead in the restive southernAfghanistan, the police said on Tuesday. Abdullah Khan, deputy police chief of Kandahar ...
Foreign exchange rates in India
Aug 05, 2008 ... Foreign exchange rates in India MUMBAI, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are foreign exchangerates against the Rupee released by the Reserve Bank of India onTuesday: Currency Rate ...
S.Korea predicted to post 3.5 bln-U.S. dollar deficit in 2008
Aug 05, 2008 ... S.Korea predicted to post 3.5 bln-U.S. dollar deficit in 2008 SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea may post a trade deficit of3.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2008 due to high energy costs and risingfood prices, the Korea International Trade Association ( KITA) saidat a report on ...