Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, September 1:
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Sep 01, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday. YENI SAFAK (New Dawn): -- Georgian Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili, who arrived inIstanbul on Sunday for a ...
Lebanese speaker warns against serious Israeli threats
Sep 01, 2008 ... Lebanese speaker warns against serious Israeli threats BEIRUT, Sep. 1 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Parliament Speaker NabihBerri cautioned the Lebanese against serious Israeli threats,telling them to "sleep with your eyes open", local As-Safir dailyreported Monday. "Sleep with your ...
North Lebanon clashes kill one Imam, wound three others
Sep 01, 2008 ... North Lebanon clashes kill one Imam, wound three others BEIRUT, Sep. 1 (Xinhua) -- A gun battle between Sunni Muslims andAlawites in a north Lebanon village mosque on Sunday left one Imamkilled and three others wounded, Local Naharnet website reportedMonday. Automatic ...
Oman's telecom giant to introduce VoIP services
Sep 01, 2008 ... Oman's telecom giant to introduce VoIP services ABU DHABI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Oman Telecommunications Company(Omantel) will soon introduce services based on Voice over InternetProtocol (VoIP), a low-cost web-based communication technology,local newspaper Gulf News reported on ...
Jordan pledges visa for eligible Iraqis
Sep 01, 2008 ... Jordan pledges visa for eligible Iraqis AMMAN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Jordan will continue to issue visasfor eligible Iraqis who wish to enter the kingdom, local daily TheJordan Times reported on Monday. Jordan will also issue residency permits to Iraqis who meet ...
Turkish PM to visit Syria on Sept. 4
Sep 01, 2008 ... Turkish PM to visit Syria on Sept. 4 ANKARA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan is to pay a one-day working visit to Damascus on Thursday,local Today's Zaman newspaper reported on Monday. "We believe that the close dialogue between Turkey and Syria ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 1
Sep 01, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 1 CAIRO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Monday. -- The U.S. forces on Monday transfers security control of theonce volatile Anbar ...
Israeli internal security chief says Gaza calm holding well
Sep 01, 2008 ... Israeli internal security chief says Gaza calm holding well JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The calm in the Gaza Strip hasbeen holding relatively well since a truce went into effect in June,local daily The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. Yuval Diskin, head of Israeli internal ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Sep 01, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Monday. Tehran Times: -- For the first time, Iranian female athletes with physicaldisabilities will participate in the 2008 ...
Fatah says fully committed to inter-Palestinian dialogue
Sep 01, 2008 ... Fatah says fully committed to inter-Palestinian dialogue RAMALLAH, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- A Fatah official Monday said thePalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' movement is fully committed todialogue as a way to settle Palestinian internal differences. "Fatah can not depend on ...
Iraq takes over security control of Anbar province from U.S. troops
Sep 01, 2008 ... Iraq takes over security control of Anbar province from U.S.troops RAMADI, Iraq, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iraq on Monday took oversecurity control of the western province of Anbar from U.S. troops,a provincial security source said. In a ceremony held in the provincial government ...
Israeli delegation commends Beijing Olympic Games
Sep 01, 2008 ... Israeli delegation commends Beijing Olympic Games JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Despite some disappointment aboutthe performance of the Israeli delegation at the 2008 BeijingOlympics Games, the athletes and officials still highly commendedthe just-ended Beijing Olympic Games ....
Israel to host rescue service "Olympics" of international medical teams
Sep 01, 2008 ... Israel to host rescue service "Olympics" of international medicalteams JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Medical teams from more than adozen of countries will compete in their version of the OlympicGames in Israel later this month, the organizer said Monday. Upon the heels of ...
Bolivian president arrives in Tehran for talks
Sep 01, 2008 ... Bolivian president arrives in Tehran for talks TEHRAN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Moralesheading a high-ranking delegation arrived in Tehran for visit onMonday. Morales was welcomed by Minister of Industries and Mines Ali-Akbar Mehrabian at Tehran's Mehrabad ...
Abbas explains to Egypt willingness to end Palestinian split
Sep 01, 2008 ... Abbas explains to Egypt willingness to end Palestinian split RAMALLAH, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbassent a letter to Egypt expressing his intention to end thePalestinian internal split and political crisis, a source fromAbbas' office said on Monday ....
Israel allows Palestinians to visit Temple Mount during Ramadan
Sep 01, 2008 ... Israel allows Palestinians to visit Temple Mount during Ramadan JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Israel has decided to allow somePalestinians to visit the Temple Mount in the Old City in easternJerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan, Israel Defense Forces(IDF) said in a statement on ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Sep 01, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Monday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazef said the government hastaken all measures necessary for providing ...
Israeli troops arrest three Palestinians in West Bank raids
Sep 01, 2008 ... Israeli troops arrest three Palestinians in West Bank raids RAMALLAH, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces arrested three "wanted" Palestinians in the West Bank early Monday, Palestinian andIsraeli security sources said. According to Israeli sources, a Palestinian tried to ...
Israel to conduct dirty-bomb attack response drill
Sep 01, 2008 ... Israel to conduct dirty-bomb attack response drill JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Israel will hold a drill onTuesday to prepare commanders for scenarios involving a radioactiveattack in Tel Aviv which might cause massive casualties, local dailyThe Jerusalem Post reported Monday ....
Palestinian government welcomes Cairo proposal to deploy Arab forces in Gaza
Sep 01, 2008 ... Palestinian government welcomes Cairo proposal to deploy Arabforces in Gaza RAMALLAH, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian caretakergovernment on Monday welcomed an Egyptian proposal to dispatch Arabforces to the Gaza Strip which is controlled by Islamic Hamasmovement ....
Egypt to invite Hamas for talks before end of September: official
Sep 01, 2008 ... Egypt to invite Hamas for talks before end of September: official GAZA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Egypt will invite senior Hamas leadersfor talks with Egyptian security officials before the end ofSeptember to prepare for a comprehensive Palestinian dialogue, aHamas official said Monday ....
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Sept. 1
Sep 01, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Sept. 1 BEIRUT -- A gun battle between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in anorth Lebanon village mosque on Sunday left one Imam killed andthree others wounded, Local Naharnet website reported Monday. Automatic weapons and ...
UAE consumer loans grows 46.79 pct
Sep 01, 2008 ... UAE consumer loans grows 46.79 pct ABU DHABI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Consumer loans in the United ArabEmirates (UAE) reached 54.02 billion dirhams (14.72 billion U. S.dollars) at the end of June, up 46.79 percent over 36.80 billiondirhams in June 2007, local newspaper Gulf News ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Sep 01, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas agreed on Sunday that the ...
Israel increases cooking gas shipments to Gaza: Palestinian official
Sep 01, 2008 ... Israel increases cooking gas shipments to Gaza: Palestinianofficial GAZA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian official said Monday thatthe amount of cooking gas that Israel allows into Gaza Strip hasincreased recently. "The gas shipments have increased recently," said Raed ...
West Bank population above 2 million: statistics
Sep 01, 2008 ... West Bank population above 2 million: statistics RAMALLAH, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- An official Palestinian populationcensus published on Monday by the Palestinian Statistic Center (PSC)showed that the Palestinian population in the West Bank has grown upto 2,350,000. Lo'ai ...
Iraqi judge, police officer survive bomb attacks in northern province
Sep 01, 2008 ... Iraqi judge, police officer survive bomb attacks in northernprovince TIKRIT, Iraq, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi judge and a policeofficer survived bomb explosions in a town of the northern provinceof Salahudin on Monday, a local police source said. "Abdul Amir al-Baiyati, a ...
PFLP accuses Hamas, Fatah of hindering dialogue
Sep 01, 2008 ... PFLP accuses Hamas, Fatah of hindering dialogue GAZA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- A leader from the Popular Front for theLiberation of Palestine (PFLP) on Monday accused some members ofHamas and president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah of hindering efforts tolaunch an inter-Palestinian dialogue ....
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Sep 01, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 4,405 points on Monday, up 34 ...
Sudan's first vice president meets Chinese special envoy
Sep 01, 2008 ... Sudan's first vice president meets Chinese special envoy KHARTOUM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese First Vice President SalvaKiir Mayardit met on Monday with visiting Chinese Assistant ForeignMinister Zhai Jun who was here as a special envoy of the Chinesegovernment. During ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes down
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes down JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Iran denies purchase of Russian S-300 system: report
Sep 01, 2008 ... Iran denies purchase of Russian S-300 system: report TEHRAN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesmanHassan Qashqavi on Monday denied reports that Tehran has purchasedthe S-300 system, an advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft missile,the English-language Press TV ...
Israel-Syria indirect peace talks delayed: report
Sep 01, 2008 ... Israel-Syria indirect peace talks delayed: report JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The fifth round of indirect peacetalks between Israel and Syria was postponed due to the resignationof the lead Israeli negotiator, local daily The Jerusalem Postreported Monday. Yoram ...
Egypt rescues fishing boat carrying illegal immigrants in Mediterranean
Sep 01, 2008 ... Egypt rescues fishing boat carrying illegal immigrants inMediterranean CAIRO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian naval forces on Mondayrescued a fishing boat carrying 81 illegal immigrants and the crewin the Mediterranean sea, the official MENA news agency reported. The naval ...
Morocco, Russia resolved to bolster relations
Sep 01, 2008 ... Morocco, Russia resolved to bolster relations RABAT, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Morocco and Russia, which celebrate onMonday the fiftieth anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties,said they are going to further bolster bilateral relations in allfields, the official MAP news reported ....
Two Palestinian factions' leaders arrive in Cairo for reconciliation talks
Sep 01, 2008 ... Two Palestinian factions' leaders arrive in Cairo forreconciliation talks CAIRO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Senior leaders of two more Palestiniangroups arrived in Cairo on Monday for talks with Egyptian mediatorson means of ending the current inter- Palestinian crisis. Secretary ...
Powerful quake rocks eastern Indonesia
Sep 01, 2008 ... Powerful quake rocks eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake with magnitudeof 6.3 struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Tuesday morning, theIndonesia meteorology and disaster management agencies said here. There has been no report of damage or ...
5th LD: 3 killed, 20 injured in Bangkok clashes
Sep 01, 2008 ... 5th LD: 3 killed, 20 injured in Bangkok clashes BANGKOK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Three people were reportedly killedand 20 injured in the violent clashes occurred between pro-government supporters and anti-government protestors in centralBangkok early Tuesday, witnesses said ....
FLASH: THAI PM ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY DECREE
Sep 01, 2008 ... FLASH: THAI PM ...
Urgent: Thai PM announces state of emergency
Sep 01, 2008 ... Urgent: Thai PM announces state of emergency BANGKOK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Prime Minister SamakSundaravej announced ...
Dollar trades around 108 yen in Tokyo
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dollar trades around 108 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded around the 108yen line early Tuesday in Tokyo. At 9:00 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 108.05-10 yen against108.10-20 yen at 4:00 p.m. Monday in ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Sep 01, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday. The Australian: -- Tuesday's expected interest rate cut may be the last for sometime, with the best business ...
1st LD: State of emergency declared in Bangkok
Sep 01, 2008 ... 1st LD: State of emergency declared in Bangkok BANGKOK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravejon Tuesday morning announced to impose a state of emergency inBangkok following violent clashes between the pro and anti-government protesters early in the morning ....
2nd LD: State of emergency declared in Bangkok
Sep 01, 2008 ... 2nd LD: State of emergency declared in Bangkok BANGKOK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravejon Tuesday morning announced to impose a state of emergency inBangkok following violent clashes between the pro and anti-government protesters in early morning ....
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Sep 01, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: Yomiuri: -- Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda abruptly announced Monday nightthat he had decided to resign from his post ...
Tokyo stocks open little changed
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open little changed TOKYO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened little changedTuesday. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage gained ...
3rd LD: State of emergency declared in Bangkok
Sep 01, 2008 ... 3rd LD: State of emergency declared in Bangkok BANGKOK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravejon Tuesday morning announced to impose a state of emergency inBangkok following violent clashes between the pro and anti-government protesters in early morning ....
4th LD: State of emergency declared in Bangkok
Sep 01, 2008 ... 4th LD: State of emergency declared in Bangkok BANGKOK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravejon Tuesday morning announced to impose a state of emergency inBangkok following violent clashes between the pro and anti-government protesters in early morning ....
S. Korea's foreign exchange reserves fall in August
Sep 01, 2008 ... S. Korea's foreign exchange reserves fall in August SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign exchangereserves dropped 4.32 billion U.S. dollars in August to 243.2billion dollars, falling for the fifth straight month, the Bank ofKorea (BOK) said Tuesday. BOK ...
Top S. Korean firms hit by M&A aftermath
Sep 01, 2008 ... Top S. Korean firms hit by M&A aftermath SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- A series of top tier companies arefacing liquidity problems after executing aggressive merger &acquisition (M&A), the Korea Times reported on Tuesday. Kumho Asiana Group, South Korea's seventh largest ...
New 600 km road to link four Cambodian provinces along Thai border
Sep 01, 2008 ... New 600 km road to link four Cambodian provinces along Thaiborder PHNOM PENH, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian military officialshoped a new road will bolster local populations and improve securityin four provinces along the Cambodian-Thai border, local mediareported Monday ....
Indonesian Muslims begin performing fasting
Sep 01, 2008 ... Indonesian Muslims begin performing fasting JAKARTA, Sept.1 (Xinhua) -- Muslims in Indonesia start on Mondayperforming their holy obligation of one-month fasting during theIslamic month of Ramadan. During the month, night clubs, restaurants and other publicfacilities are ...
Dollar remains in mid-108 yen in Tokyo
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dollar remains in mid-108 yen in Tokyo TOKYO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The dollar remained in the mid-108 yenlevel Monday morning in Tokyo. At noon, it was quoted at 108.44-49 yen, compared with Friday's 5p.m. quotes of 108.73-83 ...
Tokyo stocks stable
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks stable TOKYO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks was stable Tuesdaymorning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 63.11 points, or ...
5th LD Writethru: Thai PM declares state of emergency in Bangkok after demonstration clash
Sep 01, 2008 ... 5th LD Writethru: Thai PM declares state of emergency in Bangkokafter demonstration clash BANGKOK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravejon Tuesday morning declared state of emergency in Bangkok followingviolent clashes between the pro and anti- government ...
Indian stock market opens up 106.25 points
Sep 01, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens up 106.25 points MUMBAI, Sep. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened lower on Monday,with the key index Sensex down 151.54 percent shortly after opening. Sensex lost 151.54 points, or 1.04 percent, to 14,412.99 ....
Vanuatu holds general election
Sep 01, 2008 ... Vanuatu holds general election WELLINGTON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The eligible voters in the SouthPacific island nation of Vanuatu began to cast their ballots onTuesday to elect a new 52-seat parliament. About 1500,000 registered voters will take part in the generalelection, ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Sep 01, 2008 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla ...
13 Vietnamese caught poaching off S.Philippines: report
Sep 01, 2008 ... 13 Vietnamese caught poaching off S.Philippines: report MANILA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 Vietnamese nationals werearrested after Philippine authorities caught them taking sea turtlesoff the southern province of Palawan, local media reported onMonday. They were caught ...
Roundup: Myanmar strives for increase of literacy rate of people
Sep 01, 2008 ... Roundup: Myanmar strives for increase of literacy rate of people YANGON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has been striving for theincrease of the country's adult literacy rate annually with thefigures attaining 94.83 percent in 2008, the official newspaper NewLight of Myanmar reported ...
Flood situation worsens in Bangladesh
Sep 01, 2008 ... Flood situation worsens in Bangladesh DHAKA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The overall flood situation inBangladesh has deteriorated suddenly recently and experts say thesituation could worsen in the next couple of days. Fresh areas in northern and central parts of the country ...
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand North Island
Sep 01, 2008 ... 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand North Island WELLINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.8 onthe Richter scale struck New Zealand's North Island on Monday, theGNS Science said. The quake, which occurred at 1:21 p.m. local time ...
S.Korea seeks joint development of weapon system with foreign countries
Sep 01, 2008 ... S.Korea seeks joint development of weapon system with foreigncountries SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee said Tuesday that Seoul is to launch unprecedented jointdevelopment and acquisition of defense goods with foreign ...
Bangladesh cuts public fuel cost amid oil price hike
Sep 01, 2008 ... Bangladesh cuts public fuel cost amid oil price hike DHAKA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladesh government Sunday cutfuel bill of its ministries and divisions by ten percent in the wakeof ballooning cost of the country's oil import, leading Englishnewspaper The Financial Express ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Sep 01, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers MUMBAI, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlines inleading Indian newspapers on Tuesday:Hindustan Times: -- The Chief Minister of southern state Orissa claimed thatrecent attacks on churches ...