Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, September 17:
1st LD: Olmert, candidates congratulates Livni on victory
Sep 17, 2008 ... 1st LD: Olmert, candidates congratulates Livni on victory JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister EhudOlmert early Thursday congratulated Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni onher apparent victory in the ruling Kadima party's primary. Local news service Ynet reported ...
Clashes erupted in Lebanon's Bekka valley during funeral for Sunni victim
Sep 17, 2008 ... Clashes erupted in Lebanon's Bekka valley during funeral forSunni victim BEIRUT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Fierce clashes erupted in the townof Taalabaya in Lebanon's Bekaa valley on Tuesday when gunmen openedfire from overlooking hills on a funeral procession for a Sunnivictim who ...
Urgent: Olmert congratulates Livni on victory
Sep 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Olmert congratulates Livni on victory JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister ...
Urgent: Israel's ruling party begins electing Olmert's successor
Sep 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Israel's ruling party begins electing Olmert's successor JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The primary of Israel's rulingKadima party began on ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2220 GMT, Sept. 17
Sep 17, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2220 GMT, Sept. 17 JERUSALEM -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is found bythree exit polls to be the winner of the primary of the rulingKadima party on Wednesday. Livni gains 47 percent of the votes, and her main rival,Transportation ...
Backgrounder: Basic facts about Israel's ruling Kadima party candidates
Sep 17, 2008 ... Backgrounder: Basic facts about Israel's ruling Kadima partycandidates By Ma Xiaoyan JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli ruling Kadima party'sprimary kicked off on Wednesday morning in 114 vote stationsthroughout the country, deciding the successor of Prime ...
Urgent: Quarter of votes counted, Livni shown leading
Sep 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Quarter of votes counted, Livni shown leading JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Figures released by Israel'sruling Kadima party on early ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 17
Sep 17, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Sept. 17 CAIRO, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Wednesday. -- Israel's Kadima party holds its primary elections to select anew leader to ...
Recast: Feature: Israel's ruling Kadima party members cast ballots to elect new leader
Sep 17, 2008 ... Recast: Feature: Israel's ruling Kadima party members castballots to elect new leader by Qi Xianghui JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- In an outlying Jerusalemneighborhood, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert cast a ballot onWednesday afternoon in a polling station plastering ...
1st LD Writethru: Israel's ruling party starts to elect Olmert's successor
Sep 17, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Israel's ruling party starts to elect Olmert'ssuccessor JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The primary of Israel's rulingKadima party began on Wednesday morning, with four current ministerscompeting to succeed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as party chief andpossibly ...
1st LD: Quarter of votes counted, Livni shown leading
Sep 17, 2008 ... 1st LD: Quarter of votes counted, Livni shown leading JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Figures released by Israel'sruling Kadima party on early Thursday showed that Foreign MinisterTzipi Livni leads in its primary with 25 percent of the votescounted, local news service Ynet ...
2 killed, 3 wounded in north Lebanon inter-Christian clashes
Sep 17, 2008 ... 2 killed, 3 wounded in north Lebanon inter-Christian clashes BEIRUT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Overnight clashes between rivalChristian clans in a northern Lebanese village left two peoplekilled and three other wounded, local OTV channel reportedWednesday. The armed clashes ...
Israeli PM might resign in early October: report
Sep 17, 2008 ... Israeli PM might resign in early October: report JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister EhudOlmert has decided not to submit his resignation until lateSeptember or early October, breaking his promise to resign as soonas his successor is chosen, local daily The ...
Blasts strike near U.S. embassy in Yemen: TV
Sep 17, 2008 ... Blasts strike near U.S. embassy in Yemen: TV SANAA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Two explosions went off near the U.S. embassy in Yemen on Wednesday, the pan-Arab Al Arabiya Televisionreported. One of the blasts was caused by a suspected car bomb, accordingto the TV report, which ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Sep 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Israeli newspapers on Wednesday. Ha'aretz: -- Both Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and TransportationMinister Shaul Mofaz, the two ...
Jordan, South Korea in negotiations over power plant deal
Sep 17, 2008 ... Jordan, South Korea in negotiations over power plant deal AMMAN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Jordan and a South Korean firm are innegotiations over the construction of a power plant, local daily TheJordan Times reported on Wednesday. Negotiations are under way over the plan between ...
Jordanian group warns against "permanent homeland" proposal for Palestinians
Sep 17, 2008 ... Jordanian group warns against "permanent homeland" proposal forPalestinians AMMAN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- A Jordanian political group haswarned against a proposal that designates Jordan as a permanenthomeland for the Palestinians in the country, local daily The JordanTimes ...
2nd LD: Israel's ruling party elects Olmert's successor
Sep 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Israel's ruling party elects Olmert's successor JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The primary of Israel's rulingKadima party began on Wednesday morning, with four current ministerscompeting to succeed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as party chief andpossibly as premier ....
Policeman killed, 14 people injured in bomb attacks in Baghdad
Sep 17, 2008 ... Policeman killed, 14 people injured in bomb attacks in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- An Iraqi policeman was killed and14 people were wounded in three bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital onWednesday, an Interior Ministry source said. The policeman was killed when a ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Sep 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Wednesday.TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Speaking at a "communication meeting" with representatives ofTurkish media on Tuesday, ...
Hezbollah chief seeks greater part in national dialogue
Sep 17, 2008 ... Hezbollah chief seeks greater part in national dialogue BEIRUT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallahinsisted on Tuesday on broadening the participation in the nationaldialogue launched the same day between Lebanese factions at thepresidential palace, local Daily ...
Recast: 2 killed, 3 wounded in north Lebanon inter-Christian clashes
Sep 17, 2008 ... Recast: 2 killed, 3 wounded in north Lebanon inter-Christianclashes BEIRUT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Overnight clashes between rivalChristian clans in a northern Lebanese village left two peoplekilled and three other wounded, local OTV channel reportedWednesday. The armed ...
Palestinian official denies reports that Abbas won't run in early elections
Sep 17, 2008 ... Palestinian official denies reports that Abbas won't run in earlyelections RAMALLAH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- An aide to Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas on Wednesday denied reports that the chief of Fatahmovement will not run in next presidential elections if the factionsagreed ...
Anti-Qaida leader killed in bomb attack west of Baghdad
Sep 17, 2008 ... Anti-Qaida leader killed in bomb attack west of Baghdad RAMADI, Iraq, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- An Awakening Council groupleader was killed on Wednesday by a bomb explosion in the city ofRamadi, the capital of Anbar province, a provincial police sourcesaid. "Muhannad al-Ubeidi, ...
Writethru: Israel's ruling party votes on Olmert's successor
Sep 17, 2008 ... Writethru: Israel's ruling party votes on Olmert's successor JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel's ruling Kadima partycarried out its primary on Wednesday, with four current ministerscompeting to succeed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as party chief andpossibly as premier ....
Two car bombs kill 5 people, wound 20 in western Baghdad
Sep 17, 2008 ... Two car bombs kill 5 people, wound 20 in western Baghdad BAGHDAD, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Two car bombs exploded coordinatelyin western Baghdad on Wednesday, killing five people and wounding 20others, an Interior Ministry source said. "The incident occurred shortly before midday ...
Olmert promises Abbas of more goodwill gestures: sources
Sep 17, 2008 ... Olmert promises Abbas of more goodwill gestures: sources RAMALLAH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmertpromised Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to make several moregoodwill gestures by the end of this month, including the release ofsome prisoners, ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Sep 17, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Wednesday. Al Ahram: -- The Egyptian mission have snatched 12 medals, including fourgold medals, four silvers and four ...
Top Palestinian negotiator denies bargaining in peace talks with Israel
Sep 17, 2008 ... Top Palestinian negotiator denies bargaining in peace talks withIsrael RAMALLAH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chief Palestinian negotiator AhmedQurei on Wednesday said that peace talks with Israel were difficultbut it did not reach the phase of bargaining. Qurei made the remarks ...
Israeli army arrests 13 Palestinians in West Bank
Sep 17, 2008 ... Israeli army arrests 13 Palestinians in West Bank RAMALLAH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army forces arrested13 Palestinians all over the West Bank early on Wednesday, sayingthey are wanted activists, Palestinian security sources and IsraeliRadio reported. The ...
Hamas welcomes Qatari role in prisoner swap with Israel
Sep 17, 2008 ... Hamas welcomes Qatari role in prisoner swap with Israel GAZA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Hamas leader on Wednesdaysaid his movement welcomes a Qatari role in brokering a prisonerexchange between the Islamic movement and Israel. "Hamas accepts any role in resolving the ...
Urgent: Indirect peace talks with Israel postponed: Syrian FM
Sep 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Indirect peace talks with Israel postponed: Syrian FM DAMASCUS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said here on Wednesday that a new round of indirect peacetalks with Israel ...
Hamas calls on international criminal court to convict Israeli officials
Sep 17, 2008 ... Hamas calls on international criminal court to convict Israeliofficials GAZA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior Hamas leader in Gaza onWednesday called on the international criminal court to convictIsraeli Minister of Internal Security Avi Dichter and chief ofIsraeli Prisons' ...
1st LD: Indirect peace talks with Israel postponed: Syrian FM
Sep 17, 2008 ... 1st LD: Indirect peace talks with Israel postponed: Syrian FM DAMASCUS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said here on Wednesday that a new round of indirect peacetalks with Israel was postponed at the request of the Jewish state. Muallem made the ...
Update: Death toll rises to 8 in Baghdad's twin car bomb explosions
Sep 17, 2008 ... Update: Death toll rises to 8 in Baghdad's twin car bombexplosions BAGHDAD, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from two car bombexplosions in western Baghdad on Wednesday rose to 8 with 25 othersinjured, an Interior Ministry source said. "The latest reports said that 8 ...
Spain says supports indirect talks between Syria, Israel
Sep 17, 2008 ... Spain says supports indirect talks between Syria, Israel DAMASCUS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Spanish Foreign MinisterMiguel Angel Moratinos said here on Wednesday that his countrysupports the indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel throughTurkey's mediation ....
Urgent: Israeli PM votes in Kadima primary
Sep 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Israeli PM votes in Kadima primary JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister ...
Hamas to start talks with Egyptian mediators on Oct. 8: spokesman
Sep 17, 2008 ... Hamas to start talks with Egyptian mediators on Oct. 8: spokesman GAZA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hamas will send its delegation fortalks with Egyptian official over the inter-Palestinian dialogueearly next month, a spokesman for the movement said on Wednesday. Ismail Radwan, a ...
1st LD Writethru: Israeli PM votes in Kadima primary
Sep 17, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: Israeli PM votes in Kadima primary JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister EhudOlmert on Wednesday afternoon cast his ballot in the primary of hisruling Kadima party designed to elect his successor. At the polling station in Jerusalem, Olmert ...
2nd LD: Indirect peace talks with Israel postponed: Syrian FM
Sep 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Indirect peace talks with Israel postponed: Syrian FM DAMASCUS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said here on Wednesday that a new round of indirect peacetalks with Israel due on Thursday was postponed at the request ofthe Jewish state ....
2nd LD: Israeli PM votes in Kadima primary
Sep 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Israeli PM votes in Kadima primary JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister EhudOlmert on Wednesday afternoon cast his ballot in the primary of hisruling Kadima party designed to elect his successor. At the polling station in Jerusalem, Olmert refused to ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Sep 17, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 3,912 points on Wednesday, up ...
News Analysis: Thorny issues may be still uncertain process in Lebanon after national dialogue
Sep 17, 2008 ... News Analysis: Thorny issues may be still uncertain process inLebanon after national dialogue By Suzan Haidamous BEIRUT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Some thorny issues in Lebanon mightbe still a long uncertain process after President Michel Suleimanlaunched a national dialogue for ...
16 killed in assault attempt on U.S. embassy in Yemen
Sep 17, 2008 ... 16 killed in assault attempt on U.S. embassy in Yemen SANAA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- An attack attempt against the U.S.embassy in Yemen on Wednesday morning left 16 killed, Yemen's official SABA news agency reported. The attack resulted in the killing of six terrorists, ...
Egypt asks Hamas to ease restrictions on Fatah leaders
Sep 17, 2008 ... Egypt asks Hamas to ease restrictions on Fatah leaders GAZA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The sources closed to Hamas movementWednesday said Egypt has asked Hamas leaders to leave therestrictions imposed on the movement of Fatah leaders in Gaza. The sources said that senior Egyptian ...
Most Gazans lack food, medicine: survey
Sep 17, 2008 ... Most Gazans lack food, medicine: survey RAMALLAH, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Most of residents in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip are suffering from lack of food and medicine,a new survey on Wednesday found out. In its monthly poll about Gaza, the Ramallah-based Near ...
Roundup: Palestinian economy increasingly dependent on foreign aid: WB report
Sep 17, 2008 ... Roundup: Palestinian economy increasingly dependent on foreignaid: WB report by Deng Yushan JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian economy isdeclining and becoming more dependent on foreign aid, as the Israel-imposed economic restrictions have increased, the World ...
Israeli leading premiership contender urges Kadima members to vote
Sep 17, 2008 ... Israeli leading premiership contender urges Kadima members tovote JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli premiership hopeful TzipiLivni Wednesday called on her fellow Kadima members to vote in theparty's primary designed to elect its new party chief. By 4:00 p.m. (1300 ...
Arab League condemns attack on U.S. embassy in Yemen
Sep 17, 2008 ... Arab League condemns attack on U.S. embassy in Yemen CAIRO, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) onWednesday condemned the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Yemeni capitalof Sanaa earlier Wednesday morning which killed 16 people. AL Secretary General Amr Moussa ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes down
Sep 17, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes down JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Urgent: Israel's Kadima primary extended by one hour
Sep 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Israel's Kadima primary extended by one hour JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel's ruling Kadima party ...
1st LD: Israel's Kadima primary extended by one hour
Sep 17, 2008 ... 1st LD: Israel's Kadima primary extended by one hour JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel's ruling Kadima party onWednesday decided to extend the ongoing primary by one hour at therequest of leading contender Tzipi Livni, local news service Ynetreported. The foreign ...
Turkish government to extend authorization for cross-border operations against PKK
Sep 17, 2008 ... Turkish government to extend authorization for cross-borderoperations against PKK ANKARA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Turkish government on Wednesdaydecided to submit the parliament a bill to extend for another yearthe mandate of a motion that allows Turkish soldiers to stage ...
Backgrounder: Israel's possible political developments after the Kadima primary
Sep 17, 2008 ... Backgrounder: Israel's possible political developments after theKadima primary by Deng Yushan JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel's ruling Kadima party isholding its first-ever primary on Wednesday to elect the new partychair to succeed Ehud Olmert. However, the ...
2nd LD: Israel's Kadima primary extended by half hour
Sep 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Israel's Kadima primary extended by half hour JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel's ruling Kadima party onWednesday decided to extend the ongoing primary by half an hourafter the two leading candidates filed conflicting requests, localnews service Ynet reported ....
Urgent: Exit polls see big win for Livni as Olmert's successor
Sep 17, 2008 ... Urgent: Exit polls see big win for Livni as Olmert's successor JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign ...
1st LD: Exit polls see big win for Livni as Olmert's successor
Sep 17, 2008 ... 1st LD: Exit polls see big win for Livni as Olmert's successor JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister TzipiLivni is found by two exit polls to be the winner of the still-ongoing primary of the ruling Kadima party. An exit ...
PAF leader hails Egypt's efforts to end inter-Palestinian rift
Sep 17, 2008 ... PAF leader hails Egypt's efforts to end inter-Palestinian rift CAIRO, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Visiting leader of the PalestinianArab Front (PAF) Jamil Shehattah on Wednesday lauded the Egyptianefforts exerted to help end the current inter-Palestinian feud. Earlier in the day, a ...
2nd LD: Exit polls see big win for Israeli FM Livni
Sep 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Exit polls see big win for Israeli FM Livni JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister TzipiLivni is found by three exit polls to be the winner of the primaryof the ruling Kadima party on Wednesday. Livni gains 47 percent of the votes, and her main ...
Feature: Israelis cast ballots to elect new leader
Sep 17, 2008 ... Feature: Israelis cast ballots to elect new leader by Qi Xianghui JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- In an outlying Jerusalemneighborhood, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert cast a ballot onWednesday afternoon in a polling station plastering with pictures ofhis predecessor, ...
Russian envoy: Int'l Quartet to discuss Moscow conference on Mideast peace
Sep 17, 2008 ... Russian envoy: Int'l Quartet to discuss Moscow conference onMideast peace CAIRO, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The international Quartet will meetsoon on the preparation for a Moscow conference to evaluate thedevelopments following a U.S.-hosted Mideast peace conference lastNovember in ...
Israel's outgoing PM vows to continue peace process
Sep 17, 2008 ... Israel's outgoing PM vows to continue peace process JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister saidWednesday that he will push forward the peace process with thePalestinians as long as he leads the country. "I don't know how much longer I will be prime minister, ...
2nd LD Writethru: Thai parliament votes Somchai Wongsawat as premier
Sep 17, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Thai parliament votes Somchai Wongsawat aspremier BANGKOK, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's House of Representativeson Wednesday voted Somchai Wongsawat, acting prime minister anddeputy leader of People Power Party, as the country's new primeminister ....
Indian stock market opens higher
Sep 17, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens higher MUMBAI, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onWednesday, with the key Sensex index rose 101.94 points, or 0.75percent, to 13,620.74 after opening. Sensex is the common name ...
Coalition operation kills 2 militants in central Afghanistan
Sep 17, 2008 ... Coalition operation kills 2 militants in central Afghanistan KABUL, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-led Coalition forces killedtwo militants and detained two suspected militants during anoperation targeting IED (Improvised Explosive Device) network incentral Afghanistan, said a ...