Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, November 6:
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Nov. 6
Nov 06, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Nov. 6 CAIRO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Thursday. -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Israel andPalestinian territories ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Nov 06, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday. Ha'aretz: -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice embarked Wednesday onanother Middle East peacemaking trip, ...
Jordan's external debt down to 5.1 bln USD by end of third quarter
Nov 06, 2008 ... Jordan's external debt down to 5.1 bln USD by end of thirdquarter AMMAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's external debt has fallen to3.6 billion Jordanian dinars (about 5.1 billion U.S. dollars) by theend of the third quarter in 2008, local daily The Jordan Timesreported on Thursday ....
Over 200 collapsed companies sued in Jordan amid financial crisis
Nov 06, 2008 ... Over 200 collapsed companies sued in Jordan amid financial crisis AMMAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- More than 200 Jordanian companies whichcollapsed recently amid the global financial crisis have been sued,causing huge losses to thousands of investors, according to localdaily The Jordan ...
Three anti-Qaida fighters killed in Baghdad explosions
Nov 06, 2008 ... Three anti-Qaida fighters killed in Baghdad explosions BAGHDAD, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Three members of Awakening Councilfighters were killed and five people injured in two bomb attacks inBaghdad on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said. A twin roadside bombs detonated near ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Nov 06, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Tehran Times: -- In a meeting with British ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday,head of Iran's Majlis (parliament) ...
Lebanon's Berri urges Obama to push forward Middle East peace process
Nov 06, 2008 ... Lebanon's Berri urges Obama to push forward Middle East peaceprocess Lebanon's Berri urges Obama to push forward Middle Eastpeace process BEIRUT, Nov. 6 ( Xinhua) -- Lebanese parliament Speaker NabihBerri has hailed the election of Barack Obama as next U.S.president, urging him ...
Olmert to visit Washington later this month: report
Nov 06, 2008 ... Olmert to visit Washington later this month: report JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertwill visit Washington later this month, in an attempt to reach lastminute agreements and extract a number of promises before bothleaders step down, local daily ...
Peres, Livni to attend UN interfaith conference
Nov 06, 2008 ... Peres, Livni to attend UN interfaith conference JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres willfly to New York with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni next week torepresent Israel at a UN interfaith conference on Dialogue ofCivilizations, local daily The Jerusalem Post ...
Israel extends closure of Gaza Strip
Nov 06, 2008 ... Israel extends closure of Gaza Strip GAZA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Thursday extended the closureof the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip for a second day following a suddensurge of violence that shocked an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, aPalestinian official said. Hatem Awaida, an ...
Lebanese opposition leader presents defense strategy: report
Nov 06, 2008 ... Lebanese opposition leader presents defense strategy: report BEIRUT, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Christian opposition leader MichelAoun has presented a blueprint of national defense which focused on"collective resistance" during Lebanon's second round of nationaldialogue, local Al-Akhbar ...
Hamas denies reports on its intention to boycott Cairo dialogue
Nov 06, 2008 ... Hamas denies reports on its intention to boycott Cairo dialogue GAZA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hamas Thursday denied reports that theIslamic movement was going to boycott Egyptian efforts to reconcilebetween Hamas and its rival Fatah movement led by PalestinianPresident Mahmoud Abbas ....
Roundup: Israel concerned about ties with new U.S. administration
Nov 06, 2008 ... Roundup: Israel concerned about ties with new U.S. administration by Ma Xiaoyan JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- While top Israeli officials loudlyapplauded Barack Obama's "historic" triumph in U.S. presidentialelections, their minds in some sort were overspread with ...
Rafah crossing remains open for 3rd day
Nov 06, 2008 ... Rafah crossing remains open for 3rd day CAIRO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian authorities opened theRafah crossing on the border with the Palestinian enclave Gaza Stripon Thursday for the third day in a row, the Egyptian MENA newsagency reported. Official sources said more ...
Pro-Abbas forces continue clampdown against Hamas in West Bank
Nov 06, 2008 ... Pro-Abbas forces continue clampdown against Hamas in West Bank RAMALLAH, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Security forces of PalestinianPresident Mahmoud Abbas Thursday arrested seven Hamas members acrossthe West Bank, the Islamic movement said. The arrests highlight tension between Hamas ...
No real differences between Bush, Obama over Iran: Israeli FM
Nov 06, 2008 ... No real differences between Bush, Obama over Iran: Israeli FM JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- There are no real differencesbetween viewpoints of U.S. President George W. Bush and his newsuccessor Barak Obama over the Iranian issue, Israeli ForeignMinister Tzipi Livni said Thursday ....
Fatah leader says Hamas uninterested in dialogue
Nov 06, 2008 ... Fatah leader says Hamas uninterested in dialogue RAMALLAH, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Fatah leader on Thursday accusedrival Hamas movement of not being interested in participating ininter-Palestinian dialogue that Cairo will host next week. The dialogue aims at reconciling between ...
Tunisia releases 21 prisoners to mark 21st power-taking anniversary of President Ben Ali
Nov 06, 2008 ... Tunisia releases 21 prisoners to mark 21st power-takinganniversary of President Ben Ali Tunisia releases 21 prisoners tomark 21st power-taking anniversary of President Ben Ali TUNIS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia has released 21 prisoners underan amnesty to mark the 21st power-taking ...
Hamas: extension of ceasefire hinges on Israel's commitment
Nov 06, 2008 ... Hamas: extension of ceasefire hinges on Israel's commitment GAZA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The armed wing of Hamas movementThursday said whether to extend an Egypt-brokered ceasefire in theGaza Strip was subject to Israel's commitment. The ceasefire, which took effect in ...
U.S. responds to Iraqi proposed amendments over draft security pact
Nov 06, 2008 ... U.S. responds to Iraqi proposed amendments over draft securitypact BAGHDAD, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States has responded toIraq's proposed changes to a draft security agreement that wouldallow U.S. troops to stay in the country until 2011, an Iraqigovernment spokesman said ...
Iraqi-Turkish oil pipeline blasts due to pressure
Nov 06, 2008 ... Iraqi-Turkish oil pipeline blasts due to pressure ANKARA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- A blast occurred late Wednesday onpart of the Iraqi-Turkish oil pipeline which halted oil flow andcaused large oil spill, the semi-official Anatolia news agencyreported Thursday. "Our examinations ...
Urgent: Rice arrives in Israel to spur Mideast peace process
Nov 06, 2008 ... Urgent: Rice arrives in Israel to spur Mideast peace process JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice ...
1st LD: Rice arrives in Israel to spur Mideast peace process
Nov 06, 2008 ... 1st LD: Rice arrives in Israel to spur Mideast peace process JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice arrived in Israel Thursday, in a new bid to push forward thesluggish Middle East peace process. Rice is expected to meet with Israeli Foreign ...
Azerbaijani president: Turkey plays important role in regional peace
Nov 06, 2008 ... Azerbaijani president: Turkey plays important role in regionalpeace Azerbaijani president: Turkey plays important role in regionalpeace ANKARA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyevsaid here on Thursday that peace in the region will be achieved byTurkey's ...
UAE gov't injects another 6.8 bln USD to shore up local banks
Nov 06, 2008 ... UAE gov't injects another 6.8 bln USD to shore up local banks ABU DHABI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Finance Ministry of the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE) said Thursday that it is injecting another 25billion dirhams (6.8 billion U.S. dollars) into the country'sbanking system to shore up ...
Feature: Telecom companies eager to explore Palestinian market despite obstacles
Nov 06, 2008 ... Feature: Telecom companies eager to explore Palestinian marketdespite obstacles Feature: Telecom companies eager to explorePalestinian market despite obstacles by Qi Xianghui RAMALLAH, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- With some 500 checkpoints throughoutthe Palestinian area and the split ...
2nd LD: Rice arrives in Israel to spur Mideast peace process
Nov 06, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Rice arrives in Israel to spur Mideast peace process JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State CondoleezzaRice arrived in Israel Thursday afternoon, in a new bid to pushforward the sluggish Middle East peace process. Rice is expected to meet with Israeli ...
22,000 Moroccans live with HIV: official
Nov 06, 2008 ... 22,000 Moroccans live with HIV: official RABAT, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan Health Minister Yasmina Baddourevealed that 22,000 Moroccans are HIV positives according to thestatistics of 2007, local MAP news agency reported Thursday. The minister, who was speaking at the House ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Nov 06, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 3,407 points on Thursday, up 5 ...
Turkey to invest 15 bln USD on railways by 2020
Nov 06, 2008 ... Turkey to invest 15 bln USD on railways by 2020 ANKARA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Turkish government has made it apriority to improve railway transportation and plans to invest 15billion U.S. dollars by the year of 2020, a Turkish top officialsaid on Thursday. Ten billion dollars ...
Barak warns of next political murder in Israel
Nov 06, 2008 ... Barak warns of next political murder in Israel JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud BarakThursday warned of further political murders in Israel by "cancerous" groups of religious right-wing extremists. "The seed of calamity has already been sewn; it has ...
Egypt retrieves smuggled antiquities from Spain
Nov 06, 2008 ... Egypt retrieves smuggled antiquities from Spain CAIRO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has identified three pieces ofsmuggled antiquity and will get them back form a museum in Spain,Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Zahi Hawwas said Thursday ....
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Nov 06, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange generalshare index closed at ...
Iranian president congratulates Obama on election victory
Nov 06, 2008 ... Iranian president congratulates Obama on election victory TEHRAN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadon Thursday congratulated the U.S. President-elect Barack Obama onhis election victory, the official IRNA news agency reported. "I congratulate you on ...
Tunisia forecasts record growth in tourism revenue in 2008
Nov 06, 2008 ... Tunisia forecasts record growth in tourism revenue in 2008 TUNIS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia expects tourism revenue toreach a record 3.38 billion dinars (2.48 U.S. dollars) for the wholeyear of 2008 thanks to an expected strong number of tourists,Tunisia's Tourism Minister Kelil ...
Israeli army concludes massive exercise simulating next war in north
Nov 06, 2008 ... Israeli army concludes massive exercise simulating next war innorth Israeli army concludes massive exercise simulating next war innorth JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)Thursday completed a massive exercise simulating a renewal ofwarfare in the north ...
AL chief congratulates Obama on election victory
Nov 06, 2008 ... AL chief congratulates Obama on election victory CAIRO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League (AL) Secretary GeneralAmr Moussa on Thursday congratulated Barack Obama on his victory inthe U.S. presidential election. The Cairo-based Arab organization is ready to cooperate with ...
Urgent: Fatah al-Islam militants confess to Damascus car bombing: Syrian TV
Nov 06, 2008 ... Urgent: Fatah al-Islam militants confess to Damascus car bombing:Syrian TV Urgent: Fatah al-Islam militants confess to Damascus carbombing: Syrian TV DAMASCUS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Syria's state ...
1st LD: Fatah al-Islam militants confess to Damascus car bombing: Syrian TV
Nov 06, 2008 ... 1st LD: Fatah al-Islam militants confess to Damascus car bombing:Syrian TV 1st LD: Fatah al-Islam militants confess to Damascus carbombing: Syrian TV DAMASCUS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Syria's state television aired onThursday evening confessions of men said to be Fatah ...
Urgent: 9 killed after boat sinks in c. Philippines: report
Nov 06, 2008 ... Urgent: 9 killed after boat sinks in c. Philippines: report MANILA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Nine people ...
Chinese coin from Qing Dynasty found in northern Australia
Nov 06, 2008 ... Chinese coin from Qing Dynasty found in northern Australia CANBERRA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- A historic Chinese coin from theQing Dynasty has been discovered in an archeological dig in theheart of Darwin in northern Australia. The excavation began in a vacant lot behind the Sue ...
Malaysia hopes Obama can change U.S. policy
Nov 06, 2008 ... Malaysia hopes Obama can change U.S. policy KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia hopes that U.S.president-elect Barack Obama, who won the election to become the44th president of the United States, could change U.S.administration and foreign policies, Malaysian Foreign ...
Obama expected to build up ties with South Africa
Nov 06, 2008 ... Obama expected to build up ties with South Africa JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- While South Africa'srelationship with the United States was good, it was hoped that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama would inject more dynamism intoglobal events, the South African Foreign Affairs ...
South Africa urges African countries to unite in dealing global finance crisis
Nov 06, 2008 ... South Africa urges African countries to unite in dealing globalfinance crisis South Africa urges African countries to unite indealing global finance crisis JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- South African President KgalemaMotlanthe has urged southern African countries to become ...
Writethru: Zimbabwe expects Obama to improve bilateral relations between two sides
Nov 06, 2008 ... Writethru: Zimbabwe expects Obama to improve bilateral relationsbetween two sides Writethru: Zimbabwe expects Obama to improvebilateral relations between two sides HARARE, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) --The Zimbabwe government said on Thursday it expects newly electedU.S. President Barak Obama to ...
Zimbabwe expects Obama to improve bilateral relations between two sides
Nov 06, 2008 ... Zimbabwe expects Obama to improve bilateral relations between twosides Zimbabwe expects Obama to improve bilateral relations betweentwo sides HARARE, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe government said onThursday it expects newly elected U.S. President Barak Obama toreview the ...
WB, FAO to assist Zimbabwe in agricultural production
Nov 06, 2008 ... WB, FAO to assist Zimbabwe in agricultural production HARARE, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank and the UN Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO) will join partners to provideassistance to Zimbabwe to ensure this southern African country canproduce food and avert shortages, local ...
World Bank to adopt Nigeria's food security policy
Nov 06, 2008 ... World Bank to adopt Nigeria's food security policy LAGOS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said Thursday that itwould adopt the National Food Security Policy to produce anagricultural development policy support paper for Nigeria's Vision20-2020 agenda, which aims at developing ...
SADC calls for efforts to solve DR Congo crisis
Nov 06, 2008 ... SADC calls for efforts to solve DR Congo crisis MAPUTO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Southern African DevelopmentCommunity (SADC) Inter-ministerial Committee for Defense andSecurity met in Maputo on Wednesday calling for joint efforts tosolve the crisis in the east of the Democratic ...
Chinese top legislator arrives in Gabon on 2nd leg of Africa tour
Nov 06, 2008 ... Chinese top legislator arrives in Gabon on 2nd leg of Africa tour LIBREVILLE, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguoon Thursday afternoon began an official visit to Gabon on the secondleg of his five-nation Africa tour. In a written statement released at the ...
Nigeria military confirms Lebanese hostage released
Nov 06, 2008 ... Nigeria military confirms Lebanese hostage released LAGOS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's military on Thursdayconfirmed the release of a Lebanese engineer kidnapped earlier thisweek by gunmen in the restive oil-producing Niger Delta, agenciesreports said. Lieutenant-Colonel ...
2nd LD Writethru: IMF sharply cuts world growth projections for 2009
Nov 06, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: IMF sharply cuts world growth projections for2009 WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund(IMF) on Thursday sharply revised its world economic growthprojections downward, saying that "global activity is slowingquickly." "Prospects ...
1st LD Writethru: ECB cuts interest rate to fight recession
Nov 06, 2008 ... 1st LD Writethru: ECB cuts interest rate to fight recession BERLIN, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank (ECB)Thursday cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.25percent to fight possible economic recession in the future. "The intensification and broadening ...
2nd LD Writethru: Israel-Palestinians peace deal unlikely this year: White House
Nov 06, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Israel-Palestinians peace deal unlikely thisyear: White House WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States said on Thursdaya Mideast peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians is notlikely before January. "We do not think that it's likely," White ...
3rd LD Writethru: IMF sharply cuts world growth projections, calling for new policy stimulus
Nov 06, 2008 ... 3rd LD Writethru: IMF sharply cuts world growth projections,calling for new policy stimulus WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund(IMF) sharply revised its world economic growth projections downwardon Thursday, while calling for global actions to provide ...
Canada bankruptcies surge in September
Nov 06, 2008 ... Canada bankruptcies surge in September OTTAWA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Canada is seeing a surge inbankruptcies as a result of the ongoing global economic slowdown,with cases of bankruptcies in September 18.7 percent more thanAugust. There were 8,836 bankruptcies in the country ...
Russian stock market closes down
Nov 06, 2008 ... Russian stock market closes down MOSCOW, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Russian stock market closed downThursday with the benchmark Russian Trading System ...
Chinese state councilor meets senior Russian official on bilateral cooperation
Nov 06, 2008 ... Chinese state councilor meets senior Russian official onbilateral cooperation MOSCOW, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor DaiBingguo on Thursday met here with Russian Security Council SecretaryNikolai Patrushev to discuss bilateral cooperation. The two sides ...
Wall Street dips amid recession concerns
Nov 06, 2008 ... Wall Street dips amid recession concerns NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street tumbled again onThursday, as retail sales numbers and jobless claims worriedinvestors that the economy is in a deep recession. The U.S. Labor Department posted new claims for ...
Polish PM to meet French president in Paris next week
Nov 06, 2008 ... Polish PM to meet French president in Paris next week WARSAW, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk andFrench president Nicolas Sarkozy will meet for talks next week inParis, Polish news agency PAP reported Thursday. Tusk said his talks with Sarkozy would ...
Denmark to cut leading rate by half percentage point to 5 pc
Nov 06, 2008 ... Denmark to cut leading rate by half percentage point to 5 pc STOCKHOLM, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Denmark's central bankNationalbanken decided on Thursday to lower its leading rate by halfa percentage point to 5 percent, according to reports reaching herefrom Copenhagen. The ...
Poland not obstacle to Lisbon Treaty ratification: president
Nov 06, 2008 ... Poland not obstacle to Lisbon Treaty ratification: president WARSAW, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski saidon Thursday Poland would not be an obstacle to the ratification ofthe Lisbon Treaty. The Polish president stressed that the key to the ratification ...
News Analysis: EU aims for coordinated position ahead of Washington summit on financial crisis
Nov 06, 2008 ... News Analysis: EU aims for coordinated position ahead ofWashington summit on financial crisis BRUSSELS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) leaders areset to gather in Brussels on Friday for an informal summit, duringwhich they are expected to coordinate for a joint EU ...
1st LD: Israel-Palestinian peace deal unlikely this year: White House
Nov 06, 2008 ... 1st LD: Israel-Palestinian peace deal unlikely this year: WhiteHouse WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United States said Thursdaythat a Mideast peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians wasnot likely to be signed before January 2009. "We do not think that it's ...
News Analysis: Medvedev's address reflect Putin's policies
Nov 06, 2008 ... News Analysis: Medvedev's address reflect Putin's policies MOSCOW, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev onWednesday delivered his first state-of-the-nation address at theFederal Assembly since taking office in May. In a speech covering issues ranging from the ...