Xinhua News Agency back issues from Thursday, November 13:
Kuwaiti bourse halted by court order after heavy losses in early trading
Nov 13, 2008 ... Kuwaiti bourse halted by court order after heavy losses in earlytrading Kuwaiti bourse halted by court order after heavy losses inearly trading KUWAIT CITY, Nov.13 (Xinhua) -- The authority of Kuwait StockExchange (KSE) halted Thursday the transactions in the bourse, thesecond ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Nov 13, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Thursday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- The visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconireiterated his country's full support for ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Nov. 13
Nov 13, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Nov. 13 CAIRO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Thursday. -- The Kuwait Stock Exchange halted its trading on Thursday aftera court rule ...
UAE launches extensive employment survey
Nov 13, 2008 ... UAE launches extensive employment survey ABU DHABI, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) haslaunched the first phase of an extensive survey on the country'semployment conditions as part of the government's strategy to builda national statistical system, local ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Nov 13, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Thursday. Ha'aretz: -- A senior member of the Labor Party said Wednesday that hisparty chairman Ehud Barak has refused to ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Nov 13, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Tehran Times: -- Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said onWednesday that Iran successfully tested a ...
Jordan reiterates rejection to Israel's unilateral measures in Jerusalem
Nov 13, 2008 ... Jordan reiterates rejection to Israel's unilateral measures inJerusalem Jordan reiterates rejection to Israel's unilateralmeasures in Jerusalem AMMAN, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Jordan has reiterated its rejection toIsrael's unilateral measures in Jerusalem, saying it will "soon "send ...
Damascus rejects four Lebanese ambassador candidates: report
Nov 13, 2008 ... Damascus rejects four Lebanese ambassador candidates: report BEIRUT, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A setback was reported in restoringdiplomatic ties between Lebanon and Syria as Damascus has rejectedfour Lebanese ambassador candidates, Lebanon's Naharnet websitereported Thursday ....
Civilian killed, 13 injured in bomb attacks in Baghdad
Nov 13, 2008 ... Civilian killed, 13 injured in bomb attacks in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A civilian was killed and 13 otherswere injured in two bomb explosions in central Baghdad on Thursday,an Interior Ministry source said. An explosive charge stuck in a KIA minibus carrying ...
Arab forum highlights firms' role in region's social development
Nov 13, 2008 ... Arab forum highlights firms' role in region's social development AMMAN, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Research Institutefor Social Development has sponsored in Jordan an Arab forum onsocial development, highlighting the importance of firms' role inthis regard, local daily ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Nov 13, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Thursday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will start on Sunday a four-day visit to India where he will collect ...
Israel to allow limited food deliveries to Gaza: Hamas official
Nov 13, 2008 ... Israel to allow limited food deliveries to Gaza: Hamas official GAZA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel will allow limited deliveries ofhumanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the first easing ofthe blockade since crossings were completely closed last week due toPalestinian ...
PLO blames Hamas on boycotting inter-Palestinian dialogue
Nov 13, 2008 ... PLO blames Hamas on boycotting inter-Palestinian dialogue RAMALLAH, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian LiberationOrganization (PLO) on Thursday blamed Islamic Hamas movement on thefailure of holding a national Palestinian dialogue. The dialogue was due to be held in Cairo on ...
Tunisia eyes higher Gulf inward investment
Nov 13, 2008 ... Tunisia eyes higher Gulf inward investment TUNIS, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia is due to hold an economicforum on Friday to shed more light on national market's assets andfriendly-investment reforms, the government-run TAP news agencyreported Thursday. The two-day meeting ...
Muslim lawmakers to sail into Gaza to defy Israeli blockade: activist
Nov 13, 2008 ... Muslim lawmakers to sail into Gaza to defy Israeli blockade:activist Muslim lawmakers to sail into Gaza to defy Israeliblockade: activist GAZA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Muslim lawmakers are preparing to sailinto Gaza Strip to defy Israeli blockade following three successfulattempts ...
Turkey may need 130 bln dollars in foreign financing in 2009: WB official
Nov 13, 2008 ... Turkey may need 130 bln dollars in foreign financing in 2009: WBofficial Turkey may need 130 bln dollars in foreign financing in2009: WB official ANKARA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A senior World Bank (WB) official hassaid that Turkey needs some 130 billion U.S. dollars in ...
Jordan's PM: Qatar to invest 1 billion USD in kingdom
Nov 13, 2008 ... Jordan's PM: Qatar to invest 1 billion USD in kingdom AMMAN, Nov 13, (Xinhua) -- Qatar is expected to set up a one-billion-U.S. dollar fund to invest in Jordan, the official newsagency Petra reported Thursday. "Qataris are expected to deposit no less than one billion ...
Jordan's stock market index closes lower
Nov 13, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index closes lower AMMAN, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 2,997 points on Thursday, down ...
Israel sees larger gender gap: survey
Nov 13, 2008 ... Israel sees larger gender gap: survey JERUSALEM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The inequality between men andwomen has increased over the past year in Israel, said the WorldEconomic Forum in a report released on Thursday. In its 2008 Global Gender Gap report, the group ranked the ...
Hamas to accept dialogue if Fatah frees its prisoners
Nov 13, 2008 ... Hamas to accept dialogue if Fatah frees its prisoners GAZA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Thursday saidit can withdraw its boycott of inter-Palestinian dialogue if itspolitical prisoners in West Bank are freed. The Egyptian-sponsored dialogue was due to start ...
One killed, 15 wounded in car bombing in northern Iraq
Nov 13, 2008 ... One killed, 15 wounded in car bombing in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb explosion struck anIraqi army patrol in a town in the volatile province of Nineveh onThursday, killing a civilian and wounding 15 people, a provincialpolice source said. The ...
Turkey provided 5.2 bln USD of assistance for world development
Nov 13, 2008 ... Turkey provided 5.2 bln USD of assistance for world development ANKARA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Turkey has provided assistance worth5.2 billion U.S. dollars to many countries around the world fordevelopment purposes in the past four years, the semi-officialAnatolia news agency ...
Iran condemns kidnapping of diplomat in Pakistan
Nov 13, 2008 ... Iran condemns kidnapping of diplomat in Pakistan TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry onThursday condemned the kidnapping of an Iranian diplomat inPakistan, saying that the abduction was an act of "terror." "Ambush attack and kidnapping of diplomat is a ...
Israeli army delays Gaza commander replacement amid increasing border tensions
Nov 13, 2008 ... Israeli army delays Gaza commander replacement amid increasingborder tensions Israeli army delays Gaza commander replacement amidincreasing border tensions JERUSALEM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hasdecided to delay the replacement of its top commander in charge ...
Africans urged to contribute more to world financial system
Nov 13, 2008 ... Africans urged to contribute more to world financial system TUNIS, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- African countries should have a strongnegotiating position and make more contribution to the G20 summit onthe reshape of the global financial system, African financeministers and central banks' ...
15 Israeli soldiers arrested over drug charges: report
Nov 13, 2008 ... 15 Israeli soldiers arrested over drug charges: report JERUSALEM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen soldiers of Israel DefenseForces (IDF) have been arrested in the past few days on suspicionsof using drugs, local news service Ynet reported Thursday. Six of them, who belonged to ...
Jordan keen on cooperating with Obama: PM
Nov 13, 2008 ... Jordan keen on cooperating with Obama: PM AMMAN, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Jordan was keen on cooperating withU.S. President-elect Barack Obama and the U.S. administration toenhance ties and achieve peace in the Middle East, a Jordaniansenior official said Thursday. Prime ...
Arab FMs to hold emergency meeting on Mideast peace on Nov. 26
Nov 13, 2008 ... Arab FMs to hold emergency meeting on Mideast peace on Nov. 26 CAIRO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) willhold an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Nov. 26 todiscuss the current situation of the Mideast peace, a seniorofficial of the pan-Arab bloc ...
Israel shuts Gaza crossing following attack warning
Nov 13, 2008 ... Israel shuts Gaza crossing following attack warning JERUSALEM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israeli army decided to keep allthe border crossings with the Gaza Strip closed on Thursday afterreceiving intelligence indicating that Palestinian militants wereplanning to attack a border ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Nov 13, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Turkey targets largest world marble exporter
Nov 13, 2008 ... Turkey targets largest world marble exporter ANKARA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Turkey aims to become the number onemarble exporter in the world with a target of 2.5 billion U.S.dollars export by the year 2010, the semi-official Anatolia newsagency reported Thursday. Turkish State ...
Lebanese majority leader invites Arab delegation to look into Syrian allegations
Nov 13, 2008 ... Lebanese majority leader invites Arab delegation to look intoSyrian allegations Lebanese majority leader invites Arab delegationto look into Syrian allegations BEIRUT, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese majority leader Saad Haririhas invited an Arab League (AL) delegation to Lebanon to ...
Urgent: U.S. plane crashes in western Iraq
Nov 13, 2008 ... Urgent: U.S. plane crashes in western Iraq BAGHDAD, Nov. 13 ...
1st LD: U.S. plane crashes in Iraq
Nov 13, 2008 ... 1st LD: U.S. plane crashes in Iraq BAGHDAD, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A U.S.cargo plane crashed onThursday in western Iraq, police said. The plane went down between Habbaniya which ...
China willing to boost military ties with Bahrain: defense minister
Nov 13, 2008 ... China willing to boost military ties with Bahrain: defenseminister MANAMA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- China is willing to deepen pragmaticcooperation in various fields and push ahead its military relationswith Bahrain, Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said hereThursday ....
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Nov. 13
Nov 13, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Nov. 13 BAGHDAD -- A U.S.cargo plane crashed on Thursday in western Iraq,police said. The plane went down between Habbaniya which hosts a U.S. base andFallujah in the Anbar province, the police source said on conditionof ...
Israel says not interested in worsening Gaza situation: report
Nov 13, 2008 ... Israel says not interested in worsening Gaza situation: report JERUSALEM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Thursday delivered amessage to Hamas via Egypt saying that it has no intention ofdeteriorating the volatile situation along the border with the GazaStrip, local daily Ha'aretz ...
OPEC president: further oil output cut likely
Nov 13, 2008 ... OPEC president: further oil output cut likely ALGIERS, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Organization of PetroleumExporting Countries (OPEC) Thursday said it will announce furtheroil output cut at the end of this month if global oil pricescontinue falling down, Algerian news agency APS ...
Tokyo stocks open sharply higher
Nov 13, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open sharply higher TOKYO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply higherFriday on overnight Wall Street rebound and weaker yen. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the benchmark 225-issueNikkei Stock Average gained 339.88 points, or 4.13 percent, ...
Dollar trade in upper 97 yen level
Nov 13, 2008 ... Dollar trade in upper 97 yen level TOKYO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the upper 97yen level early Friday in Tokyo, down slightly from its levelsovernight in New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar fetched 97.58-63 yen versus 97.65-75 yen at5 p.m ....
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Nov 13, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Friday. The Daily Yomiuri: -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday criticized formerAir Self-Defense Forces ...
Majority of S. Korean firms express pessimistic outlook of 2009 economy: survey
Nov 13, 2008 ... Majority of S. Korean firms express pessimistic outlook of 2009economy: survey SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Majority of businesses from S. Korea's major industries showed pessimistic outlook about the country'seconomy growth next year, Korea Herald reported on Friday ....
S. Korean public firms to freeze wage, cut spending in 2009
Nov 13, 2008 ... S. Korean public firms to freeze wage, cut spending in 2009 SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Ministry of Strategy andFinance said that all public firms and government agencies willfreeze wages next year, the Korea Times reported on Friday. The ministry also said that ...
Myanmar exposes 174 drug-related cases in October
Nov 13, 2008 ... Myanmar exposes 174 drug-related cases in October YANGON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar exposed a total of 174narcotic-drug-related cases in October this year, punishing 292people including 46 women, according to the monthly figures releasedby anti-drug authorities Friday ....
Tokyo stocks close morning session sharply higher
Nov 13, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks close morning session sharply higher TOKYO, Nov.14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher Friday morning onovernight Wall Street rebound and softer yen relative to the U.S.dollar. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 351.15points, or 4.26 ...
S.Korean president leaves for U.S. for G20 summit
Nov 13, 2008 ... S.Korean president leaves for U.S. for G20 summit SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bakon Friday left for Washington to attend the summit on financialmarkets and the world economy. At the summit, leaders of 20 economies throughout the world ...
Nepali supreme court orders to amend law on monarchy
Nov 13, 2008 ... Nepali supreme court orders to amend law on monarchy KATHMANDU, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme Court of Nepal onThursday ordered the government to amend acts that contradictprovisions of the Interim Constitution, especially the provisions ondefamation of monarchy, local newspaper ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Nov 13, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Friday. The Hindu: -- Contrary to the expectations of both economic analysts andpolicy planners, the rate of Indian ...
3 major donors pledge 1.05 bln USD for peace process in Nepal
Nov 13, 2008 ... 3 major donors pledge 1.05 bln USD for peace process in Nepal KATHMANDU, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three of Nepal' s major donorshave verbally pledged assistance of up to 1.05 billion U.S. dollarsbetween 2009-2011 to help peace process in the country, Secretary atthe Ministry of Finance ...
Thai RSS3 rubber price
Nov 13, 2008 ... Thai RSS3 rubber price BANGKOK, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the official noonFOB prices of Ribbed Smoked Sheets Grade 3 (RSS3) rubber atThailand's southern central market in Songkhla ...
Dollar fell into upper 96 yen range in morning trading
Nov 13, 2008 ... Dollar fell into upper 96 yen range in morning trading TOKYO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar dropped into the upper96 yen range at one point Friday morning in Tokyo with investorscautious to buy it ahead of the global financial summit slated forthis weekend. At noon, ...
Indonesia denies new case of bird flu death
Nov 13, 2008 ... Indonesia denies new case of bird flu death JAKARTA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Health Ministry onThursday denied foreign reports that a 15-year-old girl from CentralJava had died of avian influenza, saying two laboratory tests hadshowed her blood samples negative of H5N1 ....
2nd LD Writethru: Iranian diplomat abducted in northwestern Pakistan
Nov 13, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Iranian diplomat abducted in northwesternPakistan 2nd LD Writethru: Iranian diplomat abducted in northwesternPakistan ISLAMABAD, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian diplomat together withhis driver was abducted in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, localtelevision ...
Vietnam works out flexible policy to support export
Nov 13, 2008 ... Vietnam works out flexible policy to support export HANOI, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will maintain a flexiblemonetary policy and tailor foreign exchange policy to support itsexports, the local newspaper Youth Thursday quoted the central bankgovernor as saying. Vietnam has ...
Top U.S. general visits Pakistan amid cross-border missile strikes
Nov 13, 2008 ... Top U.S. general visits Pakistan amid cross-border missilestrikes Top U.S. general visits Pakistan amid cross-border missilestrikes ISLAMABAD, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- David McKiernan, the commander ofNATO-led force in Afghanistan, arrived in Islamabad on Thursday totalk with ...
Indonesian President leaves for G-20, APEC summits
Nov 13, 2008 ... Indonesian President leaves for G-20, APEC summits JAKARTA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo BambangYudhoyono on Thursday left here for Washington to attend the G-20summit slated for Saturday. According to the Jarkarta Post, during the summit, Indonesia ...
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Nov. 13
Nov 13, 2008 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Nov. 13 MANILA -- The Philippines downgraded its economic growthforecasts for 2008 and 2009 amid the global economic crisis, mediareports said on Thursday. Given the extreme volatility in the global economy, the country's ...
Bomb attack kills U.S. soldier, injuries civilians in E. Afghanistan
Nov 13, 2008 ... Bomb attack kills U.S. soldier, injuries civilians in E.Afghanistan KABUL, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military said one U.S.soldier died of wounds from an insurgent bomb attack on a U.S.military convoy in eastern Afghanistan's Nangahar province Thursday. The U.S. forces ...
1 injured in Japan nuke fire, no radiation leak
Nov 13, 2008 ... 1 injured in Japan nuke fire, no radiation leak TOKYO, Nov. 13(Xinhua) -- One worker sustained burns Thursday as a fire broke outat a building housing a reactor in a nuclear power plant in MiyagiPrefecture of Japan, Kyodo News Agency reported. The fire ...
Urgent: Suicide blast kills 7 civilians, wounds 70 others in Afghanistan
Nov 13, 2008 ... Urgent: Suicide blast kills 7 civilians, wounds 70 others inAfghanistan KABUL, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A suicide blast against a convoy ofU.S. troops ...
1st Ld: Suicide blast kills 11, wounds 70 more in Afghanistan
Nov 13, 2008 ... 1st Ld: Suicide blast kills 11, wounds 70 more in Afghanistan KABUL, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bombing against theconvoy of U.S.-led Coalition forces in Afghanistan's easternNangarhar province Thursday morning left at least one Coalitionsoldier and ten local civilians dead ...
2nd LD Writethru: Suicide blast kills 11, wounds 70 more in E. Afghanistan
Nov 13, 2008 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Suicide blast kills 11, wounds 70 more in E.Afghanistan KABUL, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bombing against theconvoy of U.S.-led Coalition forces in Afghanistan's easternNangarhar province Thursday morning left at least one Coalitionsoldier and ten local ...
Tokyo stocks plunge 5.25 pct as economic worries persist
Nov 13, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks plunge 5.25 pct as economic worries persist TOKYO,Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks plunged Thursday to a two-week low,with the key Nikkei index dropping more than 500 points at onepoint, as worries over the financial sector persists. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...
1st Ld Writethru: Tokyo stocks plunge 5.25 pct as economic worries persist
Nov 13, 2008 ... 1st Ld Writethru: Tokyo stocks plunge 5.25 pct as economicworries persist TOKYO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks plungedThursday to a two-week low, with the key Nikkei index dropping morethan 500 points at one point, as worries over the financial sectorpersists. The benchmark ...
Indonesia does not need IMF short-term lending facility: minister
Nov 13, 2008 ... Indonesia does not need IMF short-term lending facility: minister JAKARTA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia does not need to tap theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) for its short-term lendingfacility, since the country's debt was low, Minister of State forNational Development ...