Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, November 25:
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Nov. 25
Nov 25, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Nov. 25 CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Tuesday. -- Monitoring developments as Israel opened only one day bordercrossings with the ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Nov 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretz: -- U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister EhudOlmert bid each other farewell on ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Nov 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday. CUMHURIYET (Republic): -- Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian, who came toIstanbul for a meeting of the ...
Euro-Med water conference postponed again
Nov 25, 2008 ... Euro-Med water conference postponed again AMMAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Euro-Med Ministerial Conference onWater has been postponed for the second time to be held at a laterdate yet to be determined, daily newspaper The Jordan Times reportedhere Tuesday. Patrick Renauld, ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Nov 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday. Al Ahram: -- The authorities said Monday that the Suez Canal navigation hasnot been affected so far by piracy near ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Nov 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Tuesday. Tehran Times: -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander MajorGeneral Mohammad Ali Jafari announced ...
Jordan to strike oil shale deal with Shell
Nov 25, 2008 ... Jordan to strike oil shale deal with Shell AMMAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Jordan is close to finalize a dealwith the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company to tap the kingdom's vastamount of oil shale resources, local daily The Jordan Times reportedon Tuesday. "We are close to finishing ...
Jordan announces projects to improve public traffic efficiency
Nov 25, 2008 ... Jordan announces projects to improve public traffic efficiency AMMAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Jordan will build several publictransport projects in near future to reduce congestion and improvetraffic efficiency, local daily The Jordan Times reported onTuesday. Among the ...
Jordan to phase out CFC by end of 2009
Nov 25, 2008 ... Jordan to phase out CFC by end of 2009 AMMAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Jordan will completely stop usingchlorofluorocarbon (CFC), which is believed to damage the ozonelayer, by the end of 2009, Minister of Environment Khalid Irani wasquoted on Tuesday by local daily The Jordan Times ....
Gaza power plant remains shut down despite fuel supply
Nov 25, 2008 ... Gaza power plant remains shut down despite fuel supply GAZA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The sole power plant in Gaza Stripremained shut down on Tuesday despite receiving limited amount offuel, Palestinian officials said, revealing technical troubles dueto 12 days of halting. "The ...
Hamas denies receiving Israeli prisoner exchange offer
Nov 25, 2008 ... Hamas denies receiving Israeli prisoner exchange offer GAZA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Hamas official on Tuesday deniedreceiving new Israeli offer to release Palestinian prisoners inexchange for a captive Israeli soldier the Islamic movement holds. "The reports that Israel ...
Hezbollah says it gets more ready for battle than Israel
Nov 25, 2008 ... Hezbollah says it gets more ready for battle than Israel BEIRUT, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The head of foreign relations of theLebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah Nawaf Moussawi said that hisgroup gets more ready now than Israel to engage in a battle, localal-Akhbar daily reported ...
Israel unveils new plan against financial crisis
Nov 25, 2008 ... Israel unveils new plan against financial crisis JERUSALEM, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Finance Ministry unveiledon Tuesday a new plan to provide 11 billion New Israeli Shekel(NIS)(2.75 billion USD) to banks and pension funds to combat theimpact of the global crisis on Israel's ...
Kuwaiti cabinet resigns to shun parl't questioning
Nov 25, 2008 ... Kuwaiti cabinet resigns to shun parl't questioning KUWAIT CITY, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaiti Parliament on Tuesdaydecided to postpone its questioning session as the cabinet memberswalked out from the legislation to avert the accusation fromopposition MPs, the official KUNA news ...
Families visit Jordanians jailed in Israel
Nov 25, 2008 ... Families visit Jordanians jailed in Israel AMMAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-seven people left Jordan tovisit families who were held in Israeli jails, an official withJordan's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Director of the Foreign Ministry's Consular Department ...
Hamas leader in Israeli jail urges for reconciliation with Fatah
Nov 25, 2008 ... Hamas leader in Israeli jail urges for reconciliation with Fatah RAMALLAH, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Aziz al-Dewik, Hamas Speaker of thePalestinian parliament who has been jailed by Israel, on Tuesdayurged his movement to reconcile with President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatahparty. The ...
Iranian President reviews Basij parade: report
Nov 25, 2008 ... Iranian President reviews Basij parade: report TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadon Tuesday reviewed a parade by volunteer Basij forces in Tehran,the state TV IRIB website reported. The ceremony was held to mark the 28th anniversary of ...
Israeli bulldozers flatten farms in Gaza Strip
Nov 25, 2008 ... Israeli bulldozers flatten farms in Gaza Strip GAZA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces rolled into southeastGaza Strip on Tuesday and bulldozers started to flatten farmlands,witnesses and security sources said. The residents of al-Fukhari neighborhood, to the east of ...
Abbas says to stay in office for another year
Nov 25, 2008 ... Abbas says to stay in office for another year RAMALLAH, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbason Tuesday reiterated that he will stay in office for an additionalyear, neglecting pledges by rival Hamas not to recognize him afterhis term ends. "The ...
Iran to close borders to control drugs smuggling: report
Nov 25, 2008 ... Iran to close borders to control drugs smuggling: report TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Drug Control Headquarters (DCH) announced that Iran would seal all the borders of the countrywithin two years to control drugs smuggling, Iran's satellite PressTV reported Tuesday ....
Turkey says trade volume with Saudi Arabia to hit 15 bln dollars in five years
Nov 25, 2008 ... Turkey says trade volume with Saudi Arabia to hit 15 bln dollarsin five years Turkey says trade volume with Saudi Arabia to hit 15bln dollars in five years ANKARA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Finance Minister KemalUnakitan said Tuesday that Turkey has set up a five-year ...
Three kidnapped Turks freed in Afghanistan
Nov 25, 2008 ... Three kidnapped Turks freed in Afghanistan ANKARA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Foreign Ministry said onTuesday that three Turkish citizens, who were kidnapped inAfghanistan late last month, have been released. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the ...
Turkish hijacked ship close to a deal with Somali pirates
Nov 25, 2008 ... Turkish hijacked ship close to a deal with Somali pirates ANKARA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The owner company of the Turkishship, which was hijacked off Yemen coast two weeks ago, said it isclose to a deal with the pirates, the semi-official Anatolia newsagency reported Tuesday ....
Lebanese president visits Iran on defense cooperation
Nov 25, 2008 ... Lebanese president visits Iran on defense cooperation TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleimantalked with top Iranian officials on defense cooperation, regionaland international issues during his visit here, Iranian Studentsnews agency (ISNA) reported on ...
Writethru: Lebanese president visits Iran on defense cooperation
Nov 25, 2008 ... Writethru: Lebanese president visits Iran on defense cooperation TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleimantalked with top Iranian officials on defense cooperation, regionaland international issues during his visit to Iran, Iranian Studentsnews agency (ISNA) ...
Tunisia, Spain look to cement economic ties
Nov 25, 2008 ... Tunisia, Spain look to cement economic ties TUNIS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia and Spain called on Tuesday tomake use of the existing business opportunities in both countries tostrengthen trade links, the official TAP news agency reported. Tunisia "aims at setting a business ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher
Nov 25, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher JERUSALEM, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Iraqi Sunni bloc raises demands before vote on security pact
Nov 25, 2008 ... Iraqi Sunni bloc raises demands before vote on security pact BAGHDAD, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's leading Sunni bloc on Tuesdayasked for a referendum on a security agreement with the U.S. and alarger role in politics one day before the parliament's vote on thepact ....
Egypt vows to continue mediation efforts on Palestinian unity
Nov 25, 2008 ... Egypt vows to continue mediation efforts on Palestinian unity CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt will continue to exert itsefforts to close ranks of the Palestinians, Foreign Ministryspokesman Hossam Zaki said on Tuesday. In a press release issued on Tuesday, Zaki said an ...
Israeli FM accuses Iran of infiltrating into South America
Nov 25, 2008 ... Israeli FM accuses Iran of infiltrating into South America JERUSALEM, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister TzipiLivni said here Tuesday that Iran has been expanding itsideological, political and economic activity in South America. Livni made the accusation during a ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Nov. 25
Nov 25, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Nov. 25 CAIRO -- Egypt will continue to exert its efforts to exert itsefforts close ranks of the Palestinians, Foreign Ministry spokesmanHossam Zaki said on Tuesday. In a press release issued on Tuesday, Zaki said an ...
Turkey eyes energy cooperation with Norway
Nov 25, 2008 ... Turkey eyes energy cooperation with Norway ANKARA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan Tuesday voiced the country's keenness to cooperate withNorway in the field of energy, saying there is great potential forenergy cooperation between the two countries ....
Two U.S. troops killed by unknown gunmen in northern Iraq: military
Nov 25, 2008 ... Two U.S. troops killed by unknown gunmen in northern Iraq:military BAGHDAD, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Two U.S. soldiers distributinghumanitarian aid were shot dead by unknown gunmen in northern Iraqon Tuesday, the U.S. military said in a statement. The incident took place west ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Nov 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Wednesday. The Australian: -- Union officials will win the right to enter workplaces aroundthe nation, including ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Nov 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, Nov. 26(Xinhua) -- The following are the major news items in leadingJapanese newspapers on Wednesday. The Daily Yomiuri: -- DNA taken from bloodstains on the knife believed to have beenused in the attacks at the homes ...
Dollar climbs to mid-95 yen level
Nov 25, 2008 ... Dollar climbs to mid-95 yen level TOKYO, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) --The U.S. dollar climbed to the mid-95 yen range Wednesday morning inTokyo from the lower 95 yen level overnight in New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar fetched 95.45-50 yen compared with ...
Tokyo stocks open lower despite U.S. stimulus package
Nov 25, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open lower despite U.S. stimulus package TOKYO,Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday despite theU.S. government's latest aid package to stimulate the economy. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue ...
Urgent: Four bomb attacks rock Bangkok
Nov 25, 2008 ... Urgent: Four bomb attacks rock Bangkok BANGKOK, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least four rounds ...
1st LD: Four bombs rock Bangkok
Nov 25, 2008 ... 1st LD: Four bombs rock Bangkok BANGKOK, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least four rounds of bomb attacksrocked Bangkok early Wednesday, injuring at least 12 people, localmedia reported. The attacks, since 4:30 a.m. (2130 GMT Tuesday) to 6:30 a.m. (2330 GMT Tuesday) Wednesday, ...
Cargo ship sinks off N. Philippines 11 missing
Nov 25, 2008 ... Cargo ship sinks off N. Philippines 11 missing MANILA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 crew members of a smallcargo ship were missing when their vessel sank off the northernmostPhilippine province of Batanes after encountering bad weather, thecountry's Coast Guard said on ...
2nd LD: Four bombs rock Bangkok
Nov 25, 2008 ... 2nd LD: Four bombs rock Bangkok BANGKOK, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least four rounds of bomb attacksrocked Bangkok early Wednesday, injuring at least 12 people, localmedia reported. The attacks, since 4:30 a.m. (2130 GMT Tuesday) to 6:30 a.m. (2330 GMT Tuesday) Wednesday, ...
3rd LD: Four bombings rock Bangkok
Nov 25, 2008 ... 3rd LD: Four bombings rock Bangkok BANGKOK, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least four rounds of bomb attacksrocked Bangkok early Wednesday, injuring at least 12 people, localmedia reported. The attacks, since 4:30 a.m. (2130 GMT Tuesday) to 6:30 a.m. (2330 GMT Tuesday) Wednesday, ...
4th LD: Four bombings rock Bangkok
Nov 25, 2008 ... 4th LD: Four bombings rock Bangkok BANGKOK, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least four rounds of bomb attacksrocked Bangkok early Wednesday, injuring at least 12 people, localmedia reported. The attacks, since 4:30 a.m. (2130 GMT Tuesday) to 6:30 a.m. (2330 GMT Tuesday) Wednesday, ...
Major news items in leading Singapore's newspapers
Nov 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Singapore's newspapers SINGAPORE, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major newsitems in leading Singapore's newspapers on Wednesday. The Straits Times: -- Singapore's High Court has found the publisher of the WallStreet Journal Asia ...
Myanmar appeals for donation to rural libraries
Nov 25, 2008 ... Myanmar appeals for donation to rural libraries YANGON, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar information authorities haveappealed to the public to make donation to rural self-reliantlibraries to help widen the scope of knowledge of the local people,according to Wednesday's New Light of ...
S. Korea's manufacturing sentiment for December hits record low
Nov 25, 2008 ... S. Korea's manufacturing sentiment for December hits record low SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- South Korean manufacturers' confidencefor December fell to an all-time low amid ongoing global recession,the Bank of Korea (BOK) said Wednesday. According to BOK, the business survey ...
Danish foreign minister to visit Nepal
Nov 25, 2008 ... Danish foreign minister to visit Nepal KATHMANDU, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Danish Foreign Minister Per StigMoller will arrive in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Wednesday for athree-day visit intended to show support for Nepal's ongoing peaceprocess, according to The Kathmandu Post ....
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Nov 25, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Wednesday. The Indian Express: -- A Thailand-based fishing company has claimed that the pirate"mother ship" the Indian Navy ...
U.S. Pacific Command chief visits Singapore
Nov 25, 2008 ... U.S. Pacific Command chief visits Singapore SINGAPORE, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Commander of the United StatesPacific Command (PACOM) Admiral Timothy Keating called on Singapore's Defense Minister Teo Chee Hean here on Wednesday morning. Keating also had a breakfast meeting ...
Vietnam attracts record 60 bln USD of FDI commitment
Nov 25, 2008 ... Vietnam attracts record 60 bln USD of FDI commitment HANOI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is estimated to have attracteda record 60 billion U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI)in the first 11 months of this year, the local newspaper reported onWednesday, citing the source ...
Urgent: Impeachment complaint against Philippine President rejected in Congress committee
Nov 25, 2008 ... Urgent: Impeachment complaint against Philippine Presidentrejected in Congress committee MANILA, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Congress ...
S.Korean president vows to overcome financial crisis in 3 years
Nov 25, 2008 ... S.Korean president vows to overcome financial crisis in 3 years SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-baksaid the ongoing global financial crisis can be overcome in threeyears, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday. "The economic crisis ...
New Zealand, British PMs to meet on financial crisis
Nov 25, 2008 ... New Zealand, British PMs to meet on financial crisis WELLINGTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's New Prime MinisterJohn Key will meet his British counterpart Gordon Brown in Londonovernight Tuesday. Key left the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leadersmeeting in ...
Bomb blast injures several in SW Pakistan
Nov 25, 2008 ... Bomb blast injures several in SW Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A remote-controlled bomb blasthurt several people in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, officialAssociated Press of Pakistan reported ....
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Nov. 25
Nov 25, 2008 ... Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Nov. 25 WELLINGTON -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richterscale struck the remote Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand'North Island on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit the New Zealand ...
Indian stock market opens higher
Nov 25, 2008 ... Indian stock market opens higher MUMBAI, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Indian shares opened higher onTuesday, with the key Sensex index up 257.38 points, or 2.89percent, to 9160.50 after opening. Sensex is the common name for ...
Japanese government to submit 2nd budget to session next year
Nov 25, 2008 ... Japanese government to submit 2nd budget to session next year TOKYO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Japanese government and ruling coalitionTuesday confirmed that they will submit a second supplementarybudget during a regular Diet session in January rather than in theongoing extra Diet session, ...
Japan welcomes next round of six-party talks
Nov 25, 2008 ... Japan welcomes next round of six-party talks TOKYO, Nov. 25(Xinhua) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone on Tuesdaywelcomed plans to hold the next round of six- party talks from Dec.8. in Beijing. "Japan has no objection to that (schedule) and we think it'sfine," ...
Tokyo stocks close sharply higher on Wall Street surge
Nov 25, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks close sharply higher on Wall Street surge TOKYO,Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher Tuesday, withthe key Nikkei index closing above the 8,000 mark, as investors wereeased by the overnight Wall Street surge following the U.S. plan torescue embattled ...
Seoul stock market ends up
Nov 25, 2008 ... Seoul stock market ends up SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stocks ended up 1.36percent Tuesday. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 13.18 points to ...
Indian minister calls on Nepali PM
Nov 25, 2008 ... Indian minister calls on Nepali PM KATHMANDU, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Indian External AffairsMinister Pranab Mukherjee called on Nepali Prime Minister Prachandain the capital Kathmandu on Tuesday, local media reported. It was learnt that the meeting would be dwelt to ...
Indonesia trims economic growth forecast
Nov 25, 2008 ... Indonesia trims economic growth forecast JAKARTA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia cuts its economic growthforecast in 2009, as the impact of the global financial routs, whichcould tilted the world into recession, the country's coordinatingminister for finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati ...
UN continues to assist Afghanistan: UNSC mission
Nov 25, 2008 ... UN continues to assist Afghanistan: UNSC mission KABUL, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The visiting fact finding mission ofUnited Nations Security Council assured that UN would continuesupport to the war-battered Afghanistan, a press release of AfghanForeign Ministry received here Tuesday ...
Indonesia interest rate may decrease soon: minister
Nov 25, 2008 ... Indonesia interest rate may decrease soon: minister JAKARTA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's central bank may cut itbenchmark interest rate in the near term following the slow ofinflation rate, Coordinating Minister for Economy Sri MulyaniIndrawati said here Tuesday ....
Shocking video exposes trade of rare monkeys in Cambodia
Nov 25, 2008 ... Shocking video exposes trade of rare monkeys in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- An investigation into the illegalanimal trade has revealed graphic evidence of rare and endangeredmonkey species throughout Cambodia being captured and bred to supplythe world's animal testing ...