Xinhua News Agency back issues from Wednesday, January 14:
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jan 14, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Wednesday. Ha'aretz: -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is promoting a week-long"humanitarian ceasefire" in the Gaza ...
Urgent: Northern Israel hit by rockets from Lebanon: sources
Jan 14, 2009 ... Urgent: Northern Israel hit by rockets from Lebanon: sources JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- ...
Jordan to build plant to treat medical, hazardous waste
Jan 14, 2009 ... Jordan to build plant to treat medical, hazardous waste AMMAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Jordan will start building a plant todeal with medical and hazardous waste, local daily The Jordan Timesreported on Wednesday. The projected treatment plant, with a cost as much as 20 ...
1st LD: Northern Israel hit by rockets from Lebanon: sources
Jan 14, 2009 ... 1st LD: Northern Israel hit by rockets from Lebanon: sources JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- An air raid siren sounded onWednesday morning in northern Israel, indicating that rockets mighthave landed in the area, local news service Ynet report. Residents of the Upper Galilee ...
Official: Jordan to support Arab consensus in upcoming Qatar summit
Jan 14, 2009 ... Official: Jordan to support Arab consensus in upcoming Qatarsummit AMMAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Jordan will support any Arab consensusregarding Israel's attacks against Gaza in the upcoming Arab summitcalled for by Qatar, local daily The Jordan Times reported onWednesday ....
Lebanese TV confirms rockets attack on northern Israel from South Lebanon
Jan 14, 2009 ... Lebanese TV confirms rockets attack on northern Israel from SouthLebanon Lebanese TV confirms rockets attack on northern Israel fromSouth Lebanon BEIRUT, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two rockets were launched Wednesdaymorning from South Lebanon's Hassbia area into northern Israeli townof ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jan 14, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Wednesday. YENI SAFAK (New Dawn): -- A Turkish flagged ship "Karagol," hijacked by Somali piratesoff Yemen shores on Nov. 12, ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Jan. 14
Jan 14, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- Jan. 14 CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Wednesday. -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to pay a visitto Egypt amidst ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jan 14, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Tehran Times: -- Israeli navy blocked Iranian aid ship to the Gaza Strip,Iranian Red Crescent Society Director ...
Israel fires back 9 rockets, while helicopters flew low over south Lebanon
Jan 14, 2009 ... Israel fires back 9 rockets, while helicopters flew low oversouth Lebanon Israel fires back 9 rockets, while helicopters flewlow over south Lebanon BEIRUT, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israel responded firing back ninerockets into southern Lebanon areas of Arkoub and Habarieh inHassbia ...
2nd LD: Northern Israel hit by rockets from Lebanon
Jan 14, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Northern Israel hit by rockets from Lebanon JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Air raid sirens sounded and blastswere heard on Wednesday morning in northern Israel, indicating thatthe area might have been hit by rockets for the second time in aweek. Residents of the ...
UN chief in Egypt on Gaza crisis talks
Jan 14, 2009 ... UN chief in Egypt on Gaza crisis talks CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonarrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Wednesday on a MiddleEast trip to help ease the tension in the Palestinian territory ofGaza Strip. During his stay in Egypt, Ban is ...
Israeli army continues offensive on Gaza for 19 days
Jan 14, 2009 ... Israeli army continues offensive on Gaza for 19 days GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army has intensified onWednesday morning its strikes on several targets in Hamas-ruled GazaStrip, killing four Palestinians as the Israeli offensive on theenclave continues on the 19th day ....
Emergency Arab summit to be held in Doha
Jan 14, 2009 ... Emergency Arab summit to be held in Doha CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Sixteen Arab League (AL) members haveagreed to hold an emergency summit on Gaza issue in Doha on Friday,reaching the quorum of two thirds of the 22-member AL to hold such asummit, according to Doha-based ...
Witnesses: Israeli army destroys main Gaza cemetery
Jan 14, 2009 ... Witnesses: Israeli army destroys main Gaza cemetery GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Israeli army F-16 warplanes Wednesdaydestroyed the main Gaza cemetery in northern Gaza City's SheikRadwan neighborhood, local residents said. "The Israeli warplanes are not only targeting people ...
Turkey earns 310 million USD from bridges, highways in 2008
Jan 14, 2009 ... Turkey earns 310 million USD from bridges, highways in 2008 ANKARA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Turkey earned a total of 493.5million Turkish Lira (TL), or 310 million U.S. dollars last yearfrom Istanbul bridges linking Asia to Europe and toll roads acrossthe country, the semi-official ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jan 14, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Wednesday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited Saudi Arabia onTuesday and held talks with Saudi King ...
3rd LD Writethru: Rockets from Lebanon rock northern Israel
Jan 14, 2009 ... 3rd LD Writethru: Rockets from Lebanon rock northern Israel JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Northern Israel were pummeled byrockets from southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning for the secondtime in a week, rekindling fears that Israel might have to open asecond front alongside with ...
Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills two bystanders
Jan 14, 2009 ... Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills two bystanders GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinian bystanders were killedon Wednesday morning in an Israeli airstrike on a main street in thesouthern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, medics and witnesses said. The witnesses said that an Israeli ...
UN chief, Egyptian president meet on Gaza crisis
Jan 14, 2009 ... UN chief, Egyptian president meet on Gaza crisis CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday onthe ongoing Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip which haskilled more than 950 Palestinians ....
Feature: Al-Qaida recruits children as suicide bombers in Iraq
Jan 14, 2009 ... Feature: Al-Qaida recruits children as suicide bombers in Iraq by Fu Yiming and Gao Shan BAGHDAD, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A boy masquerading as a flowerseller blew himself up last September before the house of SheikhImad Jassem, the joint-leader of the Sons of Iraq in Tarmiya, 25 ...
Fresh tank shelling kills two in Gaza
Jan 14, 2009 ... Fresh tank shelling kills two in Gaza GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ongoing Israeli tank shelling oneastern Gaza Strip and the Jabalia area of the Northern Gaza Stripkilled two civilians on Wednesday morning, witnesses and localmedical sources said. Witnesses said that heavy ...
Urgent: Air raid siren sounds in Jerusalem
Jan 14, 2009 ... Urgent: Air raid siren sounds in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- ...
Two people killed in car bombing in northern Iraq
Jan 14, 2009 ... Two people killed in car bombing in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and threeothers wounded in a car bomb explosion at a crowded area in the cityof Mosul on Wednesday, a local police source said. The blast targeted an Iraqi army patrol in ...
1st LD: Air raid siren sounds in Jerusalem
Jan 14, 2009 ... 1st LD: Air raid siren sounds in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- An air raid siren sounded inJerusalem on Wednesday, which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) saidwas a false alarm ....
Three killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Jan 14, 2009 ... Three killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three Palestinians were killed andanother four were wounded in Shatee refugee camp in Western GazaCity in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday afternoon, witness andmedical sources said. The clash came after ...
UN chief renews call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Jan 14, 2009 ... UN chief renews call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in theGaza Strip, where about 977 Palestinians have been killed in thepast 19 days of Israeli ...
Tunisia not to attend Arab summit in Qatar
Jan 14, 2009 ... Tunisia not to attend Arab summit in Qatar TUNIS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia will not participate in theemergency Arab Summit scheduled on Friday in Qatar to discuss waysto stop the Israeli strikes on Gaza, Tunisian Foreign Ministry saidWednesday. Out of the keenness to ...
Lebanese minister denounces firing rockets from southern Lebanon
Jan 14, 2009 ... Lebanese minister denounces firing rockets from southern Lebanon BEIRUT, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Information Minister TareqMitri denounced Wednesday the firing of rockets from southernLebanon into northern Israel, local Naharnet website reported. "Firing rockets ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Jan 14, 2009 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 2,804 points on Wednesday, up 17 ...
Turkish Parliament speaker call for an end to Gaza offensive
Jan 14, 2009 ... Turkish Parliament speaker call for an end to Gaza offensive ANKARA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Parliament Speaker KoksalToptan called on Wednesday for an end to Gaza offensive, saying thetragedy cannot be allowed to continue any longer, the semi- officialAnatolia news agency ...
Three booby-trapped rockets discovered in South Lebanon
Jan 14, 2009 ... Three booby-trapped rockets discovered in South Lebanon BEIRUT, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese army and UN Interim Forcesin Lebanon (UNIFIL) discovered Wednesday three booby-trapped rocketsprepared for launching against Israel, local New TV reported. The rockets were found in ...
2nd LD Writethru: False air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem
Jan 14, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: False air raid sirens sound in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- False air raid sirens sounded inJerusalem on early Wednesday afternoon, sending panic to localresidents as Israel was pounded by rockets both in the south and thenorth. The Israel ...
Lebanese army stresses commitment to UN resolution 1701, accusing Israel of violations
Jan 14, 2009 ... Lebanese army stresses commitment to UN resolution 1701, accusingIsrael of violations Lebanese army stresses commitment to UNresolution 1701, accusing Israel of violations BEIRUT, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese army reiterated onWednesday its commitment to implementing UN ...
Iraq to attend Arab summit on Gaza offensive
Jan 14, 2009 ... Iraq to attend Arab summit on Gaza offensive BAGHDAD, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iraq said Wednesday that it willparticipate in an emergency Arab states summit due to be held inQatar on Friday, an Iraqi official television reported. "Iraq has decided to take part in the emergency ...
Israel halts Iran's aid ship off Gaza
Jan 14, 2009 ... Israel halts Iran's aid ship off Gaza TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iran's aid ship to the Gaza Strip wasstopped by Israel from reaching the impoverished enclave, Iran 'ssatellite Press TV reported. "Holding an estimated 2,000 tons of humanitarian medical and foodsupplies for ...
Israeli offensive on Gaza goes on, 13 killed
Jan 14, 2009 ... Israeli offensive on Gaza goes on, 13 killed GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen Palestinians were killed and25 wounded on Wednesday during the 19th day Israeli air and groundoffensive on Gaza Strip, medics and witnesses said. Gaza emergency chief Mo'aweya Hassanein told ...
OIC MPs meet in Turkey over Gaza offensive
Jan 14, 2009 ... OIC MPs meet in Turkey over Gaza offensive ANKARA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Parliamentarians from theOrganization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member states met inthe largest Turkish city of Istanbul on Wednesday to discuss theongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. Mahmud Kilic, ...
Chinese envoy, Israeli president meet on Gaza situation
Jan 14, 2009 ... Chinese envoy, Israeli president meet on Gaza situation JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Visiting China's special envoy onthe Middle East issue Sun Bigan held talks here on Wednesday withIsraeli President Shimon Peres on the latest developments of GazaStrip, which has been under ...
Palestinian official: 800,000 Gazans without water
Jan 14, 2009 ... Palestinian official: 800,000 Gazans without water GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian official said onWednesday that 800,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip lack water dueto the Israeli air and ground offensive on the enclave. Monzer Shublaq, chief of the Gaza Strip water ...
UN children's fund sends aid to Gaza
Jan 14, 2009 ... UN children's fund sends aid to Gaza AMMAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) on Wednesday sent a relief aid convoy to hard-hit GazaStrip via Jordan's King Hussein Bridge, the official Petra newsagency reported. The 12-truck convoy is loaded ...
Palestinian faction supports military actions against Israel from Lebanon
Jan 14, 2009 ... Palestinian faction supports military actions against Israel fromLebanon Palestinian faction supports military actions against Israelfrom Lebanon BEIRUT, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Popular Front for the Liberationof Palestine (PFLP) announced Wednesday that it supports anymilitary ...
URGENT: death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, medical sources
Jan 14, 2009 ... URGENT: death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, medical sources GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Death toll in Gaza has ...
Hamas sends threatening message to Israelis
Jan 14, 2009 ... Hamas sends threatening message to Israelis JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Many Israeli cellphone users onWednesday received a message attributed to Hamas warning that deathis waiting for Israeli soldiers in warring Gaza Strip. "Come on into Gaza. Lots of surprises waiting ...
1st LD: Death toll in Gaza exceeds 1,000: medical official
Jan 14, 2009 ... 1st LD: Death toll in Gaza exceeds 1,000: medical official GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A senior medical official said onWednesday that 1,010 Palestinians were killed and 4,600 otherswounded since Israel launched air and ground offensive on the GazaStrip. Gaza emergency chief ...
Urgent: Hamas says it accepts the Egyptian initiative on ceasefire
Jan 14, 2009 ... Urgent: Hamas says it accepts the Egyptian initiative onceasefire GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement announced onWednesday that it accepted an Egyptian-brokered initiative to reacha ...
AL, UN heads discuss Gaza situation
Jan 14, 2009 ... AL, UN heads discuss Gaza situation CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon onWednesday held talks with Arab League (AL) Secretary General AmrMoussa on the situation of the embattled Gaza Strip, where over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli ...
Iran voices dismay at launching BBC Persian TV service
Jan 14, 2009 ... Iran voices dismay at launching BBC Persian TV service TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- An senior Iranian official onWednesday voiced dismay at launching British BroadcastingCorporation (BBC) Persian TV service. "Launching BBC Persian service TV is detrimental to Iraniannational ...
2nd LD: Gaza death toll exceeds 1,000, Hamas accepts ceasefire deal
Jan 14, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Gaza death toll exceeds 1,000, Hamas accepts ceasefiredeal GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A senior Gaza medical official said onWednesday that 1,010 Palestinians were killed and 4,600 otherswounded since Israel launched air and ground offensive on Gaza trip. Gaza ...
Israeli navy blocks Iranian ship from Gaza shore
Jan 14, 2009 ... Israeli navy blocks Iranian ship from Gaza shore JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli navy on Wednesdaydenied an Iranian ship carrying aid supplies access to the coast ofGaza Strip, local news service Ynet reported. The vessel, loaded with medicine, food and clothing, ...
1st LD: Hamas accepts Egyptian initiative on ceasefire: report
Jan 14, 2009 ... 1st LD: Hamas accepts Egyptian initiative on ceasefire: report GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Wednesday evening that it has accepted anEgyptian-brokered initiative to reach a ceasefire with Israel in theGaza Strip. The ...
Over 300 children killed in Gaza crisis: UNICEF
Jan 14, 2009 ... Over 300 children killed in Gaza crisis: UNICEF CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 300 children have beenkilled so far and over 1,500 wounded since the Israeli offensive onthe Gaza Strip, a statement by the United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF) said on Wednesday. UNICEF ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower
Jan 14, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes lower JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Hamas responds "favorably" to Egyptian ceasefire initiative: report
Jan 14, 2009 ... Hamas responds "favorably" to Egyptian ceasefire initiative:report CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movementreacted "favorably" to an Egyptian initiative calling for animmediate ceasefire in the embattled Gaza Strip, the Egyptian MENAnews agency reported ...
Israeli defense officials back immediate Gaza ceasefire: report
Jan 14, 2009 ... Israeli defense officials back immediate Gaza ceasefire: report JERUSALEM, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Senior Israeli defense officialsagree that Israel should reach an immediate ceasefire in the warringGaza Strip, local daily Ha'aretz reported on Wednesday. During meetings of ...
Urgent: Saudi Arabia calls emergency Gulf summit on Gaza
Jan 14, 2009 ... Urgent: Saudi Arabia calls emergency Gulf summit on Gaza RIYADH, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's king has invitedleaders of six Gulf ...
UN chief arrives in Jordan on Gaza crisis mediation tour
Jan 14, 2009 ... UN chief arrives in Jordan on Gaza crisis mediation tour AMMAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Secretary GeneralBan Ki-moon Wednesday arrived at Jordan's capital of Amman on a week-long Middle East mediation tour for Gaza crisis. Ban is expected to hold talks with ...
Russia to complete Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2009
Jan 14, 2009 ... Russia to complete Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2009 TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Iran's ambassador to Russia MahmoudReza Sajjadi said that Russia would complete Iran's Bushehr nuclearpower plant this year, the semi-official Fars news agency reportedon Wednesday ....
Lebanese army ready for Israeli aggression: commander
Jan 14, 2009 ... Lebanese army ready for Israeli aggression: commander BEIRUT, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese army commander Gen. JeanQahwaji said Wednesday that the army is ready for all sacrifices incase there is an Israeli aggression against Lebanon, local Elnashrawebsite reported ....
Israel sends telephone threats to Lebanese
Jan 14, 2009 ... Israel sends telephone threats to Lebanese BEIRUT, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese residents in south Lebanonreceived Wednesday telephone messages from Israel threatening themagainst cooperation with Palestinian radical factions and al-Qaida,local Elnashra website reported ....
1st LD: Saudi Arabia calls emergency Gulf summit on Gaza crisis
Jan 14, 2009 ... 1st LD: Saudi Arabia calls emergency Gulf summit on Gaza crisis RIYADH, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia has invited leaders ofsix Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to attend an emergencysummit in Riyadh on Thursday to discuss the Gaza crisis, officialnews agency SPA said ...
Death toll in Gaza rises to 1,017: medics
Jan 14, 2009 ... Death toll in Gaza rises to 1,017: medics GAZA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- In spite of the good news that Hamaswelcomed in Cairo an Egyptian-brokered initiative on a ceasefire,the Israeli offensive on Gaza continued on Wednesday, leaving so far1,017 people killed. Gaza emergency ...
Free maternity service in Nepal kicks off
Jan 14, 2009 ... Free maternity service in Nepal kicks off KATHMANDU, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Nepali government has started freematernity service nationwide from Wednesday. Minister for Health and Population Giriraj Mani Pokhrel launchedthe program amidst a function in Nepali capital Kathmandu ....
Mercy Malaysia deploys 2 more aid workers to help Gaza people
Jan 14, 2009 ... Mercy Malaysia deploys 2 more aid workers to help Gaza peopleMercy Malaysia deploys 2 more aid workers to help Gaza people KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Medical ReliefSociety (Mercy Malaysia) has deployed two more aid workers to Cairo,Egypt to help deliver ...
Islamic Economic Congress calls for world endowment body
Jan 14, 2009 ... Islamic Economic Congress calls for world endowment body KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A World Endowment Body has tobe set up to eradicate poverty among Islamic nations, ChandraPurnama, Director-General of Indonesia's state-owned pawnshopoperator Perum Pegadaian, said here on ...