Xinhua News Agency back issues from Tuesday, March 24:
Roundup: Israeli Likud-led coalition levels off as Labor joins
Mar 24, 2009 ... Roundup: Israeli Likud-led coalition levels off as Labor joins by Xinhua writer Ma Xiaoyan JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Despite interior opponents andcontradiction, Labor Party Central Committee voted in favor ofchairman Ehud Barak's coalition bid on Tuesday to enter the ...
Urgent: Israel's Barak reaches coalition deal with Netanyahu: report
Mar 24, 2009 ... Urgent: Israel's Barak reaches coalition deal with Netanyahu:report Urgent: Israel's Barak reaches coalition deal with Netanyahu:report JERUSALEM, ...
1st LD: Israel's Barak drafts coalition deal with Netanyahu
Mar 24, 2009 ... 1st LD: Israel's Barak drafts coalition deal with Netanyahu JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Labor party chairman EhudBarak and Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu of Likuddrafted a coalition deal on Tuesday morning, local media reported. The preliminary deal ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Mar 24, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Turkish newspapers on Tuesday. TURKIYE (Turkey): -- Iraq's President Jalal Talabani used the word "terrorist"while describing the outlawed Kurdish ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Mar 24, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Israeli newspapers on Tuesday. Ha'aretz -- More than 2,500 Israeli police officers will be on duty onTuesday in and around Umm al-Fahm, ...
Jordan hopes for "unified stance" during upcoming Arab summit in Doha
Mar 24, 2009 ... Jordan hopes for "unified stance" during upcoming Arab summit inDoha Jordan hopes for "unified stance" during upcoming Arab summitin Doha AMMAN, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Jordan has expressed its hope thatArab leaders would reach a "unified stance" during the upcoming Arabsummit due ...
Jordan foils 14-million-USD drug smuggling attempt
Mar 24, 2009 ... Jordan foils 14-million-USD drug smuggling attempt AMMAN, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Jordan has foiled an attempt tosmuggle 3.5 million Captagon pills worth 10 million Jordanian dinars(about 14 million U.S. dollars) into a neighboring country, localdaily The Jordan Times reported ...
2nd LD Writethru: Israel's Barak drafts coalition deal with Netanyahu
Mar 24, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Israel's Barak drafts coalition deal withNetanyahu 2nd LD Writethru: Israel's Barak drafts coalition dealwith Netanyahu JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Labor party chairman EhudBarak and Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud partydrafted ...
Policy guidance for MENA insurance sector released
Mar 24, 2009 ... Policy guidance for MENA insurance sector released AMMAN, March 24 (Xinhua) -- A policy guidance has been releasedin a bid to standardize the insurance industry in the Middle Eastand North Africa (MENA) region, local daily The Jordan Timesreported on Tuesday. The guidance, ...
Arab interior ministers pledge coordination in fighting crime
Mar 24, 2009 ... Arab interior ministers pledge coordination in fighting crime BEIRUT, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Arab interior ministers pledged topromote coordination in anti-crime strategies during a meetingtackling various security issues, As-Safier daily reported Tuesday. The 26th meeting of ...
Far-rightists march in Israel's biggest Arab town
Mar 24, 2009 ... Far-rightists march in Israel's biggest Arab town JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Some 100 far-right protestorslaunched a march in the northern Arab town of Umm al-Fahm onTuesday, under the guard of hundreds of police officers deployed inand around the area. Residents, ...
Hamas: prisoners' swap talks with Israel won't be eternal
Mar 24, 2009 ... Hamas: prisoners' swap talks with Israel won't be eternal GAZA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- An Islamic Hamas movement officialwarned Israel on Tuesday that the Egyptian-sponsored indirect talkswith Hamas to free captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shcalit in exchangeof Palestinian prisoners' ...
PNA official denies urging EU not to lift boycott of Hamas
Mar 24, 2009 ... PNA official denies urging EU not to lift boycott of Hamas RAMALLAH, March 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of thePalestinian National Authority (PNA) denied on Tuesday he urged theEuropean Union (EU) not to lift the embargo imposed on Gaza- rulingIslamic Hamas movement ....
Hamas "rewards" Gaza men to marry war widows, but sparks criticism
Mar 24, 2009 ... Hamas "rewards" Gaza men to marry war widows, but sparkscriticism GAZA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Hamas movement hasencouraged Gaza men to marry "a widow of a martyr" with a reward of3,000 U.S. dollars for each, but the project sparked criticism bypro-women groups, ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Mar 24, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Tuesday. Al Ahram: -- The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Monday swiped hard atIsrael's decision to prevent the Palestinians ...
Hamas: 5,000 Gazans await Rafah opening
Mar 24, 2009 ... Hamas: 5,000 Gazans await Rafah opening GAZA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The interior ministry of the sackedHamas unity government based in the Gaza Strip said on Tuesday thatthere are 5,000 Palestinians waiting for the reopening of Rafahterminal on the border with Egypt. Adel ...
Palestinian dialogue to resume in early April: official
Mar 24, 2009 ... Palestinian dialogue to resume in early April: official GAZA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian official revealedon Tuesday that the next round of inter-reconciliation Palestiniantalks are to resume before the first weekend of April. Rabah Muhana, top leader of the ...
Egypt discovers 3 more tunnels at Gaza border
Mar 24, 2009 ... Egypt discovers 3 more tunnels at Gaza border CAIRO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian authorities have discoveredthree tunnels used for smuggling foodstuffs at the border with thePalestinian territory of Gaza Strip, the official MENA news agencyreported on Tuesday. Egyptian ...
1st LD: Turkish soldier killed, 8 injured in army base explosion
Mar 24, 2009 ... 1st LD: Turkish soldier killed, 8 injured in army base explosion ANKARA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- At least one Turkish soldier waskilled and eight others injured in an explosion at a militaryfacility in southern Turkey on Tuesday, the semi-official AnatoliaNews Agency reported ....
Urgent: Turkish soldier killed, 8 injured in army base explosion
Mar 24, 2009 ... Urgent: Turkish soldier killed, 8 injured in army base explosion ANKARA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- At least one Turkish soldier waskilled ...
Kuwait's investment companies lose 32 bln dollars in 6 months
Mar 24, 2009 ... Kuwait's investment companies lose 32 bln dollars in 6 months KUWAIT CITY, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaiti investment companieshave lost 9.2 billion Kuwaiti dinars (32 billion U.S. dollars) fromthe start of the global financial crisis last August to the end ofthis January, Kuwait ...
Jordan's stock market index closes higher
Mar 24, 2009 ... Jordan's stock market index closes higher AMMAN, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 2,686 points on Tuesday, up 34 ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- March 24
Mar 24, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- March 24 CAIRO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of majorMiddle East news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua NewsAgency on Tuesday. -- Continue to monitor the process of Israeli cabinet formationthough Labor party ...
Turkey to host Afghanistan-Pakistan talks next month
Mar 24, 2009 ... Turkey to host Afghanistan-Pakistan talks next month ANKARA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkey will host a trilateralmeeting between the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan in Ankaraon April 1 for talks aimed at building trust between the twoneighbors, the semi-official Anatolia news ...
Lebanese president approves Syrian ambassador to Lebanon
Mar 24, 2009 ... Lebanese president approves Syrian ambassador to Lebanon BEIRUT, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleimanapproved Tuesday the appointment of Ali Abdel Karim as first everSyrian ambassador to Lebanon, Elnashra website reported. A Presidential statement said that ...
Urgent: Sudanese president to visit Cairo: AL-Jazeera
Mar 24, 2009 ... Urgent: Sudanese president to visit Cairo: AL-Jazeera KHARTOUM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omer al- Bashiris to visit Cairo Wednesday on his ...
1st LD Writethru: Sudanese president to visit Cairo: AL-Jazeera
Mar 24, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Sudanese president to visit Cairo: AL-Jazeera KHARTOUM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omer al- Bashiris to visit Cairo Wednesday on his second travel abroad since theInternational Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant againsthim earlier this ...
PLO stresses assassination of Palestinian official also targets Lebanon
Mar 24, 2009 ... PLO stresses assassination of Palestinian official also targetsLebanon PLO stresses assassination of Palestinian official alsotargets Lebanon BEIRUT, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO) security chief in Lebanon Mounir Makdah said Tuesday that ...
UN official praises cooperation with Sudanese gov't to recover relief works in Darfur
Mar 24, 2009 ... UN official praises cooperation with Sudanese gov't to recoverrelief works in Darfur UN official praises cooperation with Sudanesegov't to recover relief works in Darfur KHARTOUM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- A UN official praised on Tuesdaythe cooperation between the Sudanese government ...
Palestinian unity talks to resume in Cairo early April
Mar 24, 2009 ... Palestinian unity talks to resume in Cairo early April CAIRO, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The next round of the inter-Palestinian national unity talks will be resumed in the Egyptiancapital of Cairo early next month, the Egyptian MENA news agencyreported on Tuesday. Under the ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher
Mar 24, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Qatari's prime minister readiness for receiving Sudanese president
Mar 24, 2009 ... Qatari's prime minister readiness for receiving Sudanesepresident KHARTOUM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Qatari Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim stressed here on Tuesday hiscountry's readiness for receiving Sudanese President Omer al- Bashirin case of the ...
Urgent: Labor approves Barak bid to join Netanyahu coalition
Mar 24, 2009 ... Urgent: Labor approves Barak bid to join Netanyahu coalition JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Labor's Central ...
Qatari PM denies withdrawal of Sudan's JEM from peace talks
Mar 24, 2009 ... Qatari PM denies withdrawal of Sudan's JEM from peace talks KHARTOUM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Qatari Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabir al-Thani denied on Tuesdaya reported withdrawal of the rebel Justice and Equality Movement(JEM) from the peace ...
Recast:Qatari's prime minister ready to receive Sudanese president
Mar 24, 2009 ... Recast:Qatari's prime minister ready to receive Sudanesepresident KHARTOUM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Qatari Prime Minister and ForeignMinister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim stressed here on Tuesday hiscountry's readiness for receiving Sudanese President Omer al- Bashirin case of the ...
1st LD: Israel's Labor approves Barak bid to join Netanyahu coalition
Mar 24, 2009 ... 1st LD: Israel's Labor approves Barak bid to join Netanyahucoalition 1st LD: Israel's Labor approves Barak bid to joinNetanyahu coalition JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Labor Central Committeeapproved Tuesday evening the bid, initiated by party chairman EhudBarak, to join ...
Feature: An intense clash mirroring Jew-Arab tensions
Mar 24, 2009 ... Feature: An intense clash mirroring Jew-Arab tensions by Deng Yushan UMM AL-FAHM, Israel, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Tear gas and stone rainengulfed Israel's largest Arab city of Umm al-Fahm on Tuesdaymorning, in a violent clash that underscored the tensions betweenJews and Arabs ...
2nd LD Writethru: Israel's Labor approves Barak bid to join Netanyahu coalition
Mar 24, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Israel's Labor approves Barak bid to joinNetanyahu coalition 2nd LD Writethru: Israel's Labor approves Barakbid to join Netanyahu coalition JERUSALEM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The Labor Central Committeeapproved Tuesday evening the bid, initiated by party chairman ...
Commentary: More goodwill moves needed to thaw Iran-U.S. relations
Mar 24, 2009 ... Commentary: More goodwill moves needed to thaw Iran-U.S.relations by Liang Youchang TEHRAN, March 24 (Xinhua) -- A vague sign of possible thaw in therelations between arch foes Iran and the United States emergedrecently as U.S. President Barack Obama sent an unexpected ...
Morocco central bank cuts key interest rate to 3.25 pct as inflation drops
Mar 24, 2009 ... Morocco central bank cuts key interest rate to 3.25 pct asinflation drops Morocco central bank cuts key interest rate to 3.25pct as inflation drops RABAT, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Morocco's central bank decided onTuesday to cut its key interest rate to 3.25 percent from 3.5percent ...
Three Iraqis killed in attacks
Mar 24, 2009 ... Three Iraqis killed in attacks MOSUL, Iraq, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Three Iraqis were killed innorthern Iraq in two separate attacks on Tuesday, a local policesource said. Unknown gunmen armed with pistols shot dead a policeman out ofduty in aL Nigeify street in the center of ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 24
Mar 24, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 24 UMM AL-FAHM, Israel -- Tear gas and stone rain engulfed Israel' slargest Arab city of Umm al-Fahm on Tuesday morning, in a violentclash that underscored the tensions between Jews and Arabs in theJewish state. Under ...
Tokyo stocks open lower
Mar 24, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks open lower TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesdayafter soaring for two consecutive trading days. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei StockAverage lost ...
Dollar trades in lower 98 yen zone
Mar 24, 2009 ... Dollar trades in lower 98 yen zone TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the lower98 yen zone early Wednesday in Tokyo, up from its levels overnightin New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 98.30-35 yen dollars versusTuesday's ...
1st LD: Strong earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea
Mar 24, 2009 ... 1st LD: Strong earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea CANBERRA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hitPapua New Guinea Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Surveyreported. The epicenter of the ...
Philippine budget deficit to reach 5.33 bln USD at worst
Mar 24, 2009 ... Philippine budget deficit to reach 5.33 bln USD at worst MANILA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' budget deficit mayswell to as much as 257 billion pesos (5.33 billion U.S. dollars)this year at worst, media reports said on Wednesday. Ralph Recto, Socioeconomic Planning ...
News Analysis: Japan's main opposition faces difficulty despite chief's decision to stay
Mar 24, 2009 ... News Analysis: Japan's main opposition faces difficulty despitechief's decision to stay TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Japan's main opposition DemocraticParty of Japan (DPJ) leader Ichiro Ozawa, a leading candidate forthe next premier, said he will not step down after his secretary ...
Japan's trade surplus fell 91.2 pct in February
Mar 24, 2009 ... Japan's trade surplus fell 91.2 pct in February TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Japan's trade surplus fell 91.2percent in February year on year to 82.4 billion yen (841 milliondollars), the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. Exports declined 49.4 percent, surpassing January's slump ...
S. Korean banks to tighten firm evaluations for restructuring process
Mar 24, 2009 ... S. Korean banks to tighten firm evaluations for restructuringprocess SEOUL, March 25 (Xinhua) -- South Korean creditor banks are totighten their evaluations on firms that go through restructuringprocesses as they were criticized over being too generous during thefirst round of ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Mar 24, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major newsitems in leading Japanese newspapers on Wednesday: The Daily Yomiuri -- A day after a FedEx MD-11 cargo jet crashed in strong winds atNarita Airport, experts ...
Moody's supports S. Korea's extra spending plan
Mar 24, 2009 ... Moody's supports S. Korea's extra spending plan SEOUL, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Moody's Investor Services acclaimedthe South Korean government's 17.7 trillion-won (13 billion-U.S.dollar) spending package as an appropriate measure, South Korea'sKorea Herald reported Wednesday ....
S. Korea, Cambodia to set up joint bourse
Mar 24, 2009 ... S. Korea, Cambodia to set up joint bourse SEOUL, March 25 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's stock exchange andCambodia agreed on launching a joint exchange in Cambodia forequities and bonds this year, South Korea's Korea Herald reportedWednesday. According to an e-mail statement ...
Tokyo stocks fall for quick profits in morning session
Mar 24, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks fall for quick profits in morning session TOKYO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday morningfor quick profits after logging sharp gains for two consecutivetrading days. The ...
News Analysis: Turkish President reaches out to Iraq in 33 years for mutual benefits
Mar 24, 2009 ... News Analysis: Turkish President reaches out to Iraq in 33 yearsfor mutual benefits News Analysis: Turkish President reaches out toIraq in 33 years for mutual benefits by Jamal Hashim BAGHDAD, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The visit of Turkish PresidentAbdullah Gul to neighboring ...
Myanmar PM stresses people cooperation with gov't in national development efforts
Mar 24, 2009 ... Myanmar PM stresses people cooperation with gov't in nationaldevelopment efforts YANGON, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar Prime Minister General TheinSein has stressed the importance of people's cooperation with fullunderstanding in the government's all national development ...
Nepali PM vows to provide proper security to by-elections
Mar 24, 2009 ... Nepali PM vows to provide proper security to by-elections KATHMANDU, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Prachandaexpressed commitment on behalf of the government to provide propersecurity to the by-elections scheduled on April 10, local newspaperThe Rising Nepal reported ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
Mar 24, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are major newsitems in leading Indian newspapers on Wednesday: The Hindu: -- The second season of the Indian Premier League's Twenty 20cricket tournament will be played in ...
Boeing to help Vietnam assembly aircraft components in June
Mar 24, 2009 ... Boeing to help Vietnam assembly aircraft components in June HANOI, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Boeing, the world's largestmanufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, saidthat it will help Vietnam assembly aircraft components in June thisyear, the local newspaper New Hanoi ...
India, Iran and Russia mull cooperation against Taliban: report
Mar 24, 2009 ... India, Iran and Russia mull cooperation against Taliban: report NEW DELHI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- India, Iran and Russia areconsidering cooperative actions to contain the rising influence ofthe Taliban in Afghanistan, reported the local daily The Times ofIndia on Tuesday. The ...
Opposition seeks plan for Australia's Afghanistan commitment
Mar 24, 2009 ... Opposition seeks plan for Australia's Afghanistan commitment CANBERRA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The federal opposition said onTuesday they demand the government to reveal a plan for Australia' smedium-and-long-term commitment to Afghanistan. "And then I would want to come back ...
India proposes to sell 500 MW electricity to Nepal
Mar 24, 2009 ... India proposes to sell 500 MW electricity to Nepal KATHMANDU, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Power Trading Corporation (PTC)of India has written to the Ministry of Water Resources with aproposal to sell 500 MW of electricity to Nepal, Kantipur dailyreported Tuesday. PTC has mentioned ...
One man died in gun attack by suspected militants in S. Thailand
Mar 24, 2009 ... One man died in gun attack by suspected militants in S. Thailand BANGKOK, March 24 (Xinhua) -- A Thai man was shot and died laterin a hospital due to a gun attack by suspected militants on lateMonday night in a village of Yaha district in Thailand'ssouthernmost province of Yala ....
Vietnamese government predicts trade surplus for Q2
Mar 24, 2009 ... Vietnamese government predicts trade surplus for Q2 HANOI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam, registering an estimated 1.7 billion U.S. dollars of trade surplus in the first three months,is forecast to continue to see trade surplus next quarter, VietnamNews reported on Tuesday ....
Tonga volcano attracts tourists
Mar 24, 2009 ... Tonga volcano attracts tourists WELLINGTON, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The eruption of the tinyvolcanic island of Hunga Ha'apai, 62 km away from the Tongan capitalNuku'alofa, becomes a tourist attraction on Tuesday, with charterboats and flights taking people on short excursions to the ...
S. Korea likely to see record-high trade surplus in March
Mar 24, 2009 ... S. Korea likely to see record-high trade surplus in March SEOUL, March 24 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's March trade surplus islikely to mark a record high of 4.5 billion U.S. dollars in Marchwith a drop in imports exceeding that of exports, South Korea'sEconomy Minister said Tuesday ....