Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, June 29:
Yemen demonstrators call for quick steps to arrest kidnappers
Jun 29, 2009 ... Yemen demonstrators call for quick steps to arrest kidnappers SANAA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Some Yemenis working in tourism andcivil organizations demonstrated on Monday in Yemen's capital ofSanaa calling on the government to take quick steps to arrest thekidnappers of foreigners in ...
Qatar to supply Poland with liquefied gas
Jun 29, 2009 ... Qatar to supply Poland with liquefied gas DOHA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Qatar signed a deal with Poland onMonday to supply it with liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years,Qatari News Agency (QNA) reported. According to the deal, the Qatari gas company QatarGas willsupply the ...
Kuwait reports 16th case of A/H1N1 flu
Jun 29, 2009 ... Kuwait reports 16th case of A/H1N1 flu KUWAIT CITY, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Kuwaiti Health Ministry saida Kuwaiti citizen coming from Egypt was tested A/H1N1 positive,bringing the total number of A/H1N1 flu cases in the country to 16,Kuwaiti News Agency KUNA reported Monday ....
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
Jun 29, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz: -- Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat is set to announce a plan to freezedemolition orders on around 70 percent ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 29
Jun 29, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- June 29 CAIRO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Monday. -- Iraqis set to celebrate the complete withdrawal of U.S. combattroops from cities ...
Feature: Jubilant Iraqis dance for U.S. troops' pull back
Jun 29, 2009 ... Feature: Jubilant Iraqis dance for U.S. troops' pull back by Jamal Hashim BAGHDAD, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A well-known to Iraqis local singerrhapsodized the U.S. troops' exit from his beloved Baghdad city ashe sang a song that made thousands of cheered Iraqis cried withtears ...
Five out of nine Iranian staff of British embassy released: TV
Jun 29, 2009 ... Five out of nine Iranian staff of British embassy released: TV TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Five out of the nine detained Iranianstaff at the British embassy in Tehran have been released, Iran'sEnglish-language satellite channel Press TV reported Monday morning. Iranian media ...
1st LD: Five out of nine Iranian staff of British embassy released: TV
Jun 29, 2009 ... 1st LD: Five out of nine Iranian staff of British embassyreleased: TV 1st LD: Five out of nine Iranian staff of Britishembassy released: TV TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Five out of the nine detained Iranianstaff at the British embassy in Tehran have been released, ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
Jun 29, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday. ZAMAN (Time): -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul met with Turkish businessmen insouthern China's city of Shenzhen on ...
Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers
Jun 29, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Iranian newspapers TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Iranian newspapers on Monday. Tehran Times: -- Referring to the recent unrest in Iran over the presidentialelection results, Iran's Supreme Leader ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
Jun 29, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Monday. Al Ahram: -- Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman is to meet Hamas andFatah delegations on Monday to continue ...
Israel okays massive construction project in West Bank settlement: report
Jun 29, 2009 ... Israel okays massive construction project in West Banksettlement: report Israel okays massive construction project in WestBank settlement: report JERUSALEM, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Defense Ministry hasgreenlighted a plan to build over 1,000 new housing units in a WestBank ...
Palestinian killed by war-hit house collapse in Gaza
Jun 29, 2009 ... Palestinian killed by war-hit house collapse in Gaza GAZA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian was killed and threeothers were wounded Monday when their partly-destroyed housecollapsed in eastern Gaza city, medical sources said. The sources said the house fell when the ...
Aid ship expected to dock at Gaza Tuesday
Jun 29, 2009 ... Aid ship expected to dock at Gaza Tuesday GAZA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- An aid ship set sail on Monday towardsthe Gaza Strip in a new attempt to break Israel's two-year- oldblockade on the Palestinian territory, officials said. The Gaza-based international campaign against the ...
U.S., Israel behind Iran's vote-rigging claims: minister
Jun 29, 2009 ... U.S., Israel behind Iran's vote-rigging claims: minister TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Intelligence Minister MohseniEjei said that the United States and Israel were behind Iran's vote-rigging claims which had escalated unrest in the country, localsatellite Press TV reported ...
Police seize nearly 130 kg of heroin in eastern Turkey
Jun 29, 2009 ... Police seize nearly 130 kg of heroin in eastern Turkey ANAKRA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police seized 129.3 kg ofheroin in an operation in eastern Turkey on Monday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The heroin was destined for Turkey's largest city of ...
News Analysis: Hamas seeking open, direct ties with West
Jun 29, 2009 ... News Analysis: Hamas seeking open, direct ties with West by Saud Abu Ramadan GAZA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Hamas leaders' recent statements andtheir meetings with European and American diplomats clearlyindicated that the movement is seeking open and direct ties with theWest, ...
100 Hamas activists to be freed in West Bank
Jun 29, 2009 ... 100 Hamas activists to be freed in West Bank RAMALLAH, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbason Monday ordered the release of 100 Hamas' prisoners in the WestBank, a spokesman said. Adnan al-Dumiri, spokesman for pro-Abbas forces, said the releaseof the ...
Iraq celebrates U.S. troops pullout under tight security measures
Jun 29, 2009 ... Iraq celebrates U.S. troops pullout under tight security measures BAGHDAD, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Iraqis prepared for a massivecelebration in Baghdad on Monday as Iraqi security forces tightenedsecurity measures in Baghdad and others cities a day before thedeadline of U.S. troops' ...
Egypt opens Rafah crossing for one more day
Jun 29, 2009 ... Egypt opens Rafah crossing for one more day RAFAH, Egypt, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian authorities decided onMonday to extend the opening of Rafah crossing at the border withthe Palestinian territory of Gaza Strip till Tuesday night, asecurity source told Xinhua. On ...
Iran's ground force starts military exercises: report
Jun 29, 2009 ... Iran's ground force starts military exercises: report TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The ground force of Iran's Armystarted three-day exercises on Monday, local Fars news agencyreported. The drill is to be carried out in the provinces of Khuzestan,Ilam and Lorestan in west and ...
PNA accuses Hamas of planning West Bank assassinations
Jun 29, 2009 ... PNA accuses Hamas of planning West Bank assassinations RAMALLAH, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority(PNA) on Monday accused Islamic Hamas movement and its armed wing ofplotting to assassinate senior Palestinian officials in the WestBank. Tayeb Abdel ...
PNA accuses Israel of blocking Road Map
Jun 29, 2009 ... PNA accuses Israel of blocking Road Map RAMALLAH, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority(PNA) on Monday accused Israel of putting obstacles on the Road Mappeace plan by continuing settlement expansion in the Palestinianterritories. "In both word and deed, ...
Abbas: If Israel freezes settlement, talks can be resumed
Jun 29, 2009 ... Abbas: If Israel freezes settlement, talks can be resumed RAMALLAH, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbassaid on Monday that he is willing to resume peace negotiations withIsrael as soon as the latter freezes settlements activities andaccepts the two-state ...
Iran's partial recount of election vote underway
Jun 29, 2009 ... Iran's partial recount of election vote underway TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Guardian Council (GC)spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaie said on Monday afternoon that therecount of 10 percent of Iran's recent presidential votes wasunderway, the official IRNA news agency reported ....
2nd LD: Five out of nine Iranian staff of British embassy released: TV
Jun 29, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Five out of nine Iranian staff of British embassyreleased: TV 2nd LD: Five out of nine Iranian staff of Britishembassy released: TV TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Five out of the nine detained Iranianstaff at the British embassy in Tehran have been released, ...
Car bomb kills eight in northern Iraq
Jun 29, 2009 ... Car bomb kills eight in northern Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb went off near aKurdish party's office at a town in the northern province of Ninevehon Monday afternoon, killing eight people and wounding five others,a provincial police source said. The ...
Palestinians prefer Fatah than Hamas: poll
Jun 29, 2009 ... Palestinians prefer Fatah than Hamas: poll GAZA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas'Fatah will crush Islamic Hamas movement if parliamentary electionsare held now in the Palestinian territories, a poll found out onMonday. The poll, conducted by ...
Roundup: Palestinians gloomy over success of inter-dialogue in Cairo
Jun 29, 2009 ... Roundup: Palestinians gloomy over success of inter-dialogue inCairo Roundup: Palestinians gloomy over success of inter-dialogue inCairo by Saud Abu Ramadan GAZA/RAMALLAH, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Most of Palestinians in theWest Bank and Gaza are pessimistic over the ...
Al-Qaida suspects charged with planning attacks in Lebanon
Jun 29, 2009 ... Al-Qaida suspects charged with planning attacks in Lebanon BEIRUT, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Three Al-Qaida suspects were chargedby the Lebanese military prosecutor Judge Saker Saker Monday withplanning terrorist attacks in Lebanon and Syria, LBC TV reported. The three suspects are ...
2nd LD: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential results: Press TV
Jun 29, 2009 ... 2nd LD: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential results:Press TV 2nd LD: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidentialresults: Press TV TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Guardian Council, which ischarged with supervising elections in the country, has approved theresults ...
Lebanese Grand Mufti calls street violence an aggression
Jun 29, 2009 ... Lebanese Grand Mufti calls street violence an aggression BEIRUT, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Sunni Grand Mufti of theRepublic Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani said Monday that theoutbreak of street violence in Beirut Sunday was an aggressionagainst the state, local Naharnet website ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher
Jun 29, 2009 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes higher JERUSALEM, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchangegeneral share index closed at ...
Iran recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan after Peres' visit
Jun 29, 2009 ... Iran recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan after Peres' visit TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran recalled its ambassador toAzerbaijan for talks over Israeli President Shimon Peres' visit toBaku, the local ISNA news agency reported on Monday. "Iran's ambassador to Azerbaijan was ...
Urgent: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential results: Press TV
Jun 29, 2009 ... Urgent: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential results:Press TV Urgent: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidentialresults: Press TV TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran's ...
1st LD: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential results: Press TV
Jun 29, 2009 ... 1st LD: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential results:Press TV 1st LD: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidentialresults: Press TV TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Guardian Council, which ischarged with supervising elections in the country, has approved theresults ...
Turkish hospital discharges A/H1N1 flu patient before confirming tests
Jun 29, 2009 ... Turkish hospital discharges A/H1N1 flu patient before confirmingtests Turkish hospital discharges A/H1N1 flu patient beforeconfirming tests ANKARA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish hospital discharged a manlater diagnosed with A/H1N1 flu before the results of his tests ...
Turkish president says ties with China to enter new page
Jun 29, 2009 ... Turkish president says ties with China to enter new page ANKARA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul saidMonday Turkey and China will turn a new page in bilateralrelationships after his just-concluded visit to China. "My trip to China was successful in every ...
Turkey plans to launch new telecommunication satellite
Jun 29, 2009 ... Turkey plans to launch new telecommunication satellite ANKARA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkey plans to launch a newtelecommunication satellite by the end of 2011 or the beginning of2012, Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim said onMonday. All necessary preparations ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2130 GMT, June 29
Jun 29, 2009 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2130 GMT, June 29 TEHRAN -- Five out of the nine detained Iranian staff at theBritish embassy in Tehran have been released, Iran's English-language satellite channel Press TV reported Monday morning. Iranian media reported Sunday that eight ...
Egypt reports five more cases of A/H1N1 flu
Jun 29, 2009 ... Egypt reports five more cases of A/H1N1 flu CAIRO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Egypt reported on Monday five morecases of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the total number of the flu inthe populous country to 66, according to the Ministry of Health. Four cases (3, 10, 13, and 14) come from ...
3rd LD writethru: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential results
Jun 29, 2009 ... 3rd LD writethru: Iran's Guardian Council approves presidentialresults 3rd LD writethru: Iran's Guardian Council approvespresidential results TEHRAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Guardian Council, which ischarged with supervising elections in the country, has approved theresults ...
Annual turnover of Turkish entrepreneurs in EU reaches 45.4 bln euros
Jun 29, 2009 ... Annual turnover of Turkish entrepreneurs in EU reaches 45.4 blneuros Annual turnover of Turkish entrepreneurs in EU reaches 45.4bln euros ANKARA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkish entrepreneurs operating inEuropean Union (EU) had a total annual turnover of 45.4 billioneuros, the ...
Fayyad: PNA suffers from crucial fiscal crisis
Jun 29, 2009 ... Fayyad: PNA suffers from crucial fiscal crisis RAMALLAH, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority(PNA) is passing through unprecedented crucial financial crisis dueto the drop of the foreign donations, Prime Minister Salam Fayyadannounced Monday. Fayyad told ...
Interview: The Mideast peace process needs to be pushed forward in confidence: Chinese Envoy
Jun 29, 2009 ... Interview: The Mideast peace process needs to be pushed forwardin confidence: Chinese Envoy Interview: The Mideast peace processneeds to be pushed forward in confidence: Chinese Envoy by Xinhua writer Liu Yuehua DAMASCUS, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China's new special envoy to ...
Dollar trades in lower 96 yen range
Jun 29, 2009 ... Dollar trades in lower 96 yen range TOKYO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded in the lower 96yen range early Tuesday in Tokyo, slightly higher than its lateMonday quotes in New York. At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 96.12-17 yen ...
Japan's jobless rate reaches 5-year high in May
Jun 29, 2009 ... Japan's jobless rate reaches 5-year high in May TOKYO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Japan's jobless rate reached 5.2percent in May, up from 5.0 percent in April and hitting its highestlevel in more than five years, according to government data releasedTuesday. The number of jobless ...
Tokyo stocks open higher
Jun 29, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks open higher TOKYO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday onWall Street rally overnight. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the benchmark Nikkei-225index rose 146.12 points, or 1.49 ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
Jun 29, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday. The Australian: -- The Rudd government's fiscal stimulus packages may provide nomore than a temporary boost ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
Jun 29, 2009 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news itemsin leading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: The Daily Yomiuri -- A former Foreign Ministry administrative vice minister toldThe Yomiuri Shimbun on Monday ...
Japan, U.S. have secret nuke deal: report
Jun 29, 2009 ... Japan, U.S. have secret nuke deal: report TOKYO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Japan and the United States had asecret deal to tacitly allow U.S. forces to bring nuclear weaponsinto the nation, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported Tuesday. Ryohei Murata, a former Foreign Ministry ...
Japanese household spending up 0.3 pct in May
Jun 29, 2009 ... Japanese household spending up 0.3 pct in May TOKYO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Japanese household spending edged up0.3 percent in May from a year earlier, marking the first increasesince January 2008, government figures showed Tuesday. The average monthly spending came to 285,530 ...
Tokyo stocks tops 10,000 line briefly in morning trading
Jun 29, 2009 ... Tokyo stocks tops 10,000 line briefly in morning trading TOKYO, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Japan's key stock index briefly toppedthe 10,000 line for the first time in more than two weeks Tuesdaymorning. At 11 a.m., the benchmark Nikkei index ...
Thai Internal Security Act may be imposed for SEAN regional meetings
Jun 29, 2009 ... Thai Internal Security Act may be imposed for SEAN regionalmeetings BANGKOK, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Thai Cabinet on Tuesday willconsider a proposal to enforce Internal Security Act on Phuketduring upcoming ASEAN ministerial meeting, The Nation reported. The Nation online ...
A/H1N1 flu cases in Vietnam increase to 123
Jun 29, 2009 ... A/H1N1 flu cases in Vietnam increase to 123 HANOI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed15 more A/H1N1 flu cases in the country, bringing total number offlu patients to 123, local newspaper the Liberty Saigon Tuesday. Of the 15 newly-detected cases, 13 ...
Ninth A/H1N1 flu case detected in Bangladesh
Jun 29, 2009 ... Ninth A/H1N1 flu case detected in Bangladesh DHAKA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Number of the A/H1N1 flu cases inBangladesh rose to nine on Monday, as one more person was foundinfected with the virus, leading English-language newspaper TheDaily Star reported on Tuesday. A ...
Indonesia's trade with non-traditional markets expected to reach 50 bln USD
Jun 29, 2009 ... Indonesia's trade with non-traditional markets expected to reach50 bln USD JAKARTA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian non-oil and gas exportsto markets like the Middle East, Russia, Eastern Europe and SouthAmerica are expected to reach 50 billion U.S. dollars this year,local media ...
Urgent: Curfew imposed after blast in NW Pakistani district
Jun 29, 2009 ... Urgent: Curfew imposed after blast in NW Pakistani district ISLAMABAD, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Curfew was imposed ...
Thai naval conscript dead with flu A/H1N1 virus
Jun 29, 2009 ... Thai naval conscript dead with flu A/H1N1 virus BANGKOK, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A Thai naval conscript died inconnection with flu A/H1N1 infection on Monday morning, raising thecountry's death toll to three, according to Thai News Agency. On Sunday, the patient's condition ...
Feature: Egyptian coffee shop defies challenges, time
Jun 29, 2009 ... Feature: Egyptian coffee shop defies challenges, time by Muhammad Yamany, Xinhua writer Chen Gongzheng CAIRO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Our coffee shop stands for years andyears despite a lot of challenges, said Diaa El-Fishawy, grandson ofFahmy Ali El-Fishawy, founder and the ...
1st LD Writethru: Curfew imposed in NW Pakistani district after blast
Jun 29, 2009 ... 1st LD Writethru: Curfew imposed in NW Pakistani district afterblast ISLAMABAD, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A curfew was imposed Mondayfollowing a bomb blast in a market in the northwestern Pakistanidistrict of Buner, according to ...
Indian stocks open higher
Jun 29, 2009 ... Indian stocks open higher MUMBAI, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Indian stocks opened higher Monday,with the key Sensex index up by 51.26 points. Sensex opened at 14,815.90 points, up from the previous close ...
2nd LD Writethru: Curfew imposed in NW Pakistani district after blast
Jun 29, 2009 ... 2nd LD Writethru: Curfew imposed in NW Pakistani district afterblast 2nd LD Writethru: Curfew imposed in NW Pakistani districtafter blast ISLAMABAD, June 29 (Xinhua) -- A Curfew was imposed Mondayfollowing a bomb blast in a market in the northwestern Pakistanidistrict of Buner, ...
New Caledonia reports first case of influenza A/H1N1
Jun 29, 2009 ... New Caledonia reports first case of influenza A/H1N1 WELLINGTON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Two men have tested positive forinfluenza A/H1N1 in New Caledonia, the first cases in the FrenchPacific Ocean territory, the Pacnews reported ...
UK tops EU countries in importing Myanmars marine products
Jun 29, 2009 ... UK tops EU countries in importing Myanmars marine products YANGON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom is leading amongthe European Union countries in importing Myanmar's marine products,the local weekly Popular News reported on Monday. Myanmar's marine export items ...