BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from July 2012

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from July 2012

Relief Teams Sent to China's Flood-Hit Shanxi Province
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 July: The Chinese government initiated a level four emergency plan on Monday [30 July] in response to torrential rains and flooding in...

Vice-Premier Calls for Closer Cooperation between Chinese, Australian Firms
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 July: Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Monday [30 July] called for closer cooperation between Chinese and Australian enterprises as he met with a...

Chinese Art Exhibition Opens in London
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) London, 30 July: A Chinese art exhibition "Chinese Elegant Transcending Culture" was open on Monday [30 July] at the Academy of Arts in London,...

Chinese Vice-Premier Discusses Trade with US State Nebraska's Governor
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 July: Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Monday [30 July] met with Dave Heineman, governor of Nebraska, calling for closer sub-national cooperation...

Chinese History Book Released with Foreword by Ex-President Jiang Zemin
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 July: A concise Chinese history book featuring a foreword written by former president Jiang Zemin was published recently. The book details...

China to Launch Third Lunar Probe in 2013 Second Half
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 July: China will launch its third lunar probe, Chang'e-3, in the second half of 2013, according to the State Administration of Science,...

China Rejects Allegations of Torture against South Korean Activist
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Beijing, 31 July: China rejected allegations Tuesday [31 July] that a South Korean rights activist was severely tortured while under its custody for questioning, saying the...

Programme Summary of Afghan Tolo TV News in Dari 1330 GMT 30 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... A. News headlines. B. Home news: 1. 0057 AFP quotes ISAF and Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan as saying casualties of Afghan forces have increased fivefold. Video shows recorded scenes of blasts; Interior Ministry spokesman Sediqi...

Indonesia to Raise Burmese Rohingya Muslims Issue at OIC Summit Mid-August
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Margareth S. Aritonang and Bagus BT Saragih headlined "RI Ready To Fight for Rohingya" published by Indonesian newspaper The Jakarta Post on 31 July In his first official statement regarding the prolonged communal violence...

Pakistan PM Felicitates Premier of Egypt
July 31, 2012... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 July: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has congratulated Dr Hesham Kandil, prime minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt on assumption of the office of...

Afghan Ministry Denies Allegation of Imposing Censorship on Media
July 31, 2012... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 29 July [Presenter] The Ministry of Information and Culture has denied a statement of some institutions that claim to support open media with regard to imposing censorship on the media....

Programme Summary of Kazakh Khabar TV "Novosti" News 1500 GMT 30 July 12
July 31, 2012... Presenters: Dulat Satybaldiyev and Vera Nigrey. 1. 0020 A Kazakh female athlete, Zulfiya Chinshanlo, won Olympic gold medal in 53-kg weightlifting. Video shows a news conference; Zulfiya Chinshanlo speaking. 2. 0300 Kazakh President...

Pakistan President Chairs Meeting on Energy Crisis
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Pakistan's private television channel Geo News website on 31 July Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari expressing concerns over prolong and unannounced gas and power load shedding in the country has directed the relevant...

People Kill Five Taleban Insurgents in Afghan East
July 31, 2012... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 28 July [Presenter] Residents of Salab village in Alisheng District of Laghman Province have killed five armed opponents during a public uprising. [Correspondent] According to a...

Allies Take on Pakistan Ruling Party over Power Outages
July 31, 2012... Text of report published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 31 July Islamabad: With reports of 16 Pakistan Muslim League-Qaid (PML-Q) ministers quitting the federal cabinet on Monday [30 July], the presidency and prime minister house...

Programme Summary of Afghan Ariana TV News in Dari 1530 GMT 30 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... A. News headlines B. Home news 1. 0030 Some Afghan MPs voice deep concern over cross-border attack by Pakistan on Afghan soil and call on the government to take appropriate measures. Some MPs call for drawing up programmes supervising...

Taleban Report Fighting with Government Forces in Moqor in Afghan East
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 30 July Ghazni: Commander and five soldiers killed, large quantities of weapons and ammunition seized in Moqor [Taleban spokesman] Zabihollah Mojahed: A report has been received...

Taleban Report Attacks on Foreign Forces in Andar in Afghan East
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 30 July Three invaders killed in attack and explosion in Andar [Taleban spokesman] Zabihollah Mojahed: The mojahedin of the Islamic Emirate in Andar District of Ghazni Province say...

Taleban Claim Shooting Down Foreign Forces' Helicopter in Afghan East
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 30 July Helicopter shot down in Logar, seven soldiers killed [Taleban spokesman] Zabihollah Mojahed: The mojahedin of the Islamic Emirate have shot down a military helicopter of...

Taleban Say Four of Their Fighters Killed in Fighting in Afghan West
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 30 July Badghis: Ten soldiers killed or wounded during raid in Morghab [Taleban spokesman] Qari Yusof Ahmadi: According to a report from Badghis Province, a large number of the...

Taleban Report Attacks on Supply Convoy in Afghan South
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 30 July Helmand: Two vehicles of supply convoy destroyed in Greshk [Taleban spokesman] Qari Yusof Ahmadi: According to a report from Helmand Province, a large vehicle of a supply...

Programme Summary of Afghan Arzu TV News in Dari 1530 GMT 30 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... Presenter: Maleka Ahmadzai A. News headlines B. Home news: 1. 0151 Addressing a joint press conference with spokesman for Afghan Interior Ministry Sediq Sediqi, ISAF spokesman Gunter Katz says that investigations show that Afghan...

Israel Accuses Iran Government over Attack on Official in India
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 30 July: Israel on Monday [30 July] launched a scathing attack against Iran accusing it of being the "number 1 exporter of state-sponsored terrorism in the world" in the backdrop of media...

Iran President Congratulates Maldives Independence Day to Counterpart
July 31, 2012... Excerpt from report by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website IRI [Islamic Republic of Iran] President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad here Monday congratulated anniversary of Maldives Independence Day to his Maldivian Counterpart President...

Japan Defence Ministry Says China's Activities in Pacific Becoming Routine
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 31 July: Japan's Defence Ministry expressed concern in its annual report released Tuesday [31 July] that the activities of Chinese naval vessels are becoming routine in the...

Iran President to Launch Petrol Producing Unit of Refinery in Tehran
July 31, 2012... Iran President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad will officially launch the petrol-making unit of Martyr Tondguyan Refinery in Tehran today 31 July, Iran state radio reported. According to the report, this unit will be producing 2,800,000 litres of petrol...

Pakistan PM Congratulates New Indian President
July 31, 2012... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 July: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has congratulated Parnab Mukherjee, president of the Republic of India on his assumption of the office of...

Police Likely to Seek Extension of India's Mumbai Attack Suspect - PTI
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Mumbai, 30 July: Mumbai police are likely to seek extension of LeT operative and 26/11 handler Sayed Ansari alias Abu Jundal's custody on several grounds including that he is yet to elaborate on the...

Programme Summary of Eritrean TV 1800 GMT 24 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... 1. The Agriculture Ministry's branch in Laelai-Gash sub-zone indicated that integrated effective rain-fed farming activities are being witnessed in the locality. Head of the branch office, pointed out that 60 per cent of the 29,000 hectare-wide...

BBC Monitoring Quotes from Russian Press Tuesday 31 July 2012
July 31, 2012... The following is a selection of quotes from articles published in the 31 July editions of Russian newspapers, as available to the BBC at 0100 gmt on 31 July: Pussy Riot trial Kommersant (influential business daily) www.kommersant.ru -...

Programme Summary of North Korean TV 1100 GMT 30 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... 00:00:07 Announcer-read report over photos: Kim Jong Un [Kim Cho'ng-u'n] takes photos with war veteran delegates who attended "war victory" celebrations. No date given. ( 3 min. 28 sec. ) 00:03:35 Music ( 2 min. 38 sec. ) 00:06:13...

Taleban Say US Tank Destroyed, Two Soldiers Killed in Blast in Afghan South
July 31, 2012... Text of report entitled: "Mine destroys tank, kills two American soldiers, injures two others", published by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 31 July [Taleban spokesman] Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi: An explosion has been reportedly...

Programme Summary of China's CCTV 1100 GMT 30 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... The two announcers are Lang Yongchun and Hai Xia. 1. 00:02:30 Highlights. ( 1 min. 4 sec. ) Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping attend the ceremony to promote six senior military and police officers to the rank of general. Jiang Zemin writes the...

South Korea to Spare No Efforts to Find Cold Facts with China - Official
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, 30 July - South Korea is taking the claims that a rights activist from the country was severely tortured while under detention in China seriously, and will do everything it...

China Party Official Confirms Tiananmen Dissident Committed Suicide
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Choi Chi-yuk in Changsha, Zhuang Pinghui and Simpson Cheung headlined "Hunan Party Chief Affirms Suicide Verdict on Dissident" published by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 31 July The Communist...

Highlights from Slovak Press 28-30 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... Sme Online in Slovak 30 Jul 1. Commentary by Peter Morvay on "civil war" in Syria, warning that West could "lose battle for a more democratic Syria and peace in Middle East for long time" unless it provides "greater and more visible...

Buddhist Statues Discovered in North Korea
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, 30 July - Three gilt-bronze Buddhist statues, believed to date back to the late period of Koryo Kingdom (918-1392) or the early period of Ri Dynasty...

Highlights from Serbian Press 30 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... Politika Online in Serbian 28 Jul 1. Opposition criticizes Dacic's inaugural address as contradictory, unclear. (900 words) 29 Jul 1. Interview with Assembly Speaker Nebojsa Stefanovic on rules of procedure, election of committee...

New Supervisory Committee to Evaluate MPs Participation - Iran Official
July 31, 2012... Text of report by conservative Iranian daily Hamshahri, published by the Tehran Municipality, Text of unattributed interview with Abdorreza Mesri, spokesman of the ninth Majlis presidium: "The level of the representatives' participation in...

Armed Groups Hand in over 200 Weapons in Troubled Tajik East
July 31, 2012... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Tajik news agency Asia-Plus website Members of outlawed armed formations handed in more than 200 firearms to [Tajikistan's] authorities in the administrative centre of MBAR [eastern Tajikistan's...

Afghan MPs Support Karzai's Decree but Doubt Its Implementation
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Afghan privately-owned Shamshad TV on 28 July [Presenter] The parliament supports President Karzai's recent decree, but it doubts its implementation. Some MPs are concerned that the implementation of the decree will...

Six Killed in Renewed Ethnic Clashes in Northeastern Kenya
July 31, 2012... Text of unattributed report entitled "Six killed in renewed fighting" published by Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation on 31 July Six people have been killed and thousands displaced in renewed ethnic clashes in Mandera District [northeastern Kenya....

North Korean Paper Carries Photos of Kim Jong-Un Meeting Chinese Envoy
July 31, 2012... Text of report published by North Korean newspaper Nodong Sinmun website on 26 July On 26 July, the party daily Rodong Sinmun carried photos of Kim Jong-un [Kim Cho'ng-u'n] meeting with the Chinese and Russian ambassadors to North Korea on 25...

Programme Summary of Iranian Mashhad Radio in Dari 1330 GMT 30 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... Text of report by state-run Iranian radio external service from Mashhad on 30 July A. News headlines B. Home news 1. Officials in southern Urozgan Province have said at least five people including an Afghan judge were killed following...

South Korea Picks British Defence Firm for Fighter Jets Upgrade
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, 31 July - South Korea has selected British defence firm BAE Systems Inc. for a 1.3 trillion won ($1.1 billion) project to upgrade the country's aging KF-16 fighter jets, the...

Oil Price Political, Not Economic - Iranian President
July 31, 2012... Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad has said that world oil prices are based on political rather than economic interests. "Everyone knows that the oil price is a political price, it is not an economic price. If the oil price had its...

Iraq's 'Bloody Monday' Suggests Foreign Involvement - Iran Paper
July 31, 2012... Text of commentary by Sa'dollah Zare'i: "Messages and Outcomes of Iraq's Bloody Monday" by Iranian newspaper Keyhan on 26 July. On Monday Iraq saw its bloodiest day in about five years. Twenty-five terrorist acts and the martyrdom of more...

Taleban Say NATO Forces Killed Two People in Afghan South
July 31, 2012... Text of report entitled: "Helmand: Invaders martyred two people, detained three others", published by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 31 July [Taleban spokesman] Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi: A report received from Helmand Province...

South Korea, China Agree on Fishing Quota in Exclusive Waters
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, 31 July - South Korea and China have agreed to cut back on fishing in each other's exclusive economic zones (EEZs) next year in a bid to preserve maritime resources, the farm...

China's Shanxi Province Issues Red Alert for Rainstorms
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Taiyuan, 31 July: North China's Shanxi province issued this year's first red alert for rainstorms early Tuesday morning [31 July] as a new round of...

North Korean Leader with Wife Attends Band Performance
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, 30 July - Marshal Kim Jong-un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme...

Programme Summary of Afghan Helmand Radio News in Pashto 1015 GMT 28 July 12
July 31, 2012... A. Home news 1. Officials in southern Helmand Province report they have detained a group of armed robbers in Greshk District. They were detained red-handed while hijacking motorcycles in Greshk District bazaar. The officials say they have...

Xinhua Commentary Flays US Report on Religious Freedom in China
July 31, 2012... Text of commentary in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Washington, 30 July: The U.S. government on Monday [30 July] released the 2011 Report on International Religious Freedom, continuing a notorious...

Kazakh Party Indignant at Spelling of Country's Name on Sport Kit
July 31, 2012... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 30 July: The Ak Zhol political party of Kazakhstan has sent an appeal to the country's State Secretary Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed, asking for an investigation into the...

Iran Paper Perceives Egyptian Revolution 'Unfinished' until All Goals Achieved
July 31, 2012... Text of commentary by Mohammad-Mehdi Shirmohammadi headlined: "Is Egypt's Islamic Revolution at the start or end of its road?" by Iranian newspaper Siyasat-e Ruz on 8 July. First: End of a coalition Yesterday morning in a press conference,...

Iran Rejects Western Economic System - President
July 31, 2012... Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad has said that Iran rejects the economic system the West has imposed on the world as it is damaging to humanity. "We do not accept this economic system, which they have imposed on the world, and we believe...

Pakistan, Afghan Military Officials to Discuss Cross-Border Raids
July 31, 2012... Text of report published by Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune website on 30 July Islamabad: Pakistani and Afghan military officials will meet in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad this week to discuss the contentious issue of...

Programme Summary of Afghan Tolo TV News in Dari 0530 GMT 31 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... A. Home news: 1. 0000 Two people have been killed in Kabul Province. The spokesman for the governor of Kabul Province says that three armed insurgents opened fire at an Afghan National Army soldier in Mosai District of Kabul Province last...

Turkish Deputy Premier Says Syria "Topped" Cabinet Meeting Agenda
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by the Turkish state-funded news agency Anadolu (also known as Anatolia) ANKARA (AA) -Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc on Monday said that 9 critical pieces of a Turkish military jet was recovered from the...

China: Hong Kong Paper Gives Reason for Trial Location of Bo Xilai's Wife
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Teddy Ng in Beijing headlined "Holding Gu Kailai Trial in Anhui Is in Line With Policy for Major Cases" published by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 28 July The decision to hear the case against Gu...

Trinidadian Premier Confirms Resignation of Two Top Policemen
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website Port of Spain, Trinidad, July 30: Two years after they were appointed to the top posts within the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), Canadians Dwayne Gibbs and Jack...

West Angry about Iran's Ability to Enrich Uranium - President
July 31, 2012... Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad has said that Western countries are angry about Iran's ability to enrich uranium. "We must be able to manufacture and this is an important ability. Why are they [West] angry about our nuclear programme?...

Japan Proposes Buying Parts of Disputed Islands
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 31 July - The government of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has proposed a purchase price of around 2 billion yen to the owner of parts of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the...

American 'Apology' Indicates US's 'Need' for Pakistan Supply Route - Iran Paper
July 31, 2012... Text of commentary by Pirmohammad Mollazehi headlined: "The cat and mouse game" by Iranian newspaper Qods on 7 July. Mrs Hilary Clinton expressed her regret over the attack against a border station in Salalah, Pakistan, during which 23...

"Wanted Saudi Militant" Said Surrenders to Security Authorities
July 31, 2012... Text of unattributed report in English from Jedda entitled "Militant who had a relapse surrenders" by Saudi newspaper Arab News website on 31 July Adnan Mohammed Ali Al-Sayegh, a wanted Saudi militant, surrendered to security authorities....

Programme Summary of Afghan Kandahar TV News in Pashto 1615 GMT 28 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... A. News headlines. B. Home news. 1. Kandahar deputy governor Abdol Qadim Patyal visits Afghanistan's national hero, Hajji Mirwais Khan Nika's tomb in Kokaran area of Kandahar city. Video shows Patyal visiting the tomb. 2. Some 400...

Sudanese Leader to Visit Qatar 31 July
July 31, 2012... Text of report by state-owned Sudanese radio on 31 July The President of the Republic, Field Marshal Umar al-Bashir will today [Tuesday 31 July] leave for Doha, Qatar for a two-day official visit. During the visit, President Al-Bashir will...

Programme Summary of Afghan Kandahar TV News in Pashto 1615 GMT 29 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... A. News headlines. B. Home news. 1. Kandahar deputy governor Abdol Qadim Patyal chairs a meeting of a commission which inspects property issues in the province. Video shows the meeting. 2. Five new blocks for children are inaugurated in...

Programme Summary of Somali National TV News 1900 GMT 26 Jul 12
July 31, 2012... 1. 1900 Headlines. 2. 19:03 President Sharif Shaykh Ahmad authorizes creation of new district called Gelin Soor in Galguduud Region, central Somalia. Video footage shows still photo of the president. 3. 19:06 Somali president presides over...

Railway Minister Says Not Ruling out Sabotage in South Indian Train Fire - PTI
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Kolkata, 30 July: Indian Railway Minister Mukul Roy did not rule out the possibility of a blast behind the devastating fire in Tamil Nadu Express that left 32 passengers dead on Monday. "I am not...

Some in Kabul Welcome Afghan Leader's Reform Decree
July 31, 2012... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 28 July [Presenter] Some Afghan citizens have welcomed President Karzai's decree on serious reforms in the government bodies and have demanded its implementation by the respective...

Indian Top Court Gives Green Signal to Dismantle US Ship
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 30 July: The Indian Supreme Court Monday granted permission for controversial US ship Oriental Nicety, earlier known as 'Exxon Valdez', involved in one of the worst US oil spills off Alaska...

China Opposes Military Intervention in South China Sea
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 July: China has indisputable sovereign rights over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters, and the country opposes any...

Nepal Poll Body Says Constituent Assembly Election Not Possible 22 Nov
July 31, 2012... Text of report published by Nepalese eKantipur website on 30 July Kathmandu, 30 July: The Election Commission (EC) formally announced on Monday [30 July] that the Constituent Assembly election, as declared by the government, cannot be...

South Korea Summons Japanese Envoy over Territorial Dispute
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, 31 July - South Korea summoned a senior Japanese diplomat on Tuesday [31 July] and "strongly" protested Tokyo's reiteration of its claim to Seoul's easternmost islets of...

Iraqi Army Reportedly Digging Trenches Facing Kurdish Peshmerga on Syrian Border
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Shirzad Shikhani in Arbil entitled "Kurdish leader tells Al-Sharq al-Awsat Al-Maliki is provoking us; what is happening will have serious repercussions; Iraqi army digging trenches facing positions of Peshmerga forces northwest...

Jordanian "Military" Source on Situation, Clashes on Syrian Border
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Tamir al-Simadi in Amman entitled "Prominent military official tells Al-Hayat that Syrian regime is trying to export its crisis to Jordan" by London-based newspaper Al-Hayat website on 30 July In a statement to Al-Hayat, a...

Ugandan President Speaks out on Ebola Outbreak
July 31, 2012... Text of report by Francis Mugerwa and Agatha Ayebazibwe entitled "Be calm, says Museveni as ebola cases rise to 25" published by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 31 July, subheading as published President...

Afghan Analyst Believes Obstacles to Reforms Exist
July 31, 2012... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 28 July [Presenter] If President Karzai's decree is implemented, there will be massive reforms in the government. Analysts believe that corruption in the government bodies and slow...

China Party Has "Absolute Leadership" over Army - Military Official
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 31 July: A Chinese military officer said Tuesday [31 July] that the country will resolutely oppose any erroneous ideas about the...

Saudi Interior Minister Comments on Kingdom's Security, Detained Shi'i Cleric
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Saudi state-owned official news agency SPA website ["Prince Ahmad: Kingdom enjoys good security"] Jedda, Ramadan 11, 1433, 30 July: Prince Ahmad Bin-Abd-al-Aziz , the Minister of Interior, has stressed that...

Summary of Russian Press for Tuesday 31 July 2012
July 31, 2012... Kommersant 1. Natalya Korchenkova and Sergey Goryashko article headlined "All pieces of advice to authorities" comments on the principles of forming the Open Government expert council approved by the authorities; pp 1-2 (749 words). 2....

EU-Funded Shelters for Refugees Opened in Yemen
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run Yemeni news agency Saba website ["300 Echo-funded shelters for refugees opened in Yemen"] Sana'a, 30 July: 300 European Commission for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO)-funded shelters were...

Israeli Hebrew Newspaper Moves to Axe Journalists, Blames US Billionaire
July 31, 2012... Text of report in English by Israeli Globes business information website on 30 July [Report by Ro'i Baraq: "Yediot Aharonot" to axe dozens of journalists"] The wave of layoffs in the media industry is not passing over the "nation's...