BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from June 2012

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from June 2012

North Korean Paper Says US Finds Way out of Economic Crisis through War
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, 30 June: Historically, the imperialists found a way-out of the economic crisis in a war, says DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea]...

Kyrgyz Official Denies Reports Blaming Him for Power Cut in Uzbek Village
June 30, 2012... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Osh, 29 June: The chief of the Ala-Buka interior directorate in [Kyrgyzstan's southwestern] Dzhalal-Abad Region, Asylbek Biychiyev, has denied some media reports...

Russian TV Shows Drill for Contract-Based Servicemen in Urals
June 30, 2012... In its 1330 gmt news programme Russian Centre TV, owned by the Moscow city government, on 23 June showed Yevgeniy Aksenov's video report from Sverdlovsk Region on a drill for future contract-based servicemen. Only one in 10 soldiers sign...

Quake in China's Xinjiang Region Injures 34
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Urumqi, 30 June: A 6.6-magnitude quake that jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region early Saturday morning [30 June] has injured 34...

Chinese President Says Hong Kong "Compatriots" Capable of Managing City Well
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Hong Kong, 30 June: Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Saturday [30 June] that facts have shown that Hong Kong compatriots are capable of managing,...

Pakistan PM Urges Political Parties to Avoid Confrontation
June 30, 2012... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Lahore, 30 June: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Saturday [30 June] urged the political parties to shun politics of confrontation and point scoring as such practices...

TV Channel Owned by Kenya's Deputy Premier Relaunches
June 30, 2012... Text of report by Betty Muindi entitled "K24 relaunch takes TV to new grounds" published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The People on 30 June Television viewing has been taken a notch higher with K24 on Thursday's [28 June]...

Programme Summary of Iranian Kerman Province TV News 1215 GMT 26 June 12
June 30, 2012... Presenter Mahmudabadi A. Headlines B. Provincial news: 1. 1216 Presenter read-report on the launch of the special traffic police plans on the threshold of the summer travels in Kerman Province. Video shows roads and police officers...

Iran Meets "All" of Its Own Military Equipment Needs - Guards General
June 30, 2012... The deputy commander for operations of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force, Gen Morteza Miriyan, has said that Iran relies entirely on domestically made military equipment, Fars news agency reported on 30 June. In...

Pakistan PM Urges State Institutions to Follow Constitution
June 30, 2012... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Lahore, 30 June: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday [30 June] said that uncertainty prevailing in the country was harmful to the institutions and undue...

Iraq Army Arrests Two Al-Qa'idah Terrorist Cells; Roundup
June 30, 2012... Baghdad Al-Iraqiyah Satellite Television in Arabic, in its evening newscasts on 29 June, reports on a statement by National Alliance, NA, MP Khalid al-Asadi, saying that the NA will continue to support the government of national unity; a...

Peace Official Positive about Direct Talks with Taleban in Afghanistan
June 30, 2012... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Afghan Arzu TV on 29 June [Presenter] The High Peace Council (HPC) has reported direct peace talks with the Taleban inside Afghanistan. Mohammad Esmail Qasemyar, advisor on international affairs of the...

Tajik Air Company Denies Reports of Detention of Two Helicopters in Afghanistan
June 30, 2012... The Tajik Air state company has denied media reports saying that two of its helicopters were detained in the Afghan capital city of Kabul. Asia-Plus quoted a source at Tajik Air as saying that these helicopters' crew members were not...

Envoy Says Iran "Could Be a Heavyweight Champion" in Bringing Peace in Syria
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Qatari newspaper Gulf Times website on 30 June [Unattributed report: "Iran Envoy Slams Western Powers"] Iran could be a "heavyweight champion" of efforts to bring peace to Syria, Iran's UN ambassador said...

Chinese TV Show Discusses Return of Manned Spacecraft
June 30, 2012... Text of report by Chinese international TV The 29 June 2012 edition of CCTV-4 "Focus Today" [Jin Ri Guan Zhu], a 30-minute current affairs program broadcast daily at 1330-1400 GMT, features a discussion on the return of the Shenzhou-9...

Iran Guards General Says Basij Forces "Like Atomic Bomb"
June 30, 2012... The deputy commander for operations of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force, Gen Morteza Miriyan, has said that the IRGC's Basij paramilitary force is "like an atomic bomb" that "can penetrate and operate in the centre of...

Syrian Authorities "Continue Crackdown on Terrorist Groups"
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run Syrian news agency SANA website ["Authorities Continue Crackdown on Terrorist Groups in Douma, Deir Ezzor, Hama, Homs and Lattakia" - SANA Headline] 30 June 2012 (Sana) - Governorates, The authorities...

Programme Summary of Pakistan's AVT Khyber News 1230 GMT 29 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... The following is a summary of the 1230 gmt bulletin consisting of news from Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), aired by Islamabad-based private Pakistani television news channel AVT Khyber News on 29 June A. News headlines...

Programme Summary of Afghan Ghazni State TV News in Dari 1500 GMT 24 June 12
June 30, 2012... Presenter: Sherzad A. Home news: 1. 0037 President Karzai has received the US and the UK ambassadors to Kabul to discuss the contract of Amu River petroleum zone with Chinese National Petroleum Company, a press release by Presidential...

Minister Says Iran Oil Industry Self-Sufficient
June 30, 2012... Text of report by state-run Iranian TV news channel on 30 June Iran's Oil minister [Rostam Qasemi] said that that today Iran is one of the main exporters of oil products, whereas before the sanctions it was a petrol and gas oil importer. ...

Two Inmates Killed in Firing at Pakistan Court Prison
June 30, 2012... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Lahore, 30 June: A prisoner was shot dead by another inmate in the lockup (Bakhshi Khana) of sessions court on Saturday [30 June] but he was also killed in police...

Russia: Gazprom Chief Hails Results as Company Holds Annual Meeting
June 30, 2012... At Gazprom's annual meeting in Moscow on 29 June 2012, the gas giant's CEO Aleksey Miller hailed it as the most profitable company in the world. In a spate of reports by the Russian news media on the day, notably the Russian state news agency...

St Lucian Police Chief Urges Officers to Serve Public
June 30, 2012... Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website Castries, St Lucia, 30 June: Police Commissioner Vernon Francois has appealed to police officers to remain steadfast in their duties to protect and serve citizens as public...

Programme Summary of Afghan Ghaznawian TV News in Dari 1500 GMT 24 June 12
June 30, 2012... Text of report by Afghan state-run provincial station Ghazni TV on 30 June Presenter: Mohammad Edress Sorosh Azadzoy A. Home news: 1. 0016 Two armed opponents of the government have been detained in a joint Afghan-foreign forces...

Venezuelan Generals Warn against Election Violence
June 30, 2012... Text of report by Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional website on 25 June [Unattributed report: "FAN Will Act Against Those Who Cause Chaos"] [On 24 June], Major General Euclides Amador Campos, general commander of the Army, emphasized that...

Programme Summary of Afghan Ghazni Killid Radio News 1630 GMT 24 June 12
June 30, 2012... Presenter: Hamza Amiri A. News Headlines B. Home news: 1. 0035 Attorney-General's Office has detained a former MP on charges of abduction and raping a girl. 2. 0136 Some six national army forces have been injured after their vehicle...

TV Show Says US Trying to "Gang Up on China with Its Little Brothers"
June 30, 2012... The 28 June 2012 edition of CCTV-4 "Focus Today" (Jin Ri Guan Zhu), a 30-minute current affairs program broadcast daily at 1330-1400 GMT, features a discussion on the Pacific Rim military exercise jointly conducted by the United States and 22...

Russia: Dagestani Press Selection List 22 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... Nastoyashcheye Vremya Lezgin and Avar NGOs held a conference in Moscow on 18 June to discuss the "problems of the Lezgin and Avar peoples divided by the state border between the Russian Federation and the Azerbaijani Republic". Ruslan...

Pakistan President in UK Visits Shi'a Leader
June 30, 2012... Text of APP report published by private Pakistani television channel Geo News website on 30 June London: President Asif Ali Zardari met Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, leader of Dawoodi Bohras [Ismaili Shi'a sect] community here on Friday [29...

Chinese President Says Hard Work Key to Hong Kong's Future
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Hong Kong, 30 June: The spirit of being hardworking, unity and innovation is vital to the future of Hong Kong, Chinese President Hu Jintao said here...

Chinese Foreign Minister Makes Four-Point Proposal to Resolve Syrian Crisis
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Geneva, 30 June: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Saturday [30 June] made a four-point proposal at a ministerial-level meeting in Geneva which...

Mauritanian University Expels Student Activists - Al-Jazeera TV
June 30, 2012... Mauritania's biggest university has taken disciplinary action against 21 students, including expulsions and temporary suspension, on the grounds that they stir up trouble, while they said they were being punished for their activities in student...

Bahraini Pro-Government Clerics Decry US "Interference" in Domestic Affairs
June 30, 2012... Bahraini pro-government newspaper Akhbar al-Khalij was observed on 30 June to carry Friday [29 June] sermons delivered by two Muslim clerics in which they reacted to the visit of Michael Posner, US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy,...

Iran: Roundup of Mazandaran Province Friday Prayer Sermons 29 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... In their sermons on 29 June, Friday prayer imams in Iran's Mazandaran Province praised the achievements of the Iranian youth in various fields, marked the "martyrdom anniversary" of Iran's former Judiciary head, Ayatollah Beheshti, and condemned...

Programme Summary of Iran Sistan-Baluchestan TV News 1530 GMT 29 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... A. Provincial news: 1. 1530 Report on Friday prayer sermons in Sistan-Baluchestan Province. Friday imams focused on recent presidential elections in Egypt, commemorated the "martyrdom" anniversary of Iran's former Judiciary chief, Ayatollah...

Paper Flays South Korean President's Anti-North Remarks during Foreign Visit
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, 30 June: Traitor Lee Myung Bak, while touring Central and South American countries, begged for international cooperation everywhere he went, asserting...

Iraqi National Alliance to Suggest Comprehensive Reform Plan; Roundup
June 30, 2012... Baghdad Al-Iraqiyah Television in Arabic, in its 0500 newscast on 30 June, reports on plans of the National Alliance, NA, to suggest to the political blocs a comprehensive reform plan; the Iraqi Parliament's statement saying that its competent...

Pakistan Paper Urges Military to Withdraw Support for Afghan Taleban Group
June 30, 2012... Text of editorial headlined "Murder most foul" published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 29 June In a grisly reminder that our security worries are far from over, the Taliban have released a video showing the heads of the 17...

Programme Summary of Iranian Ardabil Province TV News 1445 GMT 29 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... A. Headlines B. Provincial news: 1. 1446 Report on Friday prayer sermons in the province. The Friday imams touched on recent presidential elections in Egypt, Iran's nuclear programme, spoke about the "martyrdom" anniversary of Iran's...

Iran Likely to Invite Bahraini King to NAM Summit - Official
June 30, 2012... Iran will likely be compelled to invite the king of Bahrain to the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran in late August despite the Islamic Republic's fierce opposition to the Sunni ruler of the mainly Shi'i Muslim country, Fars news agency...

Turkish Leader Congratulates Turkmen Counterpart on Birthday
June 30, 2012... Excerpt from report by state-owned Turkmen TV Altyn Asyr channel on 30 June Today a telephone conversation was held between the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, and Turkish President Abdullah Gul. The heads of the two...

Indonesia Urges Immediate Settlement to Syrian Crisis
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Indonesian government-owned news agency Antara website Bandung, West Java: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for an immediate and concrete solution to the crisis in Syria that threatens to...

Iraq: Programme Summary of Gali Kurdistan Satellite TV News 0800 GMT 30 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... 1. 0055 Spokesman for Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Political Bureaus says statements by Iraqi MPs on the Kurdistan Alliance (KA) that are different from the KA leadership opinions on the efforts to vote no confidence in Iraqi PM Nuri...

Saudi Arabia Commutes Death Sentences of Iranian Convicts - Official
June 30, 2012... Saudi Arabia has reduced the death sentences of six Iranian convicts to 15 years imprisonment, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on 30 June quoting a senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official. Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab...

Pakistan PM Reiterates Commitment to Free, Fair Elections
June 30, 2012... Excerpt from report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) [Passages omitted] The prime minister said the government would take all possible measures to ensure transparent, free and fair election in the country. He...

UAE to Issue "Official" Statement on Dubai Police Chief's Tweets on Egypt
June 30, 2012... Excerpt from report in English by Dubai newspaper Gulf News website on 28 June [Unattributed report: "Tweet on Egypt 'Taken Out of Context': Dubai Police Chief"] Egypt's Foreign Ministry summoned the UAE Ambassador on Thursday [28 June]...

Egyptian President-Elect Mursi Vows Civil State
June 30, 2012... Egyptian President-elect Muhammad Mursi has vowed to launch a new era in Egypt's history. He vowed "a civil, democratic, constitutional, and modern state" under his rule. Addressing the nation from Cairo University on 30 June, Mursi thanked...

Programme Summary of Afghan Konduz State TV News 1500 GMT 25 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... A. Local news 1. Konduz Governor Mohammad Anwar Jegdalek meets representatives of Hindu religious sect in Konduz Province discussing their local problems. The Konduz governor tasks a delegation to assess their problems. 2. Konduz Deputy...

Afghan Spy Agency Detains Alleged Uzbek Suicide Bomber in Afghan North
June 30, 2012... Text of report by privately-owned Noor TV on 26 June [Presenter] The officials of National Directorate of Security [NDS] in Takhar Province have detained a suicide bomber and seized a suicide vest in Eshkamesh District of the province. Jan...

Somali President Visits Southern Town Seized from Al-Shabab
June 30, 2012... Excerpt from report by privately-owned Jowhar news portal on 30 June President Sharif Shaykh Ahmad and members of the Somali cabinet have arrived in Balcad in Middle Shabeelle Region [southern Somalia], following last week's capture of the...

Pakistan Ex-PM Says Disqualification Ruling Accepted "Like Socrates"
June 30, 2012... Text of report by private Pakistani television channel Geo News website on 30 June Lahore: Former Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani has said that he accepted the Supreme Court order of his disqualification like Socrates. Speaking at a...

Libya Denies Reports on Clashes in Southern Town of Al-Kufrah
June 30, 2012... Libya's Ministry of Local Government has rejected reports saying that clashes have been taking place in the southeast desert oasis of Al-Kufrah, the Libyan news agency WAL reported on 30 June. The ministry told the agency in the city that the...

Official Anticipates Positive Prospect for Tehran-Cairo Ties
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 June: Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hoseyn Amir-Abdollahian said the red line for Americans in Egypt is the Zionist regime...

Egypt's President Mursi Stresses Respect for Judiciary in First Speech
June 30, 2012... Text of report by state-run Egyptian Channel 1 TV At 1103 Egypt's Channel One relayed live the oath-taking ceremony for Egypt's president-elect Muhmmad Mursi at the premises of the Supreme Constitutional Court. After the oath President...

Iran Central Bank Head Upbeat on Foreign Exchange Resources, Oil Exports
June 30, 2012... The head of Iran's Central Bank, Mahmud Bahmani, has said that Iran is well positioned economically in terms of its foreign exchange resources and its ability to export oil, Mehr news agency reported on 30 June. "At the moment there is no...

Israel Behind Iran Sanctions - Vice-President
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 June: First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi on Saturday said Zionists are behind Iran sanctions and the US and other big powers are acting as the...

Iran Calls for OPEC Extraordinary Session
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 June: Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said on Saturday [30 June] that due to illogical drop in oil prices in the international markets Iran has called for...

Senior Chinese Party Official Urges Political Training for Police
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 June: Qiushi ("Seeking Truth"), the flagship magazine of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Sunday [1 July] will publish an article by...

Press Selection List for Afghan Papers on 30 June 12
June 30, 2012... Newspapers published in Kabul The Daily Afghanistan (private) 1. Editorial by Mohammad Reza Howaida entitled "Who will fill empty place of foreign soldiers?" expresses concern about withdrawal of foreign forces in 2014, adding that foreign...

Envoy Reaffirms UN's Commitment to Stand by Yemen
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run Yemeni news agency Saba website ["Bin Omar Reaffirms UN's Commitment To Stand by Yemen" - SABA Headline] Envoy of the United Nations' Secretary-General, Jamal Bin Umar, reaffirmed on Saturday [30...

Azeri Ex-President Quits as Party Co-Chair, Plans Homecoming from Exile
June 30, 2012... Text of report by private Azerbaijani news agency Turan Baku, 30 June: Azerbaijan's ex-President Ayaz Mutallibov has said that he resigns from the post of co-chairman of the [opposition] Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan. That is said in...

Visiting Chinese President Meets Senior Hong Kong Officials
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Hong Kong, 30 June: Chinese President Hu Jintao met on Saturday afternoon [30 June] principal officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,...

Most Parts of North Korea Receive Heavy Rain - State Media
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, 30 June: Heavy rain hit most areas of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Friday [29 June] and Saturday. West coastal areas had rainfalls in...

Gang Robs Somali Money Transfer Company
June 30, 2012... Text of report by privately-owned Jowhar news portal on 30 June An armed group robbed the Mustaqbal Express money transfer office late this morning. The office is located along Via Liberia road in Waaberi district's Banaadir region. Robbers...

Voice of America and Radio Liberty's FM Radio Stations Open in Afghan Helmand
June 30, 2012... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 26 June [Presenter] Helmand Governor Golab Mangal opens the Voice of America and Radio Liberty's FM stations in Helmand Province today. More details from our correspondent Khatera Faizi...

Russia Finishes Its Border Building Works in South Ossetia
June 30, 2012... The Russian Border Guard Service has moved into its new headquarters for South Ossetia, in the capital Tskinval, Interfax-AVN military news agency reported. "The handover of this complex completes the programme of constructing infrastructure...

Afghan Envoy Summoned to Iranian Foreign Ministry
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran: Afghan Charge d'Affaires to Tehran Shah Mardanqol was summoned to Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday 30 June over the recent Afghan media coverage of...

Security Services at Libyan Border Crossing Abandon Post to Highlight Plight
June 30, 2012... All Libyan security services at the Imsa'id border crossing have abandoned their post as demands for badly needed supplies for the crossing remained unmet, Libyan news agency WAL reported on 30 June. Earlier today, the security services at...

Programme Summary of Afghan Ghazni State TV News in Dari 1500 GMT 25 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... A. Home news: 1. Ghazni Deputy Provincial Governor Mohammad Ali Ahmadi has presided over a regular administrative meeting in his office. The meeting discussed different provincial issues. Video shows a meeting. 2. As result of a mopping-up...

Programme Summary of Afghan Ghazni State TV News in Dari 1500 GMT 26 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... A. Home news: 1.0010 In a telephone conversation, President Karzai congratulated the newly elected Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi for his success in the elections. Video shows footage of Afghan and Egyptian presidents. 2. 0115...

Programme Summary of Afghan Ghazni Killid Radio News 1630 GMT 25 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... A. News Headlines B. Home news: 1. 0033 Dozens of police officers have been poisoned in Police Academy in Lashkargah city of southern Helmand Province, Daud Ahmadi, the spokesman for Helmand governor says. 2. 0204 As result of a...

Programme Summary of Russian REN TV "Military Secret" 30 Jun 12
June 30, 2012... Presenter Igor Prokopenko Headlines: US Army ain't what it's cracked up to be; Chechen war episode, US weapons profiled, Ukrainian weapons profiled, mysteries of Aztec gold and towns carved in rocks, WWII secrets, foreign special troops, Moon...

Moroccan Premier Holds Talks with Libyan NTC First Deputy Chairman
June 30, 2012... Text of report by state-owned, government controlled Moroccan news agency MAP Rabat, 30 June 2012, MAP Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane held talks today, Saturday [30 June], in Rabat with First Deputy Chairman of the Libyan National...

Iran Invites Algerian President to NAM Summit
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Iranian conservative news agency Mehr Tehran, 30 June: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been invited to attend the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, which is scheduled to be held in Tehran from...

Lebanese Ba'th Party Defends Hezbollah TV Crew over Attack
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Lebanese National News Agency website ["Lebanese Baath Defends al-Manar Crew/Lambasts Aseer." - NNA Headline] (NNA) -NNA -30 June 2012 -The Lebanese branch of the pro-Syrian Ba'th party came out in defence of...

Turkmen Acting Minister Comments on Deposit Disputed with Azerbaijan
June 30, 2012... Excerpt from report by Turkmen government website on 29 June Recently the opinions of Azerbaijani officials, including the minister of industry and energy, Natiq Aliyev, appeared in media of that country in respect of work being carried out...

(Corr) Afghan Spy Agency Detains Alleged Uzbek Suicide Bomber in Afghan North
June 30, 2012... (Correcting source) Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 26 June [Presenter] The officials of National Directorate of Security [NDS] in Takhar Province have detained a suicide bomber and seized a suicide vest in...

Lebanese Minister Condemns "Assault" on Hezbollah TV Crew
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by privately-owned Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star website on 30 June ["Jreissati Condemns 'Assault' on Al-Manar Crew" - The Daily Star Headline] (The Daily Star) - Beirut: Labour Minister Salim Juraysati...

Russian Army Meets Its Spring Call-Up Target
June 30, 2012... The Russian armed forces have achieved their numerical target for the spring call-up and have allocated postings to 70 per cent of the new conscripts, Interfax-AVN military news agency reported from a news conference by Col Aleksey Knyazev, head...

Syrian "Terrorists" Killed in Clashes in Idlib, Damascus
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by state-run Syrian news agency SANA website ["Terrorists Killed in Clashes with Authorities in Idleb, Damascus Countryside" - SANA Headline] (Sana) - Provinces, (Sana) -The authorities in Idlib on Saturday [30...

Putin Talks to Russian Journalists after Middle East Trip - Kremlin Transcript
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Russian presidential website on 27 June Vladimir Putin answered Russian journalists' questions June 26, 2012 Upon concluding his visit to the Middle Eastern, Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian media...

Ethiopian Deputy Premier in Talks with Iranian Minister
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 30 June Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hailemariam Desalegn held discussions on Friday [29 June] with Dr Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi , heath...

Ethiopian Minister Briefs UN Official Human Rights Issues
June 30, 2012... Text of report in English by Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 29 June On Thursday [28 June], the Ministry of Justice organized a briefing for UN officials on Ethiopia's efforts to implement and respect various civil rights. ...

Netanyahu Associates Behind Cancelation of Abbas-Mofaz Talks - Israeli Radio
June 30, 2012... Text of report by Israeli public radio station Voice of Israel Network B on 30 June Political sources say that associates of Prime Minister Netanyahu are responsible for the cancelation of the meeting between PNA chairman Abu-Mazin [Mahmud...