Hamas: Israel disregards Gaza ceasefire commitments

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Hamas on Monday accused Israel of disregarding its commitments made before Egypt in a Gaza ceasefire deal. "Israel did not implement any provision of the lull's deal related to the lifting of the siege," said Hamas spokesman Fawzi B ...

Israel concerns about security along N border after prisoner swap

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Israeli security establishment officials are concerned about the possibility that Hezbollah will boost its rearmament efforts and may carry out attacks along the northern border following the prisoner swap deal scheduled on Wednesday, local ...

NBC Universal, private firms buy Weather Channel for $3.5b

Monday, July 7th, 2008

NBC Universal and two private equity firms Bain Capital and Blackstone Group clinched a deal on Sunday to buy the Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., according to media report. Though the financial terms were not disc ...

S Korea vows stricter customs clearance for U.S. beef

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

South Korea's customs authorities announced a set of measures Thursday to ensure the safety of U.S. beef. Earlier in the day, the government published a legal notice of a recent Korea-U.S. beef deal on its newsletter, the final admi ...

Jihad: rocket attack "exceptional case"

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Sources from Islamic Jihad movement on Wednesday said a rocket attack on southern Israel was exceptional case in response to an Israeli action in West Bank. The attack, which took place on Tuesday, violated a ceasefire deal between ...

Knesset dissolving vote delayed after Kadima-Labor deal

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

The preliminary reading of a bill to disperse the Knesset (parliament) scheduled for Wednesday was postponed after the mediation between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Olmert agreed to set a date ...

Opposition criticizes S Korean gov’t’s plan to enforce beef deal

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

The South Korean opposition parties fiercely criticized government's decision to officially restart imports of U.S. beef Wednesday, vowing to continue the boycott, Yonhap news agency reported. On Wednesday, the government said it wi ...

Jeddah energy meeting calls for greater transparency in oil market deals

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

An energy meeting focusing on rocketing oil prices concluded Sunday in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah, with a statement calling for "improved" transparency and regulation in oil production and financial markets dealing in crude oil. ...