EU resumes fishery imports from Uruguay

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The European Union (EU) resumed fish imports from Uruguay Sunday after several months of suspension, Uruguayan authorities said. Daniel Montiel, director of the Uruguay's National Direction of Aquatic Resources (Dinara), told the pr ...

Yahoo rejects joint Icahn-Microsoft proposal

Monday, July 14th, 2008

A joint proposal by Microsoft and activist investor Carl C. Icahn to buy out Yahoo has been rejected. In a statement issued Saturday night, Yahoo said it had rejected the proposal which was substantially similar to a previous offer ...

Venezuelan president to visit Russia

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to pay a working visit to Russia next week, Interfax news agency reported on Monday. "It is expected that Chavez will fly to Moscow on July 21," a diplomatic source in Moscow was quoted as saying. ...

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 ...

Syria to invite Lebanese president to visit Damascus

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem is expected to travel to Beirut within the coming two days, carrying an official invitation to Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to visit Syria, local As-Safier daily reported Monday. Presi ...

Arab children’s congress opens with focus on education

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Some 150 youngsters aged 14 to 16 from 20 countries across the Arab world, America, Europe and Asia gathered here to take part in the 28th International Arab Children Congress which kicked off on Monday focusing on education. During ...

Iran, Russia sign energy co-op agreement

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and Russian gas monopoly Gazprom signed an agreement to cooperate on development of Iran's oil and gas fields, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. NIOC Managing Director Seifollah Ja ...

Indonesian president calls for broadened support for Palestine independence

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Indonesia called upon Asian and African countries to broaden the support for the struggle of Palestinian independence and help the Palestinian people achieve their goal in a concrete manner, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sa ...