CARACAS, Venezuela, June 30, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — Venezuela’s government postponed next week’s summit of Latin American leaders on Wednesday, citing President Hugo Chavez’s health as he recovers from surgery in Cuba, The Associated Press reported. The decision to put off the July 5-6 meeting until later this year was announced shortly after new […]
Read moreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu : Iron Dome system crucial to peace with Palestinians
JERUSALEM, June 30, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / JPost) —- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is starting to prepare for US help in purchasing additional Iron Dome anti-missile batteries, bringing the issue up on Wednesday during a meeting with three key Democratic congressmen, The Jerusalem Post reported.Netanyahu, who met with Reps. Gary Ackerman and Nita Lowey […]
Read moreReport: Fatah and Hamas to delay formation of Palestinian Unity Government
BETHLEHEM, June 30, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Ma’an News Agency) — Fatah and Hamas have reportedly agreed to delay the formation of a unity government until after the UN September statehood bid due to an impasse in reconciliation talks over the position of prime minister, Ma’an News Agency reported on Wednesday. President Mahmoud Abbas […]
Read morePalestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad skeptical of bid for U.N. recognition
RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 29, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / The Daily Star) — The Palestinians’ bid to seek U.N. recognition of a state will just be a symbolic victory and will not change the reality of Israeli occupation, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Tuesday, The Daily Star reported. Fayyad’s skepticism, voiced in an interview […]
Read moreBurma Orders Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party to Halt Political Activity
BURMA, June 29. 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — Burma’s state media say democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her allies have been ordered to halt all political activities, VOA reported. The official New Light of Myanmar newspaper said Wednesday the order was issued in a letter to Aung San Suu Kyi’s political movement, the National […]
Read moreWashington Backs Lagarde To Head IMF
WASHINGTON DC, June 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — The United States is supporting French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde in her bid to be the next head of the International Monetary Fund, VOA reported. In a note to journalists Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner cited Lagarde’s “exceptional talent and broad experience.” Geithner also […]
Read moreChina says Sudan split on agenda as Bashir visits
CHINA, June 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) – Senior Chinese officials will take up the secession of south Sudan during talks with Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who began a state visit to his country’s powerful patron on Tuesday after a delay to his arrival. As reported by REUTERS , Bashir had been due […]
Read moreFatah official: Palestinians may begin using dollars
RAMALLAH, June 29, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Ma’an News Agency ) — A leading Fatah figure has revealed some of the means that might be used in the event the UN declines to take a positive decision on Palestinian statehood and its membership in the Security Council, Ma’an News Agency reported. “The Palestinian leadership will […]
Read moreIsrael backs away from threat to flotilla reporters
JERUSALEM, June 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) - Israel backtracked on Monday on a threat to bar foreign journalists from entering the country for 10 years if they board a new international aid flotilla that plans to challenge the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip., REUTERS reported on Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an official statement said, […]
Read morePerancis Bersiap Damaikan Israel-Palestina Saat Netanyahu Diuji Soal Gilad Shalit & Kapal Flotilla Jilid Dua
Letter from French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Gilad Shalit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks on Gilad Shalit UN Secretary-General urges Gaza aid through legitimate crossings Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General on Israeli Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit Jakarta, 27 Juni 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Dalam pembahasan di rapat kabinet mingguannya pada hari Minggu ( 27/6/2011) kemarin, Perdana […]
Read moreNew UN food chief promises “new era”
ROME, June 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — The new head of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, Jose Graziano da Silva of Brazil, on Monday promised “a new era” at the often-criticised organisation, warning staff that he would crack down on inefficiency, Channel News Asia reported on Tuesday. In his first press conference as FAO chief, […]
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi sees Myanmar parallels with Arab Spring
LONDON, June 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said there were “notable similarities” between December’srevolution in Tunisia and the 1988 uprising in her own country that led to her original detention by military authorities, REUTERS reported. Both rebellions started with small, apparently unimportant events that grew into national protests in pursuit of freedom, […]
Read moreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks on Gilad Shalit
JERUSALEM, June 26, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Following are Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, June 26, 2011 : “Yesterday was the fifth anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s abduction. He is being held by a brutal enemy, Hamas, which refuses to uphold either the minimal demands of […]
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