Situation Reports

Israel: Trade Minister To Visit Turkey
November 20, 2009 1334 GMT
Israeli Trade and Industry Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, leading a trade delegation, will travel... [more]
Germany: Foreign Minister To Visit Middle East
November 20, 2009 1320 GMT
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle is scheduled to go to Israel on Nov. 23 for a two-day... [more]
U.S.: CIA Chief Meets With Pakistani Prime Minister
November 20, 2009 1307 GMT
U.S. CIA chief Leon Panetta met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in Islamabad on... [more]
Russia: Construction Of Iran-Armenia Oil Pipeline Soon Under Way
November 20, 2009 1137 GMT
Armenia and Iran will start construction of an oil pipeline from the Iranian city of Tavriz to... [more]
Ukraine, Russia: New Nuclear Energy, Gas Deals To Be Inked
November 20, 2009 1129 GMT
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko said Ukraine and Russia prepared a strategic nuclear... [more]
U.S.: Pakistan Pressured Over Support For Afghan Taliban
November 20, 2009 1109 GMT
U.S. intelligence officials said Mullah Mohammed Omar, leader of the Afghan Taliban, has fled... [more]
Iran: Yemen President Described As Today's Saddam
November 20, 2009 1040 GMT
Tehran Friday prayer leader Hojjat Ol Eslam Seddiqi condemned the war against the al-Houthi... [more]
Kosovo: Coalition Government Enters Stalemate
November 20, 2009 0941 GMT
Deputy Prime Minister Rame Manaj said the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) -- the biggest party... [more]
Egypt: Protesters Clash With Police Near Algerian Embassy In Cairo
November 20, 2009 0926 GMT
Protesters hurled stones and firebombs at police near the Algerian embassy in Cairo, AFP reported... [more]
Russia: Putin To Attend Meeting Of CIS Prime Ministers
November 20, 2009 0919 GMT
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will participate in a meeting of CIS heads of government in... [more]
Pakistan: Islamabad Suicide Attacks Mastermind Arrested
November 20, 2009 0910 GMT
The mastermind of suicide attacks on the World Food Program and Rescue 15 offices was arrested,... [more]
U.S.: Chinese Cyber-Spying Increasing
November 20, 2009 0900 GMT
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission report to Congress said China appears... [more]
South Korea: Renegotiation Of U.S. FTA Ruled Out
November 20, 2009 0840 GMT
South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae again ruled out the possibility of any changes to... [more]
Russia: New Doctrine Allows Preventive Nuclear Strike
November 20, 2009 0739 GMT
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev stated that use of nuclear weapons depends... [more]
South Korea: Fact Finders To Visit Afghanistan
November 20, 2009 0710 GMT
The South Korean military plans to send a fact-finding unit to Afghanistan in late November or... [more]
Honduras: Interim President May Take Leave For Vote
November 20, 2009 0703 GMT
Honduras' interim President Roberto Micheletti may step aside prior to the Nov. 29 election and... [more]
U.S.: Special Envoy To Talk With North Korea, 6-Party Talk Participants
November 20, 2009 0640 GMT
The U.S. State Department said special envoy Stephen Bosworth will visit Japan after his planned... [more]
China: Defense Chief To Visit North Korea
November 20, 2009 0630 GMT
Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will visit North Korea, AFP reported Nov. 20. According... [more]
Japan: Government Declares Slip Into Deflation
November 20, 2009 0620 GMT
Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan stated that Japan has slipped into deflation, AP reported Nov.... [more]
U.S.: Gates Says Too Early For Afghan Handover Deadline
November 20, 2009 0606 GMT
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security... [more]
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