Eurasia Press & News

JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 – Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Monday said that fuel shipments to the Gaza Strip remain on hold despite a looming power breakoff across the Hamas-controlled area.

GAZA, Nov. 10 – Gaza power plant will stop working later on Monday due to fuel shortage, Palestinian official warned.

BEIRUT, Nov. 10 – The Lebanese army arrested most of the key figures of Fattah al-Islam in the Palestinian refugee camp of Baddawi in north Lebanon, local As-Safier daily reported Monday.

RAMALLAH, Nov. 10 – Israeli forces arrested 24 Palestinians in a massive crackdown against wanted activists in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli sources said Monday.

Israel says goods border crossings with the Gaza Strip will remain closed, but its defence minister will hold talks to decide whether to allow fuel shipments.

Suicide bombers, one of them reportedly a girl of 13, have shattered Iraq’s relative stability of recent months, killing at least 32 people.

Turks have been paying tribute to the founder of their republic on the 70th anniversary of his death. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk remains a revered figure for many and ceremonies have been taking place around the country.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to design and construct new IRAN-140 aircraft capable of marine patrol and cargo transportation.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian security official is scheduled to leave Tehran today for New Delhi to hold talks on strategic issues with Indian officials.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil prices jumped over $2 after OPEC refused to rule out further output cuts and China unveiled a massive $600 billion stimulus plan.