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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak denied on Sunday reports a deal was close with the Islamist group Hamas for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails. "The reports are incorrect and it's possible they are even causing damage," Barak told reporters. Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak addresses during a news conference at the 48th Paris Air Show at the Le Bourget airport near Paris, June 15, 2009. (REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol) Israeli media reports on Thursday cited European diplomats as saying that Shalit, held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, was about to be sent to neighbouring Egypt. One possibility cited by an Israeli political source was that once Shalit was moved to Egypt, Israel would begin to open Gaza's border crossings. With... [read full story]
By Jim Boyce Some China-related wine stuff from the Web… - Morocco-China wine connection The BBC reports on Moroccan wine industry ambitions, which includes some mentions of China: Mehdi Bouchaara, a member of ASPRAM [the...
Not only the truth, but also the name of the event I participated in Nairobi, Kenya on Nov 25. Emmanuel, Stewart, team thanks a lot for making this happening! What I really liked about the event - is the feeling of a real...
Roma ponder selling their senior Brazilians Roma are considering cashing in on their senior Brazilian players. Giallorossi president Rosella Sensi has already declared they cannot afford to spend big in January, though that...
Almost Thanksgiving - no real news Source: AFP Folks, what can we say - it's coming up on Turkey Day (that's Thanksgiving, for the uninitiated) over in the States, which we suspect is why news coming out of Hollywood is at less...
