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All rights reserved.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:11:56 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/middle-east/countries/palestinehttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100314T201151ZJAD97/Iran says it is ready to help Palestinian reconciliationIran is ready to help the two main rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, to reconcile their differences, the official IRNA news agency reported an official as saying on Sunday.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:34:21 GMTAFP ANA20100314T201151ZJAD97Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100314T135001ZIYW52/Israeli action on settler housing 'an insult,' 'destructive': AxelrodIsrael's announcement of plans to build 1,600 settler homes in East Jerusalem was not only an "insult" to the United States but "destructive" of the Middle East peace process, a top White House official said Sunday.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:54:01 GMTAFP ANA20100314T135001ZIYW52Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100313T221314ZIXS95/Israel extends West Bank lockdownIsraeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Saturday extended until Tuesday a lockdown on the West Bank that had been due to end Saturday at midnight, an armed forces spokesman said.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:43:46 GMTAFP ANA20100313T221314ZIXS95Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100314055023/Mideast conflict dominates Euro-Med lawmakers meetingThe Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the main obstacle to economic progress in the region, politicians from the Euro-Mediterranean region said on Saturday.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:13:48 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20100314055023Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100314044604/Arab Equity Investors Richer By $134 BillionArab equity investors emerged wealthier by nearly $134 billion (Dh492bn) at the end of 2009 to offset part of post-crisis losses, but the general performance of the region's bourses was below other markets, according to an official Arab market watch.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:04:09 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20100314044604Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100313T124637ZIWL10/Palestinians hail rare US condemnation of IsraelThe Palestinian Authority on Saturday hailed the rare US condemnation of Israel over the Jewish state's plan to build more settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:58:16 GMTAFP ANA20100313T124637ZIWL10Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100313T021054ZIVR55/Middle East Quartet condemns Israeli settlement plan The Middle East diplomatic Quartet on Friday issued a rare condemnation of Israel for its plans to build new settler homes, warning that unilateral actions would not be recognized by the world community.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:30:12 GMTAFP ANA20100313T021054ZIVR55Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100312T213332ZIVI88/Abbas blames Iran for blocking Palestinian reconciliation Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas lashed out at Iran on Friday, blaming Tehran for being behind the latest failure to reconcile his secular Fatah movement with its Isalamist rival Hamas.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:29:53 GMTAFP ANA20100312T213332ZIVI88Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100312T192432ZIUZ30/US to add 55 million dollars for UN program for PalestiniansThe United States announced Friday it was providing an additional 55 million dollars to a UN program aiding Palestinian refugees.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:29:16 GMTAFP ANA20100312T192432ZIUZ30Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100312T064059ZIRW63/Israel Orders Army To Seal Off West Bank For 48 HoursIsraeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours until midnight on Saturday, an army spokesman said.Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:47:08 GMTAFP ANA20100312T064059ZIRW63Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100311T224113ZIRJ00/Israeli airstrikes target Gaza, several wounded: witnessesIsraeli aircraft hit two targets in southern Gaza Strip early Friday, wounding several people, the army and witnesses said.Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:15:14 GMTAFP ANA20100311T224113ZIRJ00Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100311T150113ZIPK08/Jerusalem has plans for 50,000 new settler homes: reportA total of 50,000 new homes for Jewish settlers in mainly Arab east Jerusalem are in various stages of planning, according to a report published on Thursday by an Israeli anti-settlement group.Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:11:29 GMTAFP ANA20100311T150113ZIPK08Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100311T142031ZIPF18/Palestinians fire rocket into Israel, no casualtiesPalestinians in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel on Thursday, damaging an empty kibbutz workshop but causing no casualties, Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:37:46 GMTAFP ANA20100311T142031ZIPF18Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100311113004/IATA Cuts 2010 Loss Forecast In Half The International Air Transport Association (IATA) halved its loss forecast for 2010 to US$2.8 billion (compared to the US$5.6 billion loss forecast in December 2009). The improvement is largely driven by a much stronger recovery in demand seen by year-end gains that continued into the first months of 2010. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:38:11 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20100311113004Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100311T110533ZIOG59/Hamas frees British reporter held in GazaThe Islamist Hamas movement ruling Gaza on Thursday released a British reporter, the only foreigner to be arrested by the group since it seized power in 2007.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:03 GMTAFP ANA20100311T110533ZIOG59Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100311T084356ZINQ31/Israel PM expresses 'regret' over settlement announcementIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed "regret" to US Vice President Joe Biden over the decision to announce plans for 1,600 new east Jerusalem settler homes during his visit, the premier's office said on Thursday.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:59:38 GMTAFP ANA20100311T084356ZINQ31Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100311T071338ZINJ80/Israel under pressure as talks prospects fade Prospects for indirect peace talks lay in tatters on Thursday after the Palestinians said they would not negotiate with Israel unless it reversed plans to build 1,600 settler homes in east Jerusalem.Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:26:14 GMTAFP ANA20100311T071338ZINJ80Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_10032010_110302/Al Mabhouh killers used original passports, Dahi saysThe passports used by the assassins of senior Hamas commander Mahmoud Al Mabhouh were real and not forged, the Dubai Police chief saidThu, 11 Mar 2010 05:53:34 GMTGulf News GN_10032010_110302Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100310T131235ZIKL03/France slams 'illegal' Israeli building in east JerusalemFrance condemned Wednesday Israel's "ill-timed and illegal" decision to authorise the building of 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers in occupied east Jerusalem.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:48:23 GMTAFP ANA20100310T131235ZIKL03Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100310T100025ZIJN19/Arabs to respond to Israeli settlement move: QatarArab states will respond clearly to Israel's decision to expand east Jerusalem settlements, a move that came even after they backed new peace talks despite doubts, Qatar's premier said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:01:47 GMTAFP ANA20100310T100025ZIJN19Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100310T075206ZIJB07/Biden meets Palestinians amid row over settlementsUS Vice President Joe Biden was meeting with Palestinian leaders on Wednesday as his bid to bolster new peace talks was marred by Israel's approval of settlement expansion in east Jerusalem.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:01:26 GMTAFP ANA20100310T075206ZIJB07Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100310040523/Arab Banks' Assets Rise to $2.26 Trillion in 2009 The total assets of 420 banks in the Arab world grew 3.57 per cent to $2.26 trillion in 2009 in spite of the unprecedented global financial turbulence, the head of the Union of Arab Banks said on Tuesday. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:05:56 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20100310040523Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_09032010_100359/Broadband usage in Mena belt seen rising 40% through 2015Broadband users across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region are estimated to go up by approximately 40 per cent by 2015 and will open up a revenue base close to $600 million (Dh2.2 billion).Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:45:55 GMTGulf News GN_09032010_100359Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100309T212622ZIID74/Biden Slams Israel Settlement PlanIsrael approved on Tuesday building 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as US Vice President Joe Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:49:40 GMTAFP ANA20100309T212622ZIID74Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20100309123042031/Dubai issues new 16 international warrants for Mabhouh murder suspectsDubai Public Prosecution has issued international arrest warrants for 16 more suspects wanted for the premeditated killing of Mahmoud Al-mabhouh, a top Hamas leader, in a hotel in Dubai last January, taking the total number of people on its wanted list to 27.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:09:00 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20100309123042031Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100309T123428ZIFV33/Dubai accuses Israel of 'vast falsification' of passportsDubai's police chief on Tuesday accused Israel of "vast falsification" of travel documents, noting that dozens of false passports were uncovered following a Hamas leader's murder in the emirate.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:07:45 GMTAFP ANA20100309T123428ZIFV33Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100309T110415ZIFK95/Israel wants nuclear plant with Arab neighboursIsrael unveiled plans Tuesday to work with its Arab neighbours to build a nuclear power plant in a project aimed at meeting the region's energy needs and promoting peace.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:34:46 GMTAFP ANA20100309T110415ZIFK95Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100309T083724ZIEW72/Biden holds talks on relaunch of Mideast peace process US Vice President Joe Biden was meeting top Israeli officials on Tuesday, throwing his weight behind a renewal of Middle East peace talks more than a year after negotiations shuddered to a halt.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:31 GMTAFP ANA20100309T083724ZIEW72Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100309T085413ZIEY00/Israel visa restrictions block investment: PalestiniansIsraeli visa restrictions are the main obstacle to foreign investment in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Palestine Trade Centre (PALTRADE) said in a report on Monday.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:03 GMTAFP ANA20100309T085413ZIEY00Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100309T062924ZIEP20/Fourth Australia passport linked to Hamas killing Foreign Minister Stephen Smith Tuesday said a fourth Australian passport-holder had been drawn into the murder of a Hamas leader in Dubai, after Interpol issued an alert for a suspect using the man's name.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:50:49 GMTAFP ANA20100309T062924ZIEP20Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100308T164407ZICY30/Interpol issues new arrest notices for Dubai killingInternational police agency Interpol issued arrest notices Monday for 16 further suspects wanted by Dubai for the assassination of a Hamas leader in his luxury hotel room.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:32:21 GMTAFP ANA20100308T164407ZICY30Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100308T174020ZIDF99/West Bank revenues up 20 percent: Palestinian PMPalestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad said on Monday that revenues in the West Bank have risen by 20 percent in the past year, exceeding two billion dollars for the first time in a decade.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:31:48 GMTAFP ANA20100308T174020ZIDF99Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100308T185517ZIDO68/Israeli, Palestinians have begun indirect talks: USThe United States announced Monday that the Palestinians and Israelis have begun indirect peace negotiations, the first of any talks held since Israel's brief war in Gaza in December 2008.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:30:59 GMTAFP ANA20100308T185517ZIDO68Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100308032638/PLO gives approval for indirect talks with IsraelA senior Palestinian official on Sunday said that the PLO Executive Committee endorsed the resumption of indirect peace talks with Israel.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:49:29 GMTArab News ZAWYA20100308032638Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100307T143447ZHYF68/Palestinians agree to indirect talks with IsraelThe Palestinians agreed on Sunday to enter into indirect US-led talks with Israel, relaunching the peace process after a break of more than a year, a senior PLO official announced.Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:41:36 GMTAFP ANA20100307T143447ZHYF68Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100307T134730ZHYA92/Palestinians agree to indirect talks with Israel: PLOThe Palestinian leadership agreed on Sunday to enter into indirect US-led peace talks with Israel, a senior Palestine Liberation Organisation official announced.Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:49:57 GMTAFP ANA20100307T134730ZHYA92Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100307T133017ZHXZ70/Egypt detains two Palestinian fishermenTwo Palestinian fishermen were detained on Sunday for allegedly crossing into Egyptian waters, a security official told AFP, as Egypt steps up security on its borders with Gaza.Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:43:11 GMTAFP ANA20100307T133017ZHXZ70Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100307114309/Arab Youth Worry Over Cost Of Living, Housing & Jobs-SurveyTop three concerns: rising cost of living, shortage of affordable housing and unemployment.Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:18:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20100307114309Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100307110758/Qatar Eclipses UAE For Biggest Salaries In RegionSalary satisfaction has fallen across the Middle East by 2% points in terms of professionals highly satisfied with their salaries. Matching the regional average, just 5% of residents in the UAE are highly satisfied with their remuneration, according to recent research conducted by Bayt.com, in conjunction YouGov Siraj.Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:57:17 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20100307110758Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100306T133333ZHVD88/Israeli action at Al-Aqsa sacrilege: Islamic conference The Organisation of the Islamic Conference Saturday accused Israeli police of sacrilege by occupying Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque and called for international intervention to "end Israeli aggression."Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:46:13 GMTAFP ANA20100306T133333ZHVD88Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100305T113526ZHQY51/Israeli police battle Muslim protesters at Al-Aqsa mosque Israeli police stormed Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound -- one of Islam's holiest sites -- on Friday after protesters threw stones following the main weekly prayers, police and witnesses said.Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:04:39 GMTAFP ANA20100305T113526ZHQY51Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100304T135204ZHMT33/Israel's Netanyahu awaits talks with PalestiniansIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said he hoped to restart the peace process with the Palestinians a day after Arab foreign ministers backed indirect talks.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:08:45 GMTAFP ANA20100304T135204ZHMT33Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidpdf_070310085914/Byblos Bank: Country Risk Weekly Bulletin (04-Mar-10)This is a PDF report. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:54:00 GMTByblos Bank pdf_070310085914Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100304034334/Robust growth for Mideast mobile operators Middle Eastern mobile operators have outperformed their western counterparts for the first time, which have led to profitable growth and overseas expansion, a recent study shows. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:53:14 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20100304034334Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100304040938/Jordan reiterates rejection of Israel actsJordan on Wednesday reiterated its rejection of unilateral Israeli measures in the Palestinian territories, including the recent decision to add the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron and Bethlehem's Bilal Ben Rabah Mosque to a list of Israeli heritage sites.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:24:46 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20100304040938Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100303T202628ZHJS85/US peace envoy to meet Abbas Monday: Palestinian negotiatorUS Middle East envoy George Mitchell is to meet Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah on March 8, a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:35:04 GMTAFP ANA20100303T202628ZHJS85Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100303T120324ZHHI99/Arabs give Palestinian-Israeli indirect talks 'final' chanceArab foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to back one last round of indirect Palestinian-Israeli talks despite scepticism over Israel's readiness to revive peace efforts, Arab League chief Amr Mussa said.Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:33:47 GMTAFP ANA20100303T120324ZHHI99Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20100303T130101ZHHP63/Israel silent despite Dubai call for Netanyahu arrestIsraeli officials remained doggedly silent on Wednesday in the wake of a Dubai police decision to seek the arrest of the Israeli prime minister and the head of its spy agency over the murder of a top Hamas militant in the Gulf emirate.Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:08:58 GMTAFP ANA20100303T130101ZHHP63Open