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All rights reserved.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:31:43 GMT4814476http://www.zawya.com/countries/pshttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091107T203137ZKMU42Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday used a speech honouring slain premier Yitzhak Rabin to urge Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to stay in power despite frustrations over the peace process.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:50:33 GMTAFP ANA20091107T203137ZKMU42Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T205829ZKKN01Morocco wants Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to stay on despite his announcement that he will not seek re-election, the country's foreign ministry said on Friday.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:59:22 GMTAFP ANA20091106T205829ZKKN01Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T121755ZKIA92By saying he would not seek a new term, Mahmud Abbas ramped up pressure on Washington over Israeli settlements and raised the stakes in stalled US peace efforts, observers said on Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:19:22 GMTAFP ANA20091106T121755ZKIA92Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T082701ZKHB95 Arab League chief Amr Mussa urged Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to reconsider his decision to not run in an upcoming election, the Egyptian state news agency MENA reported.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:50:29 GMTAFP ANA20091106T082701ZKHB95Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T075224ZKGZ36Israel kept mum on Friday on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's announcement that he would not seek re-election, but officials said the Jewish state is keen on the moderate remaining in office.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:23:25 GMTAFP ANA20091106T075224ZKGZ36Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T063342ZKGU67 Israel on Friday rejected a UN resolution that called on it and the Palestinians to probe suspected war crimes committed during the Gaza war at the turn of the year.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:31:35 GMTAFP ANA20091106T063342ZKGU67Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T221022ZKGB94Seven US Senators on Thursday unveiled legislation to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a step perennially resisted by US presidents including Barack Obama.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:16:29 GMTAFP ANA20091105T221022ZKGB94Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T194201ZKFN48 Israeli authorities freed Thursday a settler who had been detained on suspicion of links to a radical activist accused of murdering two Palestinians in 1997, judicial sources said.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:15:54 GMTAFP ANA20091105T194201ZKFN48Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091105T142808ZKDP70Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Thursday he will not seek re-election in January amid frustration with the US position on Israeli settlements, a senior PLO official said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:32:55 GMTAFP ANA20091105T142808ZKDP70Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T235124ZKAY96Arab nations held frantic talks at the UN General Assembly Wednesday to try and secure European backing for a resolution calling on Israelis and Palestinians to probe alleged war crimes in Gaza.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:59:21 GMTAFP ANA20091104T235124ZKAY96Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T142829ZJYN81Israeli security forces went on high alert on Wednesday, mounting road blocks and additional patrols for fear that militants had infiltrated into central Israel, officials said.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:32:37 GMTAFP ANA20091104T142829ZJYN81Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T132422ZJYF36Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat on Wednesday said Palestinian elections should not be held without the participation of residents of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:03 GMTAFP ANA20091104T132422ZJYF36Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091104T130917ZJYD47Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat on Wednesday said east Jerusalem must be included in a complete Israeli settlement freeze in order for Middle East peace talks to resume.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:02 GMTAFP ANA20091104T130917ZJYD47Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T231503ZJWB75The US House of Representatives condemned Tuesday the UN Goldstone report as unfairly accusing Israel of committing war crimes in its 22-day war against Palestinian militants in Gaza.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:08:15 GMTAFP ANA20091103T231503ZJWB75Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T134654ZJTM63Dozens of Israeli settlers took over a house in mostly Arab east Jerusalem on Tuesday armed with a court order secured after a protracted legal battle with a Palestinian family, witnesses and police said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:56:59 GMTAFP ANA20091103T134654ZJTM63Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091103T141741ZJTR40The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has successfully test-fired a rocket capable of reaching Tel Aviv from the Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli general warned on Tuesday.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:53:00 GMTAFP ANA20091103T141741ZJTR40Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091102T171612ZJQH19Arab League chief Amr Mussa warned Monday that efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks could be on the verge of failure.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:01:15 GMTAFP ANA20091102T171612ZJQH19Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091102T204616ZJRC65Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki said Monday he was "satisfied" with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's explanation that Washington's position on settlements had not changed.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:59:17 GMTAFP ANA20091102T204616ZJRC65Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091102T131314ZJOZ93US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that Israel must make greater efforts to match peace gestures by Palestinians.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:26:54 GMTAFP ANA20091102T131314ZJOZ93Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102102029The initial public offering (IPO) market in the Middle East has declined according to the figures in the Ernst & Young Middle East IPO Update for the third quarter (Q3) of 2009.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:51:18 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091102102029Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091102T100634ZJOE82Wataniya Mobile has launched services and become the second mobile operator in the occupied West Bank amid a feud with Israel over radio frequencies, officials said.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:12:31 GMTAFP ANA20091102T100634ZJOE82Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102033716Jordan and Egypt emphasised on Sunday that it is ?illogical and unacceptable? to proceed with peace talks while settlement activities are ongoing, especially in East Jerusalem.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:04:25 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091102033716Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091101T184453ZJMT13Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Sunday ruled out any resumption of talks between Israel and the Palestinians before a freeze on Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:40 GMTAFP ANA20091101T184453ZJMT13Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091031T221817ZJKX61US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday pressed for a swift resumption of Middle East peace talks despite the Palestinian insistence that Israel first stop all settlement activity.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:48:43 GMTAFP ANA20091031T221817ZJKX61Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031040554Rents for commercial and office spaces in the Middle East, especially Dubai, are at a tipping point, with improving sentiment likely to lead a more significant increase in leasing activity in the next six to 12 months, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:11:11 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091031040554Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031060838Ferrari has sold 35% more cars in the UAE this year and 30 per cent more cars in the Middle East in 2009 compared to a year earlier, despite the economic recession.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:00 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091031060838Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091031T080540ZJJG41US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to arrive in Israel on Saturday on a mission aimed at injecting new life into the moribund Middle East peace process.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:38:40 GMTAFP ANA20091031T080540ZJJG41Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031043759Favorable market conditions in MENA region provide tenants and occupiers with opportunities to take advantage of the new, competitive nature of the market, according to Jones Lang LaSalle MENA House View.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:23:15 GMTThe Saudi Gazette ZAWYA20091031043759Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091030T200044ZJIL73US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived late Friday in the United Arab Emirates where she is due to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas ahead of travelling to Israel, an AFP correspondent said.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:05:16 GMTAFP ANA20091030T200044ZJIL73Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091030T123208ZJGL46Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday met Washington's Middle East envoy ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton aimed at reviving the moribund peace talks.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:41:25 GMTAFP ANA20091030T123208ZJGL46Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091029T145222ZJCO66US envoy George Mitchell was in Israel on Thursday in another bid to rescue the hobbled Middle East peace process, as Palestinian divisions have heightened fears that it might collapse altogether.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:32 GMTAFP ANA20091029T145222ZJCO66Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091029T145534ZJCP20US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold weekend talks with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the Middle East to work through "challenges" in the quest for peace, an official said Thursday.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:59:39 GMTAFP ANA20091029T145534ZJCP20Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091029T141148ZJCJ12Britain on Thursday condemned the "unacceptable" evictions of Palestinians in east Jerusalem and urged the Israeli authorities to avoid "such provocative and illegal actions", the Foreign Office said.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:37:35 GMTAFP ANA20091029T141148ZJCJ12Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029080334The Middle East broadcast industry is forecast to expand at double-digit annual rates over the next five years, far outstripping the average of 6.6 per cent growth per annum, worldwide.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:58:51 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091029080334Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_28102009_291022.txtThe Middle East/Africa region reported mixed year-over-year hotel results in three key measurements - occupancy, average daily rate and revenue per available room - for September 2009, according to data compiled by STR Global.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:22:17 GMTGulf News GN_28102009_291022.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091028T135745ZIXX08The United States condemned on Wednesday the latest rocket attack from southern Lebanon on Israel and said the incident underscored the need to disarm all Lebanese groups, a reference to Hezbollah.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:05:39 GMTAFP ANA20091028T135745ZIXX08Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091028T133120ZIXT69Sixteen Palestinians were injured on Wednesday when a smuggling tunnel along the Gaza-Egypt border collapsed, according to Gaza medics.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:46:35 GMTAFP ANA20091028T133120ZIXT69Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091028T130536ZIXQ58Hamas said on Wednesday it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:18:11 GMTAFP ANA20091028T130536ZIXQ58Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091026T231303ZIRD13The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations accused Israel on Monday of "illegal and aggressive" actions in occupied East Jerusalem and urged the Security Council to take urgent action after recent clashes.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:48:24 GMTAFP ANA20091026T231303ZIRD13Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091025T143623ZIMI44The Western-backed Palestinian Authority on Sunday appointed a new economy minister from president Mahmud Abbas's secular Fatah party, officials said.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:58:51 GMTAFP ANA20091025T143623ZIMI44Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091026T015213ZINM54Arab nations and "even the Palestinians" should be allowed nuclear weapons as long as Israel's nuclear ambitions are tolerated, Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said in an interview out Monday.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:56:36 GMTAFP ANA20091026T015213ZINM54Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091026041626Merger and acquisition deals in the Middle East until October 23 this year stood at $15.66 billion (Dh57.5bn), a shade below the $15.8bn registered in the whole of 2008, show Mergermarket data.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:24:29 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091026041626Openhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/ps/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=STRANDED%20BETWEEN%20USA%20AND%20THE%20STREETSat, 10 Oct 2009 16:20:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101225430109Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/ps/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=POLITICAL%20STRUCTUREFri, 02 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101220019859Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/ps/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=LATEST%20INDICATORSFri, 02 Oct 2009 14:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101220019890Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/countries/ps/macrowatch.cfm?eiusection=BASIC%20DATAFri, 02 Oct 2009 02:05:00 GMTEconomist Intelligence Unit EIU20091101222415031Subscription