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All rights reserved.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:17 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/countries/pshttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091120T163005ZMJT71Opposition chief Tzipi Livni reiterated her support Friday for a Palestinian state and the resumption of peace talks as she made a rare foray by an Israeli leader into the Arab world.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:25:21 GMTAFP ANA20091120T163005ZMJT71Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091120T143501ZMJD20The school dropout rate among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is alarmingly high with 50 percent of 17-year-olds and 40 percent of 16-year-olds receiving no education, UN officials warned on Friday.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:23:15 GMTAFP ANA20091120T143501ZMJD20Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091119T233141ZMGX37 Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday received Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas here Thursday for the first in a series of discussions on forging peace in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said Thursday.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:56:43 GMTAFP ANA20091119T233141ZMGX37Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091119T055122ZMCL78 Israeli warplanes attacked Thursday a building and two tunnels in the Gaza Strip following the launch of rockets by Palestinian militants, a military spokeswoman said.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:23:41 GMTAFP ANA20091119T055122ZMCL78Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119071426 Zain Jordan, part of Kuwait's Zain Group, signed on Wednesday a strategic agreement with United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to support for the UN agency work both in Jordan and Palestine.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:16:55 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091119071426Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119031852 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has instructed authorities to host 2,000 relatives of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks so they can perform Haj this year. They will be treated as the government's guests.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:48:06 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091119031852Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T132033ZLZH56Russia on Wednesday criticised a decision by Israel to build hundreds of new homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, calling it "unacceptable" for the peace process.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:39:02 GMTAFP ANA20091118T132033ZLZH56Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T130601ZLZF62Israel's decision to press ahead with the construction of new settlements in East Jerusalem could be "very dangerous," US President Barack Obama said Wednesday in an interview with Fox News.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:38:43 GMTAFP ANA20091118T130601ZLZF62Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T130306ZLZF33The Swedish EU presidency voiced dismay Wednesday after Israel backed the expansion of Jewish settlements in Arab east Jerusalem, saying the move runs against moves to reach a viable peace deal.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:37:49 GMTAFP ANA20091118T130306ZLZF33Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T125001ZLZD84Israeli authorities on Wednesday demolished an illegally built house in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, sparking clashes with stone-throwing Palestinian youths, police and witnesses said.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:22 GMTAFP ANA20091118T125001ZLZD84Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T103407ZLYM27France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi King Abdullah agreed in talks on the need to restart Middle East peace talks and took a firm stance on Iran, a French official said on Wednesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:12:16 GMTAFP ANA20091118T103407ZLYM27Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118044347Two aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing estimate that the Middle East airlines would require anywhere between 1,436 (as per Airbus' forecast) and 1,710 (Boeing's forecast) aircraft over the next 20 years, indicating an improvement in outlook.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:00 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118044347Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T090721ZLYC52French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Wednesday signed a two million euro (three million dollar) reconstruction project for a Gaza hospital heavily damaged during Israel's offensive.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:31:12 GMTAFP ANA20091118T090721ZLYC52Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T082628ZLXZ60 Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that Israel's decision to build 900 new homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem constituted a "major obstacle" to efforts to restart Middle East peace talks.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:45:22 GMTAFP ANA20091118T082628ZLXZ60Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T074326ZLXW39Israel on Wednesday fended off criticism of its approval of hundreds of new homes in annexed Arab east Jerusalem as France urged a resumption of stalled Middle East peace talks.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:01 GMTAFP ANA20091118T074326ZLXW39Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T144709ZLVH36Israel's interior ministry on Tuesday authorised the construction of 900 new housing units in annexed east Jerusalem, an Israeli official told AFP.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:29:17 GMTAFP ANA20091117T144709ZLVH36Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T135850ZLUZ99 More than 16,000 employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) held a one-day strike in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to demand better pay, their union said.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:36:33 GMTAFP ANA20091117T135850ZLUZ99Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T131152ZLUU22The Israeli army on Tuesday held an unprecedented court-ordered hearing at a Gaza crossing for a Palestinian student who had been deported to the Hamas-ruled enclave.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:52:36 GMTAFP ANA20091117T131152ZLUU22Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T125720ZLUS77Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday that plans to seek international recognition of an independent Palestinian state has the backing of Arab countries and is not a "unilateral decision."Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:40:53 GMTAFP ANA20091117T125720ZLUS77Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T112251ZLUH08The European Union on Tuesday joined the US in discouraging Palestinian intentions to seek international recognition of an independent state, urging instead a return to stalled peace talks with Israel.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:39:38 GMTAFP ANA20091117T112251ZLUH08Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T090255ZLTP43Four Israeli soldiers were sentenced to prison and other punitive measures on Tuesday for refusing orders to evacuate a wildcat Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, army radio said.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:59:47 GMTAFP ANA20091117T090255ZLTP43Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T082937ZLTM68 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined a US request to freeze a project to build dozens of housing units in an east Jerusalem settlement, army radio reported on Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:35:51 GMTAFP ANA20091117T082937ZLTM68Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T085009ZLTO06 The European Union's Swedish presidency said Tuesday that it was "premature" to recognise a Palestinian state, even as its leaders prepare to seek such recognition at the UN Security Council.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:23:40 GMTAFP ANA20091117T085009ZLTO06Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117045247Reflecting a strong confidence in Mena investors, Pharos Financial Group is expecting more than 50 per cent of the money for its $350 million (Dh1.28bn) agricultural fund to come from this region.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:11:18 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091117045247Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091116T234037ZLSQ45French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Israel and the Palestinians to promptly revive the Middle East peace process or else risk an extremist backlash, in an interview published here Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:33 GMTAFP ANA20091116T234037ZLSQ45Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091116T103114ZLPP36Israel on Monday warned Palestinians against seeking recognition of an independent state, while dismissing the move as a political manoeuvre aimed at boosting Palestinians' international standing.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:24:38 GMTAFP ANA20091116T103114ZLPP36Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091115T191627ZLOD80Mahmud Abbas's mandate as Palestinian president, disputed by Hamas, could be extended to avoid a constitutional vacuum, a Palestinian official said.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:47:59 GMTAFP ANA20091115T191627ZLOD80Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_14112009_151118The issuance activity in the Middle East initial public offering (IPO) market which ground to a halt in the third quarter of 2008 is set for a revival from the second quarter of 2010, according to the latest investor survey by the Royal Bank of Scotland.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:40:05 GMTGulf News GN_14112009_151118Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091114T104844ZLKX55 Around 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated outside the Jerusalem plant of Intel on Saturday, to protest against the factory operating on the Jewish day of rest.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:39:52 GMTAFP ANA20091114T104844ZLKX55Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091113131421The performance of the consumer loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) deteriorated in September, according to the latest indices published by Moody's Investors Service. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:47:55 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091113131421Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091113T121315ZLHQ95Israeli troops at the border with Gaza on Friday shot and killed an 18-year-old they said was suspected of planning to carry out an attack but Palestinian witnesses said he was hunting birds.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:26:02 GMTAFP ANA20091113T121315ZLHQ95Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091112T144134ZLDQ71Israel's High Court decided on Thursday to allow a Palestinian student to appeal her case after being deported from the West Bank to Gaza because her ID has an address in the coastal strip.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:54:43 GMTAFP ANA20091112T144134ZLDQ71Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091112T131927ZLDF85The Palestinian general elections called for January will have to be postponed because the vote cannot take place in Hamas-ruled Gaza at that time, the electoral commission said on Thursday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:29:13 GMTAFP ANA20091112T131927ZLDF85Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091112T120947ZLCY80French President Nicolas Sarkozy turns to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to advance Middle East peace after Israel said it was open to reviving talks with Damascus.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:01:37 GMTAFP ANA20091112T120947ZLCY80Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091112T121327ZLCZ18French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas on Thursday with "important suggestions" to restart the stalled peace process, an Abbas aide said.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:00:10 GMTAFP ANA20091112T121327ZLCZ18Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091112T112754ZLCU46 An Israeli judge has decided not to convict an Arab youth accused of hurling rocks at a police car, claiming the state discriminates against teenage Arab trangressors, media reported on Thursday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:02:35 GMTAFP ANA20091112T112754ZLCU46Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091111T135450ZKZS18 The Netherlands, critical of a UN report that accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza, on Wednesday encouraged the Jewish state to conduct its own investigation and halt new West Bank settlements.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:23:12 GMTAFP ANA20091111T135450ZKZS18Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091111T115554ZKZI81The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Wednesday called on the newly-formed Lebanese unity government to improve conditions for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees in the country.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:17:11 GMTAFP ANA20091111T115554ZKZI81Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091111T104022ZKZB52 A draft law stipulating that any Middle East peace treaty must mention compensation for Jews forced to leave Arab states has passed a preliminary reading in the Israeli parliament, a spokesman said on Wednesday.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:35:52 GMTAFP ANA20091111T104022ZKZB52Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091111T095043ZKYX72 Twenty-five Israeli reservists, including some officers, have signed a petition asking that they not have to take part in any evacuation of Jewish settlements, army radio reported on Wednesday.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:25:12 GMTAFP ANA20091111T095043ZKYX72Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111031439 The Wataniya Mobile (WM), represented by the Qtel Group, has announced the launch of the commercial service of Wataniya Mobile across the West Bank. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:41:27 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091111031439Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111044716The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) equity markets fell by 1.8 per cent in October reducing year-to-date (YTD) gains to 24 per cent. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:27:20 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091111044716Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091111051142Members of the region's private sector are not all competing on a level playing field, according to a World Bank report released.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:16:49 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091111051142Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091110T153845ZKWF74Establishing the borders of a Palestinian state could resolve the dispute over settlements and allow peace talks to resume, senior Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan said.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:21:57 GMTAFP ANA20091110T153845ZKWF74Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091110T151257ZKWC26President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday urged Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas not to abandon peace efforts, as the French leader prepared for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:15:37 GMTAFP ANA20091110T151257ZKWC26Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091110T095448ZKUN64France continues to believe Israel must agree to a freeze in settlement building on Palestinian land as a precondition to Middle East peace talks, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:06:55 GMTAFP ANA20091110T095448ZKUN64Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091110T082953ZKUG28Five years after the leader passed away, the Palestinians are fiercely divided and no closer to their dream of statehood, with the divergent paths of peaceful negotiations and armed struggle both at an apparent impasse.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:53:03 GMTAFP ANA20091110T082953ZKUG28Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091110T064443ZKTY56Aides to Mahmud Abbas warned on Tuesday that if US efforts to relaunch Middle East peace talks stay deadlocked, the president could resign in a move that would probably lead to the collapse of the Palestinian Authority.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:34:34 GMTAFP ANA20091110T064443ZKTY56Subscription