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Arab League softens Israel-Palestine peace planArab states appeared to soften their 2002 peace plan on Monday when a top Qatari official said Israel and the Palestinians could trade land rather than conform exactly to their 1967 borders. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, Qatar More… |
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Palestinians go hi-tech to boost economyNestled in a basin in the northern West Bank, the city of Nablus was for millennia a Palestinian cultural and commercial hub, attracting traders to its souk in the heart of the old town. But Israel's occupation of the West Bank, a More… |
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Embattled Palestinian PM Fayyad quitsPalestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad quit on Saturday after months of tension with President Mahmoud Abbas, leaving the administration in disarray just as the United States tries to revive peace talks with Israel. Abbas, who ha More… |
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Palestine’s Hamas re-elects Meshaal as leaderHamas re-elected Khaled Meshaal on Tuesday as the Islamist group's leader, at a marathon overnight closed-door meeting held in Cairo, an official with the organisation said. Once reviled as a hardliner but now seen increasingl More… |
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Deutsche Bank backs Palestine children’s charityDeutsche Bank’s Middle East Foundation has partnered with Palestine Association for Children’s Encouragement of Sport (PACES) by supporting its programmes in Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon for 2013. The programme will s More… |
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Paltel in routing system upgradationPaltel, the leading telecommunications company in Palestine, has partnered with Ireland-based i-conX, a leading inter-carrier billing and routing solutions vendor, to enter live use with its full Routing Optimisation solution. Pal More… |
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Many questions, few answers await Obama in MideastUS President Barack Obama is due to make his first official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories this week, looking to improve ties after sometimes rocky relations with both sides during his first term in office. More… |
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Abraaj to invest in Palestinian toy companyDubai-based Abraaj Group, a leading private equity firm operating in global growth markets, has announced a prime investment in Anoud Games, a producer of Arabic educational games and toys for children based in Palestine. Abraaj s More… |
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Israel ‘mistreats Palestinian children in custody’Palestinian children detained by the Israeli military are subject to widespread, systematic ill-treatment that violates international law, a Unicef report said on Wednesday. The United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) estimated that More… |
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Gaza rocket attacks Israel, first since truceA rocket fired from Gaza exploded in Israel on Tuesday, the first such attack since a November truce and an apparent show of solidarity with West Bank protests after the death of a Palestinian in an Israeli jail. Al-Aqsa Martyrs B More… |
