Israel begins building wall on Lebanese borderIsrael began building a wall on Monday along a 1-km (0.6 mile) -stretch of its border with Lebanon, saying the barrier was necessary to boost security for an Israeli frontier town across from a Lebanese village. An Israeli security fence a More… |
Zain says to revive deal with PaltelKuwaiti telecoms operator Zain said it hoped to revive and complete a deal to take majority control of Palestine Telecommunication (Paltel) by the end of the year. "We hope to complete the merger deal by the end of the year. We are now dea More… |
Rice meets Barak, focus on West Bank barriersUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday met Israel's defense minister to discuss removing West Bank roadblocks as she began a day of meetings that aim to speed up Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. 'Let's get to work,' Rice said as More… |
Israel to ease some West Bank curbsIsrael announced plans on Sunday to ease some restrictions on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, responding to calls by visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to take steps to bolster peace talks. A State Department document, More… |








