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Some 550 Palestinian prisoners were released in the second half of a swap that freed one Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, who had been held by Hamas for more than five years.
Bank of Israel Chairman Stanley Fischer said Thursday that the crisis with Turkey, along with the expected geopolitical fallout from the Palestinian Authority's planned declaration of an Arab state in Judea and Samaria later this month, could constitute a “danger to the development of the Israeli economy in the near term.”

The economy was likely to take a hit if trade relations with Turkey con
Measures by Turkey, the Arab League and others are already unraveling the most significant change of President Bashar al-Assad’s tenure: linking Syria to the global economy.


Clashes erupted early Monday between armed defectors and the Syrian Army in a wealthy and well-protected area of Damascus, according to activists and residents.
As Cairo prepares for Wednesday’s public trial of former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, the moment has marked a shift in Arab history that many still cannot believe has happened.
The Pentagon is drawing up plans to reposition forces across a strategically critical and politically tumultuous region.
With the city of Homs reported to be under renewed bombardment, a senior Russian envoy held talks with President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday.
In an extraordinary intelligence coup, the would-be suicide bomber dispatched by the Al Qaeda branch in Yemen last month infiltrated the terrorist group and volunteered for the mission, officials said.
Some activists abroad have criticized the meeting as suggesting that the government was willing to engage in dialogue and tolerate dissent.
Officials of the government in Libya say Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has taken refuge with Tuareg tribesmen near the Algerian border.
President Bashar al-Assad addressed a rally in Damascus, thanking his supporters and pledging to defeat what he said were conspiracies against his country.
Diplomats in Istanbul for the first talks with Iran in more than a year suggested an agreement by Tehran to let inspectors visit all its nuclear sites could open the way to more negotiations.
A mob attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo has raised concerns about whether Egypt’s transitional government can maintain law and order.
An opposition group said clashes between army defectors and Syrian security forces left at least 15 people dead in Idlib Province.
At least 23 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Tuesday morning in bomb attacks that struck at police stations and civilian targets in four cities across Iraq, security officials said.
The Obama administration planned to expand sanctions, but the legal process has lagged.
At least five Palestinians at an Islamic Jihad training site in southern Gaza were killed, according to witnesses and the militant group, and militants responded with rocket fire.
The embattled Syrian city of Homs remained under siege for a sixth day Thursday with residents throughout the city cowering in their homes and medical supplies dwindling.
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