US hails partial free trade deal with Israel, Egypt
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The United States hailed on Tuesday its partial free trade deal with Israel and Egypt as &quot;a very important development.&quot;.
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When Egypt, Israel and the United States signed a trade agreement this week, it represented the most tangible step in a monthlong thaw in chilly relations between the Egyptians and Israelis.
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SANTIAGO  - Australia and the United States exchanged letters on a free trade agreement after clearing last minute obstacles, Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said.
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Israel and Egypt signed a trade deal yesterday that could ensure thousands of Egyptian jobs and secure the two countries&#39; often problematic relations.
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CAIRO, Dec 14  - In a partnership hailed as a major boost to often chilly ties, Egypt and Israel on Tuesday signed a first joint trade accord with the United States since their historic peace treaty 25 years ago.
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The Bush Administration&#39;s announcement of the lifting of some US sanctions on Libya nudges Washington and Tripoli closer to resuming full diplomatic ties.
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Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, won an assurance from Israel yesterday that it would ease its grip on the occupied territories and allow greater freedom of movement before the Palestinian presidential election in January.
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Israel has approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners, most of them Fatah members, as a goodwill gesture towards Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
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The United States has signed an accord with Jordan aimed at supporting the peaceful development of the kingdom's nascent nuclear program, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday.
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WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush on Tuesday signed a free trade agreement with Morocco, helping his goal of creating a US-Middle East Free Trade Area (MEFTA) by 2013, the White House said.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel said yesterday it would free 170 jailed Palestinians in a gesture of gratitude for Egypt's release two weeks ago of an Israeli Arab imprisoned for spying.
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afrol News, 15 December - As the first Arab nation, the government of Egypt yesterday signed a trade pact with its neighbour Israel that will help breaking the latter&#39;s economic isolation.
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Morocco and the United States have agreed to give the African country&#039;s exports to North America a boost, officials said.
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How did we get to this sudden moment of cautious optimism in the Middle East? How did we get to this moment when Egypt is signing free- trade agreements with Israel, when Hosni Mubarak is touring Arab nations
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Israel released six Egyptian students  from prison on Sunday as part of a deal which includes freedom  for Israeli businessman and convicted spy Azzam Azzam, Egyptian  security sources said.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday pledged to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel tightened the diplomatic and economic embargo on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States yesterday lifted its embargo on direct aid to, and diplomatic contact with, the Palestinian government, joining the European Union and other countries in a swift demonstration of support for embattled President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against the anti-Israeli militant group Hamas.