2,000 financiers to attend Palestine Investment Conference
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency
June 1, 2010 - 12:00am


Bethlehem - Ma'an - Over 125 projects will be presented to investors attending this year's Palestine Investment Conference in Bethlehem beginning Wednesday, which will see 2,000 conveners, Palestinian Authority Minister of National Economy Hasan Abu Libdeh said. Each projects' feasibility will be discussed during PIC, giving investors the chance to "build relations between businesses," the minister told Ma'an on Sunday. The conference will focus on small to medium enterprises, which Abu Libdeh said the ministry is keen on promoting during the conference.


UN Security Council statement on Gaza flotilla
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters
June 1, 2010 - 12:00am


UNITED NATIONS, June 1 (Reuters) - Following is the full text of a formal presidential statement adopted on Tuesday by the United Nations Security Council on Israel's action against an aid flotilla heading for Gaza. The Security Council deeply regrets the loss of life and injuries resulting from the use of force during the Israeli military operation in international waters against the convoy sailing to Gaza. The Council, in this context, condemns those acts which resulted in the loss of at least ten civilians and many wounded, and expresses its condolences to their families.


ATFP Advocacy Director in CNN Interview on Flotilla Attack
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from CNN
June 1, 2010 - 12:00am






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