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Nablus: Al-I'Timan for Investment & Development company Reopening

2009-01-15

The Minister of National Economy Dr. Kamal Hassouna and the Governor of Nablus Mr. Jamal Muheisen opened last Sunday the headquarter of Al-I"Timan for Investment & Development company that is located in Nablus mall which was blocked by the Israeli occupation authorities for more than 6 months in addition to four other shops in Nablus, claiming support for the movement "Hamas". Hassouna said that the opening came after a major effort by Prime Minister Dr. Salam Fayyad with the Israeli side, to take the approval of Israel in order for  re-opening the company because it is subject to Palestinian law. Mr.Othman Musleh the board chairman of the company assured that the Israeli authorities had released on 26/12/2008 all the members of the company after all the previous allegations are not true, adding that the company will operate only after receiving guarantees of non-closure. He also explained that the company"s capital is JD4 million and the number of shareholders is 2000, and employs a staff of only six, and was closed by the occupation authorities on 10/6/2008. The opening ceremony was attended by Ghassan Shaka, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the lawyer Hossam Alatyrp, who is in charge of running the company by the government after it closed, in addition to the dozens of dignitaries in the city