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Oil prices rise in thin Asian trade after break

TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Monday after a three-day break, but volumes were tiny as a number of markets remain on holiday for Easter.

China mutual funds turn to commodities, bet on reforms

* Hope campaign to overhaul resources sector will push up prices

Cheap buyout plans in Singapore? Not so quick, say minority shareholders

SINGAPORE, March 28 (Reuters) - Singapore managements are increasingly being forced to pay up for taking their companies private as minority investors demand bigger premiums to the depressed market valuations of targets, underscoring a growing trend of shareholder activism in Asia.

MiX Telematics unveils ELD-ready solutions for US oil and gas industry

MiX Telematics has introduced ELD-ready solutions for US Oil and Gas companies.

UPDATE 1-Israeli court blocks government's natural gas plan in blow to energy firms

JERUSALEM, March 27 (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court blocked a controversial plan to develop the country's natural gas fields on Sunday, dealing a blow to energy companies operating in the eastern Mediterranean and drawing fire from the government.

Israeli energy minister says court ruling on gas may cause irreversible damage

JERUSALEM, March 27 (Reuters) - Israel's energy minister said that the Supreme Court made an "unfortunate decision" on Sunday in blocking a government plan to develop offshore natural gas fields, adding that the move may cause irreversible damage to Israel's energy sector.

UPDATE 1-Iraq's Sadr begins sit-in inside Green Zone to push for reforms

BAGHDAD, March 27 (Reuters) - Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr entered Baghdad's Green Zone, the heavily-fortified centre of the city housing government and other official buildings, on Sunday to keep up pressure on the government to enact reforms.

Iraq's Sadr begins sit-in inside Green Zone, tells supporters to stay outside

BAGHDAD, March 27 (Reuters) - Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr entered Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday to continue a sit-in which his supporters began at the district's gates more than a week ago to pressure the government to enact reforms.

MIDEAST STOCKS-Egypt pulls back from near technical barrier, Gulf slips

DUBAI, March 27 (Reuters) - Egypt's stock market fell back from near technical resistance on Sunday while Gulf markets also slipped in the absence of fresh, positive news.

Qatar's Al Jazeera network laying off 500 employees

DOHA, March 27 (Reuters) - Qatar's Al Jazeera broadcasting network is laying off about 500 employees or more than 10 percent of its staff, it announced on Sunday reflecting financial pressures on the tiny Gulf state due to low global prices for oil and natural gas.

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