But locals say Abu Shukri (63 Al-Wad Road, 972-02-627-1538) has the best hummus in the Holy City.

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The appointment last June of an American-educated economist, Shukri Ghanem, as prime minister marked a new seriousness about reform.

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The trouble was, they phoned the wrong place - not Abu Ghosh Restaurant, but a restaurant in Abu Ghosh, called Abu Shukri.

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Shukri Ghanem told Radio 4's Today the Wpc Fletcher issue was "settled".

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Meanwhile, Libyan Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem urged foreign oil companies to send back their workers and experts to Libya as soon as possible, saying that the situation in his country was returning to normal.

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