1.   In Mesa, merchants have closed or relocated their shops and property values have declined as competition from nearby shopping malls increases.

2.   Some merchants close one store and later open another.

3.   Will merchants close early?

4.   Palestinian youths stoned Israeli troops and burned tires Tuesday while merchants closed their shops in mourning to mark the anniversary of the Hebron mosque massacre.

5.   Other merchants closed their stores for two days two weeks ago in protest, and Prime Minister P.J. Patterson ordered soldiers and police to saturate the troubled area.

6.   As news of the visit spread, merchants closed their businesses, taxies and truck drivers quit operating and many people stayed off the streets.

7.   Arab merchants closed their shops in anger over anti-Muslim fliers distributed by a Jewish extremist.

8.   In Hebron, youths stoned troops and burned tires while merchants closed their shops in mourning.

9.   In the autonomous Palestinian town of Ramallah, merchants closed shops in preparation for the funeral of Sharif later Thursday.

10.   Marking the anniversary of the Hebron mosque massacre Tuesday, Palestinian youths stoned Israeli troops and burned tires while merchants closed their shops in mourning.