Israel freed the Hamas speaker of the Palestinian parliament Aziz Dweik on Thursday after holding him without charge since January, sources on both sides said. "Dr Aziz Dweik was released at the Beit Sira roadblock," in the occupied West Bank, the head of his office, Bahaa Yusef, told AFP.  The Israeli army arrested Dweik on January 19 at a roadblock between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah. It said his detention without charge was necessary because of his "presumed involvement in the activities of a terrorist organization." Dweik was appointed speaker of the Hamas-dominated Palestinian parliament elected in 2006. (Reference for text: Via Al Ahram. Photo: Via Al Manar)