Capital Sources: A Hold on Funding for Fatah
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The U.S. is trying to jump-start Middle East peace talks. But an accord between Palestinian factions got in the way. A key member of Congress discusses how the deal has affected U.S. funding for Fatah.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank Two unlikely factors - the maneuverings of Hamas, a group the United States considers a chief sponsor of terrorism, and a widespread fear of chaos among Palestinians - are combining to create some hope in the run-up to next month&#39;s
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US-funded efforts to spread democracy in Middle East meet with resistance.
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Despite an agreement for a Palestinian unity government, the question of who gets to run internal security is still a stumbling block
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The European Union has agreed to resume direct financial aid to the Palestinian Authority but it is still working out how to transfer the money.
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Israel is pressing foreign donors to finance the construction of a web of roads through the occupied territories - made necessary by the building of the vast &quot;security&quot; barrier and Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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In 35 years as Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat raised billions of dollars. He spent the fortune to wield power, to pay militants who attacked Israel and to invest in the United States and the Middle East.
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How does a God-fearing Muslim finance a gas well? With sort of a sale-leaseback.
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Goldman Sachs , hired to help arrange financing to rescue Northern Rock , is now seeking investors in China and the Middle East to help fund a takeover, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
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The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development was once the largest Muslim charity in the United States, but federal prosecutors argue that underneath its surface lay an ominous goal: financing international terrorism.
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A look at the major donations given Monday at an international donors conference for the Palestinians. The total sum pledged was $7.4 billion from 2008 to 2010, surpassing the $5.6 billion sought.
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Barack Obamaâs success at fund-raising is tempting him to back away from accepting public financing in the general election.
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An ambitious effort to create jobs and pull Egypt's Bedouin out of poverty is falling short.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Senior Palestinian officials struggled yesterday to stabilize the financial operations of the Palestinian Authority, as Yasser Arafat lingered at what an envoy termed a &quot;critical juncture between life and death.&quot;
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Talkbacks for this article: 9 Jerusalem is miffed that Berlin is providing government loan guarantees worth millions of dollars to German firms doing business with Iran, and this is one of the issues Prime ...Comment
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The ground is shaky, but I'll still take a stab at investing in these parlous times.
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Palestinians have a choice -- they can hold onto the past or look to the future. And to make progress, the US and Israel will have to help.