Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, at a meeting Monday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, urged donor countries to make good on pledges to assist the Palestinian Authority. Only a fraction of the more than $7 billion promised at the Paris donors conference last December has been delivered. VOA’s David Gollust reports from [...]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
The cash-strapped Palestinian government on Monday received pledges of nearly $300 million in new aid on top of more than $7 billion promised last year, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said.
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Israel - The Palestinian Authority is asking Israel for permission to take military control of the city of Hebron to thwart moves by Hamas. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has secretly appealed to Israeli help him and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fight the influence of the militant Islamist group in Hebron, which he sees as likely [...]
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
The Palestinian Authority is asking Israel for permission to take military control of the West Bank city of Hebron to thwart moves by Hamas, sources say.Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has secretly appealed to Israeli help him and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fight the influence of the militant Islamist group in Hebron, which he sees as likely to fall under its sway if not countered,...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Ramallah - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana discussed the peace process in Ramallah Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Solana arrived in Ramallah coming from Israel, where he met Foreign ...
Israelated (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
You have to love Summer. The heat…frolicking in the sun….water-related violence. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Wednesday he would allocate funds to repair water well in the Bethlehem area a day after a man was seriously injured following water-related violence in the city. Palestinian Authority (PA) forces used teargas and bullets to disperse demonstrators from Aida Refugee Camp who...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Monday welcomed the position of European Parliament about the Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. "The prisoners issue is put forward and discussed for the first time by the European Parliament," Fayyad told reporters. On Sept. 4, the European Parliament, in adopting a resolution on the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, the members welcomed...
English Webster (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Hamas is claiming PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is in cahoots with the Zionists. Zionist and Palestinian sources revealed that Salam Fayyad, the Prime Minister of the Dayton government in Ramallah has asked Zionist entity to attack him in the press to thwart what he called campaigns of some Palestinian parties that accuse him of collusion with the occupation. The same sources told the Kuwaiti al-Jarida...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Salam Fayyad, prime minister of the Palestinian caretaker government, said Saturday that forming anew transitional government of national accordance would unify the Palestinian territories. Fayyad told reporters in Ramallah that agreeing on forming an interim government of national accordance to prepare for new elections would be "a realistic introduction to unify the West Bank and the Gaza Strip."...
English Webster (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
It’s like trying to resuscitate an already vegetative corps: The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority will receive a financial boost from Saudi Arabia to help Prime Minister Salam Fayyad pay public sector salaries, Palestinian officials said on Saturday. “The Saudi finance minister told the Palestinian Authority that the decision was made to transfer $100 million,” said Palestinian Information Minister...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Ashraf el-Ajrami, Minister of Prisoners' Affairs in the caretaker government led by Salam Fayyad said on Saturday Israel will release 199 Palestinian prisoners from its jails on Monday morning. El-Ajrami told reporters in Ramallah that the prisoners were supposed to be released on Friday, but their release was postponed until Monday morning due to technical problems. In their meeting held in Jerusalem...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the caretaker Palestinian government on Wednesday said restoring political unity between Palestinian territories was possible. "This is possible by adhering to president Mahmoud Abbas' initiative and forming a national unity government in preparation for presidency and parliamentary elections," Fayyad told reporters in Ramallah. West Bank is controlled by pro-Abbas forces...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Source: Reuters RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The European Union will give a financial boost on Wednesday to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority to help Prime Minister Salam Fayyad pay public sector ...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Tuesday accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Prime Minister Salam Fayyad of hindering efforts for exchanging prisoners with Israel. The two men "don't want the resistance to score a honorable swap since they don't believe in the method of resistance," said Abu Obaida, a spokesman for Hamas' military wing." Since 2006, Hamas holds an Israeli...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
The Islamic Hamas movement on Sunday said meetings between Israeli and Palestinian officials were capitalized as electoral campaign for the benefit of the Israelis. The latest such meeting took place Saturday between Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad who heads a Ramallah-based government which Hamas does not recognize. "Barak utilizes these meetings for...
