Expenses rise for Ramadan but reserves are down.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is suffering an intensifying financial crisis that is threatening its stability and strengthening the rival Islamist Hamas. Palestinian security officials warn that if the international community fails to pay its pledges to the PA, it will not be able to pay salaries in the coming months.
Palestinian flags waving in West Bank – Photo: Reuters
In June, the PA paid the 149,000 teachers, policemen and civil servants 60 percent of their salaries on their regular payday, and made up the rest just one day before the month-long Ramadan fast began on July 21. Continue Reading »













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