Publication Date:
Thu, 2006-07-06 03:00
CAIRO, 6 July 2006 — The Arab League has wired $50 million to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to ease a fiscal crisis by providing humanitarian grants to government workers who have gone unpaid for months, an official said yesterday.
Hesham Youssef, chief of staff for Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa, said the money — donated by Arab states including Qatar, Libya and Syria — was sent on Monday to an account held by Abbas’ office after months of delays.
The transfer of funds effectively bypassed the Hamas-led Palestinian government, which faces a Western aid boycott over its refusal to recognize Israel. The aid freeze has left the government on the brink of financial collapse.
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