Palestinians get EU, Saudi aid worth 255 mln dlrs

EU Business Monday 10th August, 2009

(RAMALLAH) - The cash-strapped Palestinian Authority has received 255 million dollars in aid from Saudi Arabia and the European Union, prime minister Salam Fayyad said on Monday.Oil-rich Saudi Arabia ...

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