A huge initial public offering will be presented in May for a multi-billion dollar investment company which was begun by Qatar at the beginning of 2013. Shares will be on offer to individuals, local companies and institutions. At the beginning of the century Qatar launched three giant primary issues for its own citizens, businesses and…
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- Salam Fayyad Resigns April 11, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has reportedly tendered his resignation, after intense criticism against him within the Western-backed Palestinian Authority. It is not yet clear whether PA President Mahmoud Abbas will accept Fayyad’s resignation at this time, although the two have been at odds on several issues. PA offi […]
- Jordan & PA Coordinating Takeover of Jerusalem April 1, 2013by Eitam Abadi Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas signed an agreement on Sunday confirming their “common goal to defending” Jerusalem and their opposition to efforts to “Judaize” Israel’s ancient capital city. PA Religious Affairs Minister Mahmoud al-Habash said the agreement confirmed Jordan’s role as protector of the […]
- Palestinian Sentenced to 6 Months for Facebook ‘Like’ March 30, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh A Palestinian man who clicked “Like” on a Facebook status criticizing a high ranking official of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority has been sentenced to six months in a PA prison facility. Anas Ismail, 29, of Salfit, near Nablus, was found guilty of “libel and slander.” Ismail said that the PA’s American-trained […]
- PA Sentences Journalist to Year in Prison March 28, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Palestinian journalist Mamdouh Hamamreh from Bethlehem was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for “insulting” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Facebook. He is the second Palestinian to receive this sentence on the same charges since the beginning of 2013. In early February, 26-year-old Anas Awwad from the village […]
- US Arming Syrian Rebels Through Regional Proxies March 26, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Western-backed governments in the Middle East have dramatically increased military aid to the Free Syrian Army in recent months, the New York Times reported on Monday. America’s Central Intelligence Agency has been aiding these efforts, the newspaper added, citing air traffic data and interviews with unnamed officials as well as commande […]
- Salam Fayyad Resigns April 11, 2013