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By Zia H Shah on April 29, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Obama signs waiver to lift Palestinian aid barrier

AFP / JORDAN TIMES WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed a waiver to remove curbs on funding to the Palestinian Authority, declaring the aid to be “important to the security interests of the United States”. A $192 million aid package was frozen by the US Congress after the Palestinians […]

By Zia H Shah on February 8, 2012 ( 2 Comments )

U.S. Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Half

By TIM ARANGO The New York Times BAGHDAD — Less than two months after American troops left, the State Department is preparing to slash by as much as half the […]

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Obama signs waiver to lift Palestinian aid barrier

U.S. Planning to Slash Iraq Embassy Staff by Half