Monday, December 11, 2006

IRAN: IRAN PLEDGES $250 MILLION TO HAMAS & THE PALESTINIANS...

Haniyeh: Iran Pledges $250M in Aid
By SARAH EL DEEB

Associated Press Writer

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Iran has pledged $250 million in aid to the cash-strapped Hamas-led Palestinian government, the latest sign of increasingly close ties between the Islamic group and Tehran, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Monday.


Haniyeh's office announced the donation at the end of a four-day visit by the prime minister to the Iranian capital. He then traveled to Sudan.

Also on Monday, the European Commission proposed a three-month extension of a special aid deal for the Palestinians that bypasses the government.

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1) Haniyeh: Iran Pledges $250M in Aid

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