Palestine
April 17, 2000
Nine Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli troops on Palestinian Prisoners Day Monday in Bethlehem and an Israeli soldier was wounded in a
The Palestinian Authority has swiftly put a damper on a mooted partial agreement towards a peace deal with Israel. Israeli ministers floated Pa
April 15, 2000
The Palestinians asked China to play an increased role in peace negotiations with Israel during the first-ever visit Saturday by Chinese President
Five Israeli settlers ambushed and beat up an elderly Palestinian woman on Saturday in the northern West Bank town of Nablus in an apparent
Masked Palestinians carrying weapons marched through Bethlehem Friday to commemorate the 1988 assassination of the Palestinian leader, Khalil Al
US President Bill Clinton called Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to discuss ways to speed up peace talks with Israel ahead of Arafat's visit to
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat arrived back in Gaza from the G-77 summit in Havana Friday, saying he was delighted by the support received
April 14, 2000
Two explosive devices went off near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip Thursday evening, Israeli military sources said. No-one was injure
April 13, 2000
The Canadian Immigration Minister, Elinor Caplan, has denied a report from Israel that the Canadian Prime Minister, Jean Chretien, had offered to ta
April 12, 2000
US President Bill Clinton was encouraged by his talks Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on rescuing the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
April 11, 2000
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak arrived in Washington Tuesday for talks with US President Bill Clinton, in a bid to blow life in the deadlocked pea
April 9, 2000
US President Bill Clinton will meet in Washington with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Apri
March 5, 2000
Population:2.98 million (1999)Religions:75% Muslim; 25% Christian and otherGovernment:Self-Governing Autonomy Languages:Arabic; Hebrew, English (spoken at senior business and government levels)Work We
March 2, 2000
The Palestinian Authority is not presently a signatory to any international or regional environmental treaties. In addition, there is no specific legislation regarding the environment in the PA. The P
Investment IncentivesThe Palestinian Authority's Ministry of Economy and Trade and Ministry of Industry promulgated the Law on the Encouragement of Investment of 1995, enacted on April 29, 1995 (herei