US aid
US withholds $65 mn from UN agency for Palestinians
Middle East
January 17, 2018
US withholds $65 mn from UN agency for Palestinians
The United States sent $60 million to keep the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees operating Tuesday but withheld a…
Palestinians condemn Trump aid halt threat, mixed reaction in Israel
Middle East
January 3, 2018
Palestinians condemn Trump aid halt threat, mixed reaction in Israel
Palestinians condemned as blackmail on Wednesday US President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold future aid payments over what he called…
Scope of Puerto Rico damage so wide that US aid hard to see
World
September 27, 2017
Scope of Puerto Rico damage so wide that US aid hard to see
Relatives helped Maribel Valentin Espino find shelter when Hurricane Maria roared through her community in northern Puerto Rico. Neighbors formed…
Trump budget preserves aid for Israel, other countries being evaluated: State Dept.
World
March 19, 2017
Trump budget preserves aid for Israel, other countries being evaluated: State Dept.
The US State Department said on Thursday that President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year would not reduce US…
Cabinet approves increase of US aid
Egypt
December 10, 2015
Cabinet approves increase of US aid
The Cabinet approved on Wednesday evening draft resolutions submitted by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to amend five agreements between Egypt…
Study: Weapons supplies not a problem in democratic countries, unlike fragile states
Egypt
June 10, 2015
Study: Weapons supplies not a problem in democratic countries, unlike fragile states
Weapons supplies do not pose a problem in democratic countries, but do produce negative results in fragile states, said a…
Congressman calls for linking US aid to Egypt’s parliamentary elections
Egypt
May 10, 2015
Congressman calls for linking US aid to Egypt’s parliamentary elections
Congressman Keith Ellison has called for amending the law on foeign aid to Egypt and linking it to certain conditions,…
US-based think tank warns of impacts of decision to cut Egypt aid
Egypt
October 17, 2013
US-based think tank warns of impacts of decision to cut Egypt aid
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy described US President Barack Obama’s decision to suspend a considerable part of US…
From Washington, with a slap
Egypt
October 14, 2013
From Washington, with a slap
News that Washington will suspend a sizeable chunk of military aid to Egypt was met with little more than a…
Egypt FM: Delay of U.S. aid to Egypt wrong, unacceptable
Egypt
October 10, 2013
Egypt FM: Delay of U.S. aid to Egypt wrong, unacceptable
The U.S. decision to postpone delivery of aid to Egypt is "wrong and unacceptable," Turkish Anadolu news agency quoted Foreign…