BBC NEWS | Middle East | Qatar 'to pay Palestinian wages'

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Qatar 'to pay Palestinian wages': "Qatar has agreed to pay the salaries of 40,000 Palestinian education workers for several months, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has said.

Mr Haniya said the amount would total more than $22m (£11.1m) a month.

The Hamas-led Palestinian government has been struggling to pay its workforce since March when Western donors suspended direct aid.

They want Hamas to renounce violence and to recognise Israel. Hamas has rejected the demands.

The US and the European Union regard Hamas as a terrorist organisation." Read complete post here.