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33 articles in 2025 · 534 of 534 available in English (full Arabic archive)
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicAre Our Public Funds Healthy? Reports and IndicatorsThis article examines the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) audit of the Palestinian Alimony Fund for 2022/2023, outlining administrative and financial findings, risks to the Fund’s finances, and SAACB recommendations to improve governance and accountability.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicSecuring Public Funds... It's Not Easy!This article reviews the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) 2023 audit of the External Missions Administration affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), documenting weak financial and administrative controls, missing records for salaries and advances, and the bureau’s recommendations.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicAudit Report on the Diwan of the Chief Justice for the Fiscal Year Ended 2022This article reviews the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) audit of the Diwan of the Chief Justice for FY 2022, summarizing the Bureau’s administrative, appointment, financial, and vehicle-management observations.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicGovernment delays in paying An-Najah National University Hospital’s dues harm operationsExamines SAACB findings that government delays left An-Najah National University Hospital with about 95 million dinars in receivables as of 30-9-2022, causing liquidity shortfalls, accounting issues, and recommended remedies.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicBlack Holes in Public Finance: Uses of Public Money — Ministry of Finance and Planning in PalestineThe article reviews State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) reports documenting recurring gaps in management of public funds, weak disclosure, and repeated reservations about the Ministry of Finance’s preparation of financial statements and implementation of the general budget.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicThe General State of Public Funds in PalestineThe article reviews the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB) annual reports and examines weak responsiveness to its recommendations, recurring audit findings, and repeated losses and stock discrepancies at the General Petroleum Authority.
- Oversight & AccountabilityTranslated from ArabicFinancial and Administrative Oversight in Palestine for 2024The article reviews the State Audit and Administrative Control Bureau (SAACB)’s 2024 annual report, examining its audits, follow-up reports, and complaint handling. It highlights numbers of reports, sectoral coverage, and the response rate to the Bureau’s recommendations.
- Public Affairs & PoliticsTranslated from ArabicWhere Does Honor Live, Father? — “It Lives in Palestine, My Daughter”On the morning of 24-2-2025, a Palestinian girl stood in the rubble of a school in the Gaza Strip holding a cardboard sign to announce the start of classes alongside classmates, teachers and volunteers. The article recounts the scene and a father's reply: 'It lives in Palestine.'