One way to make capital available for new loans is to sell mortgage-backed securities.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

And on the other hand, there is the United States and the American-backed Arab regimes, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

The head of the Moscow-backed research group the New Eurasia Foundation, Andrei Kortunov, says it is no surprise Mr.Medvedev introduced the measure.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told Israeli Army Radio that Israel is ignoring the internationally-backed roadmap peace plan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

It is also the subject of a U.N.-backed tribunal which is considering indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

But the U.N.-backed Election Complaints Commission is ordering a significant recount of ballots from every province covering 10 percent of all polling stations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

The country is just seven years removed from 27 years of civil war during which the United States backed rebels fighting President Dos Santos.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

Rather it is demanding that Israel fulfill its obligations under the internationally-backed "Roadmap" peace plan.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

He is the first African leader to be tried at a U.N.-backed court.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Some Middle East analysts say it is no secret that the Gaza blockade has not significantly weakened Hamas, which Israel and the United States say is an Iranian-backed terrorist organization.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

The Hezbollah-led opposition in Lebanon is taking advantage of the decision by a United Nations-backed tribunal to release four senior generals, Wednesday,to score points ahead of the country's upcoming parliamentary elections.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

The U.N.-backed forum is building on a decision by the body responsible for domains, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, to allow Web site addresses in any language.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Ted Dagne,African Affairs Specialist with the Congressional Research Service, predicted that violence is likely to increase in coming months as the Islamist group al-Shabaab, backed by foreign fighters, attempts to oust the transitional government.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

U.S.officials Monday welcomed the Lebanese election outcome as an unambiguous victory for the March 14th movement over the Iranian and Syrian-backed opposition led by Hezbollah, which is listed by the United States as a terrorist organization.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09