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Kids write their homework in Gaza Strip amid power outage, AFP

Fatah’s Azzam Al Ahmad Plans Cairo Trip in Hopes of Healing Divide with Hamas

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 13, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian Authority sources announced that the Ramallah-based Fatah party will look into details with Egyptian officials concerning recent talks with Hamas. This will be prior to Fatah taking decisions for upcoming steps, the sources said. “President...

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh gestures during an interview with Reuters in Gaza City. Reuters

Cairo Tries to Bridge Gap between PA, Hamas

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 12, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The meetings of Hamas delegation with the Egyptian intelligence officials focused on two issues: reconciliation within the framework of the status of the Palestinian case and security cooperation, Palestinian informed sources said. Sources told Asharq...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe during a joint statement in Jerusalem August 10, 2016. (REUTERS)

Israel-Africa Summit in Togo Canceled

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 12, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Israel and Togo announced the cancellation of the African-Israeli summit scheduled for October in Togo at the request of Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, in a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to “bring Israel back to Africa.” A...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters. (AP/Seth Wenig)

Abbas Does not Object Holding Tripartite Meeting with Trump, Netanyahu- Palestinian Sources

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas did not mind holding a tripartite meeting with US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington or elsewhere, Palestinian sources close to the matter said. The sources stressed that...

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Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. (AP)

Hamas Leadership Meets in Cairo

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – The new Hamas leadership chose to hold its first meeting since the election of its politburo last May in the Egyptian capital as a sign that the Palestinian movement withdrew from Doha where it kept its offices for years. Sources told Asharq Al-Awsat...