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Participants in the Fatah congress in Ramallah clap and cheer before a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.. (photo credit: REUTERS)

Fatah Vice Chairman Accuses Hamas of Failing to Respond to Calls for Unity

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 25, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– Fatah Vice Chairman and member of its central committee, Mahmoud al-Aloul, said that his movement was determined to achieve national unity, but Hamas has failed to respond to calls by the Palestinian Authority. During a meeting with journalists and opinion...

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Clashes continue in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp despite agreed ceasefire (Ali Hashisho/Reuters)

Lebanon: Ceasefire Agreements Stumbling in Ain al-Hilweh

by Paula Astih | Aug 22, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut– Successive ceasefire agreements in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon since last Thursday have failed to restore security in the area. The latest agreement was reached on Monday afternoon through a decision by the Palestinian...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Reuters

Fatah Commences 7th Conference by Re-electing President Abbas Head of Movement

by Kifah Ziboun | Nov 30, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- A leadership congress of the Palestinian Fatah movement has unanimously re-elected President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to a new five-year term. Abbas was re-elected by consensus at the congress which was attended by some 1,400 delegates in the West Bank city...

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Ambulance leaves Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp. Reuters

Objections in Ain el-Hilweh to the Performance of Palestinian Factions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The security situation at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh is stable following the Lebanese army’s arrest of Imad Yassine, the emir of ISIS at the shantytown, last week. The Palestinian factions are calling for better cooperation with security...

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Smoke billows in the Ain El-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon, Lebanon, on August 23, 2015 (AFP Photo/Mahmoud Zayyat)

Car Bomb kills Palestinian Official in Lebanon’s Sidon

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 12, 2016 | Middle East

A car bomb exploded in the southern Lebanon city of Sidon, killing an official from the Palestinian Fatah movement on Tuesday, an official from the group said. Photographs of the blast site near a Palestinian refugee camp showed scorched body parts lying near a car in...