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Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah, center, poses for a photo next to the head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, fourth left, during a meeting in Gaza City. (AP)

Hamas Will Take Part in Palestinian Govt., Refuses to Discuss its Arms

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 8, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – The Hamas movement announced that it will be part of a Palestinian national unity government that will be formed soon as part of the recent reconciliation with the rival Fatah organization. This will help pave way for holding general elections. The two...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses reporters after a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Revolutionary Council, Fatah Welcome Palestinian Reconciliation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

The Revolutionary Council and the Fatah Central Committee, the two largest bodies in the Palestinian Authority headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, have endorsed the terms of Palestinian reconciliation and supported its steps. They stressed that the meeting, which is...

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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (C) chairs a cabinet meeting in Gaza City October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Abed/Pool

Palestinian Government Sets Economic Reform Plan for Gaza Strip

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah presented on Wednesday highlights of his government’s economic reform plan in the Gaza Strip. “We have plans ready for action,” said Hamdallah, who remained in Gaza with a group of ministers following a Cabinet...

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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (L) shakes hands with Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza City October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Gaza Opens its Doors after Years of Deprivation

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 4, 2017 | Opinion

Gaza’s leadership finally welcomed the Palestinian Authority with arms wide open to end their dispute. This is a very important political and humanitarian agreement credited for the government of Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi, the first in a decade who...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greets delegates after addressing the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 20, 2017. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Fatah, Hamas Leaders to Discuss Unresolved Issues in Cairo

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 4, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The Palestinian cabinet held on Tuesday a meeting in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip for the first time in three years, but failed to take any prompt decisions. Instead, the government decided to send the difficult and complicated files to a meeting of Fatah...