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Participants in the Fatah congress in Ramallah clap and cheer before a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Reuters
by Kafah Zaboun | Feb 17, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah-Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement has chosen Mahmoud al-Aloul as deputy party leader. Aloul is a member of the central committee of Fatah, which approved the decision amid criticism by supporters of Prisoner Marwan Barghouti, who was...
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A Palestinian woman walks past a mural with text ‘Free Gaza’ painted on it in Gaza City, 07 March 2013. The two largest Palestinian groups have been at loggerheads for years despite mediation attempts by Egypt and other Arab countries. (EPA)
by Salah Al Naimi | Mar 29, 2013 | Middle East
Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat—Informed Palestinian sources have reported that the Egyptian General Intelligence Service has begun to make contact with the leaderships of Fatah and Hamas as a prelude to the resumption of dialogue between the two sides. Sources told Asharq...