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Hamas chief Ismail Hanieh shakes hands with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah. (AP)

Azzam al-Ahmed: Egypt Exerted Unprecedented Efforts towards Palestinian Reconciliation

by Mohammed Nabil Helmy and Sawsan Abou Hussein | Oct 11, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmed voiced his optimism that the latest round of Egypt-sponsored dialogue with the rival Hamas group would lead to an end to Palestinian division. He told Asharq Al-Awsat: “Egypt has made unprecedented efforts towards the...

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INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI), pictured in Singapore, on September 30, 2014 (AFP Photo/Mohd Fyrol)

Interpol Approves Palestinian Membership Bid

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East

Interpol on Wednesday approved an application by the Palestinian Authority to join the international police organization in a move opposed by Israel. “New member countries State of Palestine and Solomon Islands bring INTERPOL’s membership to 192,”...

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Prominent Palestinian activist Issa Amro is welcomed by supporters after being released on bail by a Palestinian court in the West Bank city of Hebron on September 10, 2017 (AFP Photo/HAZEM BADER)

Palestinian Court Grants Bail to Prominent Activist

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 11, 2017 | Middle East

London, Ramallah- A Palestinian court on Sunday released on bail a prominent activist arrested over a Facebook post criticizing the Palestinian Authority’s arrest of a journalist from Hebron. Issa Amro was detained by Palestinian security forces on Monday in the...

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In this January 3, 2011 file photo, then Palestinian Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Hamas Releases Prisoners Accused of Plotting to Assassinate Haniyeh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 31, 2017 | Middle East

Gaza- Hamas security services in the Gaza Strip released three Fatah Movement supporters within the framework of an agreement with the faction of Mohammed Dahlan, a leader dismissed from Fatah, in a sign of consolidated alliance between the two parties. Well-informed...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara, Turkey in 2015. (AFP)

Erdogan to Discuss with Abbas Efforts to End Palestinian Authority-Hamas Division

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 27, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will underline during upcoming talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the need for Hamas to dissolve its administrative committee in the Gaza Strip. This should be followed by general elections. Only then will...