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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he delivers a speech in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Reuters

Several Scenarios for Safe Transition of Palestinian Presidency after Abbas

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 3, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Hamas movement has ignited the battle over the early succession of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by announcing that the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council would assume his position if Abbas could not carry out his duties. “The...

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A Palestinian woman shouts slogans during demonstration supporting a new attempt to reconcile the militant Islamist movement Hamas and its Fatah rivals on April 22, 2014, in Gaza City.(AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)

Palestine: Fatah, Hamas close to forming unity government

by Kifah Ziboun | May 15, 2014 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Officials from rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have drawn up a list of cabinet members for a new interim unity government to be led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. After Wednesday’s...

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Hamas appoints first English-language spokesperson

by Kifah Ziboun | Nov 3, 2013 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinian Hamas movement has appointed its first female English-language spokesperson, as part of a new strategy to engage with Western media. The new spokesperson, Israa Al-Mudallal, 23, a writer and a journalist, said: “I will address...