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A poster of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime minister Rami al-Hamdallah hangs on a street in Gaza City, October 1, 2017. (AP)

Palestinian PM Arrives in Gaza in First Step in Reconciliation

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 2, 2017 | Middle East

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday in what is seen as a major step towards ending the decade-long rift between Fatah and Hamas, which seized control of the coastal strip in 2007. Hamdallah drove through the Israeli Erez...

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Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. (AP)

Egypt’s Sisi Meets Netanyahu in New York

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2017 | Middle East

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Official presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said that the two officials discussed ways to...

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Hamas dissolves its Gaza administration and accepts Fatah general elections proposal in bid to end Palestinian divide. (AFP)

Hamas Agrees to Elections in Effort to End Fatah Dispute

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 17, 2017 | Middle East

The Palestinian movement Hamas announced on Sunday that it was ready to hold general elections after it dissolved its administration in the Gaza Strip. This is seen as a bid to end the long dispute with Fatah movement chief President Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas said in a...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Ismail Hanieh. (Reuters)

Egypt Aims to End Palestinian Division

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 17, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Egypt is adamant on ending the Palestinian division and aims to unite the Fatah and Hamas movements in Cairo in an attempt to reach a unified agreement, said informed Palestinian sources. The sources told Asharq al-Awsat that Egyptian authorities want both...

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Dismissed Fatah official Mohmmed Dahlan. (Getty Images)

Egyptian-Emirati Efforts to Reach Agreement between Hamas, Dahlan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 13, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Hamas and the dismissed Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan are close to reaching a deal that would grant the Palestinian official a role in the administration of the Gaza Strip. In return, he will receive Egyptian assistance to ease the blockade on Gaza...