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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he delivers a speech in the West Bank city of Bethlehem January 6, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Abbas Opens Recruitment for Security Services in Gaza

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas opened the door to recruitment in the Gaza Strip, in a move that would rearrange the security services in the sector. Member of Fatah Central Committee Hussein Sheikh said that Abbas signed the decision to open the...

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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

Hamdallah in Gaza: My Government’s Success Depends on its Ability to Work on Ground

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 3, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said on Monday his government’s success in the Gaza Strip would depend on its ability to work on the ground. Hamdallah, accompanied by a senior governmental delegation, crossed into the Gaza Strip on Monday in a...

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FILE PHOTO: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (R) and Hamas Gaza Chief Yahya Al-Sinwar attend a ceremony announcing a new policy document, in Gaza City May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

Yehya Sinwar: We Want a Strong Abbas, Will not Allow Anyone to Obstruct Reconciliation

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 29, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – The head of Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip, Yehya Sinwar, threatened to “break the neck of anyone who would disrupt reconciliation” between his movement and Fatah, saying he wanted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to be “strong, not weak”. His...

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Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara in January 2015. (Reuters)

Erdogan, Abbas Stress Adherence to Two-State Solution, Reject Israeli Practices

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 29, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the road to lasting peace in the Middle East was through the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state, criticizing Israel’s continued settlement policy in the Palestinian territories. “Israel should put an...

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Participants in the Fatah congress in Ramallah clap and cheer before a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.. (photo credit: REUTERS)

Fatah Vice Chairman Accuses Hamas of Failing to Respond to Calls for Unity

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 25, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– Fatah Vice Chairman and member of its central committee, Mahmoud al-Aloul, said that his movement was determined to achieve national unity, but Hamas has failed to respond to calls by the Palestinian Authority. During a meeting with journalists and opinion...