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Nickolay Mladenov speaks to the media after a meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf. Reuters
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A handout photograph supplied by the Palestinian Authority shows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he addresses the Revolutionary Council in the West Bank town of Ramallah, 16 June 2015. (EPA/OSAMA FALAH)
Palestine: Abbas orders PM to form new government, says adviser
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—A new Palestinian cabinet consisting of members with links to factions from across the political spectrum will replace the technocratic, national unity government that resigned on Wednesday, a presidential adviser told Asharq Al-Awsat....Caption:
Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah speaks during a press conference following the first cabinet meeting of the new Palestinian unity government in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 3, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI)
Palestinian PM: Israel does not want Palestinian unity
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—After a damaging seven-year split between Hamas in Gaza and Fatah in the West Bank, the Palestinian unity government that was sworn into office at the beginning of June seemed to herald a renewal of ties and the opening of a new era of...Caption:
Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami Hamdallah speaks during a press conference following the first cabinet meeting of the new Palestinian unity government in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 3, 2014. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
We are seeking ICC probe into Israeli war crimes: Palestinian PM
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinian government has begun the process of documenting the recent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in a bid to push for an International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into potential war crimes committed by the Israeli government,...Caption:
Rami Hamdallah arrives at the Al-Najah University in the West Bank City of Nablus after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah City, 22 June 2013 (EPA/ALAA BADARNEH)