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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told world leaders Wednesday that he is no longer bound by agreements that have defined relations with Israel for the past two decades and are meant to form the basis for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.

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The Philippines has assumed the chairmanship of the Geneva chapter of the Group of 77 and China.

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After a decade in power, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has little to show.

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Two-thirds of Palestinians say they are afraid to criticize Mahmoud Abbas, according to a poll, and some of the Palestinian president's recent actions only seem to confirm claims that dissent comes at a price.

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This combustible city at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been edging toward a new conflagration, with politicians on both sides stoking religious fervor over an ancient Jerusalem shrine sacred to Muslims and Jews.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that he is keen to keep the dialogue with Hamas movement to finalize reconciliation and end the internal rift.

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The new Palestinian unity government faced a new crisis on yesterday after President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to dissolve his alliance with Hamas if the Islamic militant group does not give up power in the Gaza Strip.

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Militants fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip at Israel on yesterday, a first since a Palestinian unity government headed by Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas was put in charge of Gaza — at least formally — after seven years of Hamas rule.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Monday the end of a seven-year-long political division between his Fatah party and Islamic Hamas movement.

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This combustible city at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been edging toward a new conflagration, with politicians on both sides stoking religious fervor over an ancient Jerusalem shrine sacred to Muslims and Jews.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that he is keen to keep the dialogue with Hamas movement to finalize reconciliation and end the internal rift.

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Qatar pledged $1 billion yesterday toward the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after this year's devastating Israel-Hamas war, once again using its vast wealth to reinforce its role as a regional player as Gulf Arab rival the United Arab Emirates promised $200 million.

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The new Palestinian unity government faced a new crisis on yesterday after President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to dissolve his alliance with Hamas if the Islamic militant group does not give up power in the Gaza Strip.

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Militants fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip at Israel on yesterday, a first since a Palestinian unity government headed by Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas was put in charge of Gaza — at least formally — after seven years of Hamas rule.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Monday the end of a seven-year-long political division between his Fatah party and Islamic Hamas movement.

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