Government decisions

Abbas confirms he will head transitional government

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12/02/2012, maannews
President Abbas confirmed Sunday during a speech in Cairo that he will head a transitional government responsible for presidential and parliamentary elections ...

Abbas to head unity government as factions sign agreement

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06/02/2012, Maan News Agency
President Abbas and Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal penned an agreement in Qatar on Monday which will see the Fatah leader head a unity government ...

Palestinian politicians doubt elections will take place

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25/01/2012, maannews
Several Palestinian officials expressed doubt on Wednesday that elections scheduled for May would take place ...

Is Hamas Mellowing?

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22/01/2012, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Over the past few weeks, as Palestinian reconciliation efforts have inched forward, some of Hamas’s leaders have provoked interest by apparently staking out new positions ...

Haniyeh: 80 Fatah members can return to Gaza

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21/01/2012, maannews
Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday that his Hamas-led government will allow the return of 80 Fatah supporters who left the Gaza Strip when his Hamas party took power ...

Fayyad wants national discussion on financial crisis

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19/01/2012, maannews
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Wednesday called for a national debate on the financial situation facing his West Bank-based government ...

Hamas to investigate attack on human rights activist

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19/01/2012, maannews
The Gaza government on Thursday vowed to find the perpetrators of an attack on a human rights activist who was stabbed in Gaza City ...

Haniyeh: Gaza security forces will remain

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18/01/2012, maannews
The premier of the Hamas-run government in Gaza said Monday that the security forces formed since its split with the West Bank would be maintained after any unity deal ...

Gaza newspaper ban in effect for now, official says

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14/01/2012, maannews
The director of the governmental press office in Gaza has affirmed his commitment to one day implementing a decision to lift politically motivated bans on newspapers in the coastal enclave ...