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Abbas amends election law by decree

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18/05/2012, maannews
President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday issued an executive order amending the 2005 election law as a precursor to holding a municipal vote sooner than scheduled, an official said ...

Wanted Arafat advisor: PA funded Arab Israeli parties

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17/05/2012, Jerusalem Post
Mohammed Rashid, wanted by the Palestinian Authority for embezzling millions, says PA funded Arab parties in Israel during general elections; demands probe into Abbas's wealth ...

Abbas swears in new ministers in Ramallah reshuffle

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16/05/2012, maannews
Palestinian Authority premier Salam Fayyad lost his dual role as finance minister in a government reshuffle on Wednesday, as President Mahmoud Abbas swore in 9 new ministers ...

Arafat adviser 'suspected of embezzling millions of dollars'

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16/05/2012, maannews
A former adviser to late President Yasser Arafat is accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars, the head of the PA anti-corruption commission said Wednesday ...

Zakaria Zubeidi seized by PA security forces, brother says

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14/05/2012, maannews
Former Fatah fighter Zakaria Zubeidi was arrested by Palestinian Authority security forces in Jenin on Sunday, his brother said ...

PA prepares for local elections despite Gaza objections

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14/05/2012, maannews
The Palestinian Authority on Sunday pledged to prepare for local government elections, despite objections from the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip ...

Palestinian security forces 'arrest 4 in Jenin'

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12/05/2012, maannews
Palestinian Authority security forces on Friday arrested four men in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, a security source said ...

Gaza police ban concerts during study period

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07/05/2012, maannews
Police in the Gaza Strip on Sunday announced a ban on public concerts and the use of street loudspeakers until the end of secondary school exams in July ...

Abbas lifts ban on critical websites

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06/05/2012, maannews
President Mahmoud Abbas issued formal instructions Saturday to reverse an order censoring news websites linked to one of his fiercest critics ...