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Abbas confirms medical checks, says results 'positive'

PalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbasconfirmedonThursdaythathewentintohospitalintheUnitedStatesformedicalchecks,sayinginatelevisioninterviewthattheresultswere"positi

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Abbas calls for Mideast peace conference in rare UN speech

PalestinianleaderMahmudAbbasonTuesdaycalledforaninternationalconferencetobeheldlaterthisyeartolaunchanew,widerMiddleEastpeaceprocessandpavethewaytoPalestinianst

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Palestinian leader goes to the UN to counter US on Jerusalem

PalestinianleaderMahmudAbbaswillurgeworldpowersattheUNSecurityCouncilonTuesdaytostanduptotheUSdecisiontorecognizeJerusalemasIsrael'scapitalandestablisharevamped

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Palestine's Abbas reiterates wish for multilateral peace mechanism

PalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbasreiteratedThursdayhiswishtoestablishamultilateralmechanismtooverlookthepeaceprocesswithIsrael.Abbas'sstatementscameafterameeting

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Abbas tells India PM he seeks multi-country peace mediation

PalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbastoldvisitingIndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModionSaturdaythatheiscountingonIndia'ssupportforamulti-countrysponsorshipofanyfutureIsra

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Abbas to ask EU to recognise Palestinian state: minister

PalestinianleaderMahmudAbbaswillasktheEUtoofficiallyrecognisethestateofPalestinewhenhemeetsforeignministersfromthebloconMonday,aseniorofficialtoldAFPSunday.Pale

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Palestinian leaders call for suspension of recognition of Israel

PalestinianleadersvotedonMondaytocallforthesuspensionofrecognitionofIsraelinamovewithpotentiallydeepimplicationsastheymetinresponsetoUSPresidentDonaldTrump'sdec

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Twitter under fire after suspending Egyptian journalist Wael Abbas

TwitterhasfacedcriticismaftertheaccountofaprominentEgyptianjournalistandcampaignerwassuspended.WaelAbbaswroteonFacebookthatTwitterhadsent“anemailsayingmyaccount

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Palestinian president says no role for US in peace process

PalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbastoldArabandIslamicleadersonWednesdaythattheUnitedStatesisnolongerfittobrokeranIsraeli-Palestinianpeacedealandshouldbereplacedasm

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Palestinian factions agree to hold general elections by end of 2018

LeadersofPalestinianfactionsandpoliticalpowerswhowereconveninginCairofortwodaysagreedWednesdaytoholdthegeneralPalestinianelectionsbytheendof2018.TheywrappedupWe

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Palestinian President Abbas to visit Gaza for first time in a decade

PalestinianPresidentMahmudAbbaswillvisitGazaforthefirsttimeinadecade,atopofficialinhisFatahPartysaidonThursday,afterreconciliationtalkswithrivalsHamas.Abbas"wil

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Abbas vows to end Palestinian internal division

PalestinianPresidentMahmoudAbbassaidonWednesdaythathewillmakeallpossibleeffortstoendthePalestinianinternaldivision,thePalestinianofficialnewsagencyWAFAreported.

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Palestinian cabinet convenes in Gaza in move to reconcile with Hamas

PalestinianPrimeMinisterRamiHamdallahonTuesdaychairedthefirstmeetingofthePalestiniancabinetinGazaforthreeyearsinamovetowardsreconciliationbetweenthemainstreamFa

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Abbas at UN calls for end to "apartheid" for Palestinians

PalestinianleaderMahmoudAbbascalledWednesdayforanendtothe"apartheid"thatIsraelhadimposedonthePalestinians,localmediareported.SpeakingattheUNGeneralAssembly,Abba

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Hamas says it is ready to hold first elections since 2006

ThePalestinianmilitantgroupHamassaysitisreadytodissolvethecommitteethatrulesGazaandholdelectionsforthefirsttimesince2006.Italsosaiditwasaimingformoretalkswithri

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Kushner stresses Trump's Mideast peace optimism but details scant

U.S. President Donald Trump remains committed and optimistic about achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace, his son-in-law and senior adviser told the sides on Thursday during his first visit to the region since last month's surge of violence.

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Kushner stresses Trump's Mideast peace optimism but details scant

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpremainscommittedandoptimisticaboutachievingIsraeli-Palestinianpeace,hisson-in-lawandsenioradvisertoldthesidesonThursdayduringhisfirstvis