The New York Times
The meeting, in Cairo, was the first between Mr. Abbas, chief of the mainstream Fatah movement, and his rival, Khaled Meshal , the political leader of Hamas, since the two men signed a reconciliation accord in May. Even since then, the leadership of...
The independent
Suggested Topics Leaders of rival Palestinian parties yesterday claimed they had narrowed the gaps between them in talks aimed at salvaging a reconciliation deal to end a four-year rift. But while the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who heads...
Qatar English Daily
Bahrain King H M Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Friday, 25 November 2011 00:52 Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shaking hands after their meeting in Cairo yesterday. The leaders of Fatah and Hamas met for the first time...
Jerusalem Post
Congressmen Ted Deutsch (D-FLA) and Steve Israel (D-NY) have asked US Comptroller-General Gene Dodaro to investigate the Palestinian Authority's use of American funding, three weeks after MK Moshe Matalon (Israel Beiteinu) sent a letter informing the...
International Middle East Media Center
An understanding was reached to hold legislative and presidential elections in May 2012. Arabs48 Talking to reporters after meeting Hamas delegates in Al Andalus Palace in Cairo, Abbas stated; I am pleased to inform the Arab and Islamic Nations that...
Reuters
Analysis & Opinion Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (L) talk during their meeting in Cairo, November 24, 2011. Leaders of Fatah and Hamas met for the first time in six months and hailed progress toward ending a...