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Palestinian leader Abbas names likely successor in bid to reassure world powers
RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely ...
Deadly Israeli airstrike kills 10 people: Bombs flatten three-storey home with in Gaza City with at least five children among the dead
An Israeli air strike has killed 10 people after flattening a three-storey home in Gaza.  Strikes across the region have ...
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Palestinian President Abbas names Hussein al-Sheikh as potential successor
Sheikh, born in 1960, is a veteran of Fatah, the main PLO faction which was founded by Arafat and is now headed by Abbas.
Hamas open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time release of hostages
Israel wants the return of all hostages and the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Read more at ...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new deputy in a major step in naming a successor
The appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization does not guarantee he will be ...
A massive explosion at an Iranian port kills 5, injures over 700
On Saturday night, the state-run IRNA news agency said that the Customs Administration of Iran blamed a “stockpile of ...