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Mahmoud Abbas appoints new Palestinian Authority prime minister

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Mahmoud Abbas appoints new Palestinian Authority prime minister

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named Mohammad Mustafa, an ally and leading business figure as prime minister with a mandate to help reform the Palestinian Authority (PA), the state-run WAFA news agency said on Thursday. Mustafa’s appointment comes after mounting pressure to overhaul and revitalize the governing body of the Palestinian territories and improve its … Read more

Hamas claims unity government with Palestinian Authority not best for Palestinians

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Hamas claims unity government with Palestinian Authority not best for Palestinians

Hamas stated that the Islamist terror organization does not care about the reported imminent possibility that Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh’s government would resign, Al Arabiya reported on Sunday. “Mohammed Shtayyeh will step down from the prime minister position, and [Mahmoud] Abbas will appoint someone even more corrupt,” a Hamas source told … Read more