Mahmoud Abbas

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa welcomed Palestine President Dr. Mahmoud Abbas

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

Oct 09, Colombo: Palestinian President Dr. Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Sri Lanka this evening on a two-day official visit. This is the first visit of a Palestinian president to Sri Lanka.

• Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Sri Lanka - Colombo Page
• Palestinian president begins visit to Sri Lanka - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
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Palestinians raid Hamas "bomb factory" in Hebron

Reuters (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces raided a Hamas bomb factory and arrested 11 members of the rival Islamist faction in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, a senior police officer said.

Negotiating Under Fire

Counterterrorism Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

On October 3, 2008, Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross joined me at a Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute to honor the launch of my new book, Negotiating Under Fire . Mr. al-Omari, a former advisor to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, is currently the advocacy director at the American Task Force on Palestine. Ambassador Ross is an independent consultant to The Washington Institute and...

Palestinian President takes part in a Jumma Prayer in Colombo

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Oct 10, Colombo: Visiting Palestinian President Dr. Mahmoud Abbas today participated in a Jumma Prayer at a mosque in downtown Colombo.

Sri Lanka inks historic agreement with the State of Palestine

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | yesterday

Oct 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka and the State of Palestine yesterday inked a historic agreement on Technical Co-operation and Practical Training at the Presidential Secretariat when the visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held bilateral discussions with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Palestinians downplay India-Israel ties

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

NEW DELHI, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says his people should not be concerned about India's growing ties with Israel. Abbas, speaking in New Delhi after a three-day visit, said the Palestinians are assured of Indian support in their independence battle with Israel. India's relation with Israel is its sovereign decision, Abbas told the Press Trust of India. We are not going...

• Palestine prez Abbas in Delhi - Daily News Analysis

Abbas in Sri Lanka

SiberNews (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

COLOMBO - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on a goodwill mission to the Indian subcontinent, arrived in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Thursday for a visit aimed at boosting political and technical ties with Sri Lanka, officials said. This is his first ever visit to Sri Lanka. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malik also arrived in Sri Lanka for talks.

Palestinian forces arrest 17 Hamas members in West Bank

People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

Palestinian security forces arrested 17 members of Hamas movement in the West Bank on Thursday, the Islamic movement said. The arrests were conducted in West Bank cities of Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Hebron and Tulkarem by security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement, a Hamas statement said. The arrests are part of a crackdown the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)...

Positive signals from Egypt-brokered talks, says Palestinian leader

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

New Delhi - There were positive signals from talks brokered by Egypt with Palestinian factions, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in New Delhi Thursday. Speaking to reporters at the conclusion of a four-day visit to India, Abbas also...

Egypt briefs Hamas on plan to end Palestinian split

Reuters (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas officials met Egyptian mediators in Cairo on Wednesday to hear proposals for resolving the Palestinian Islamists' stand-off with President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah group, a Hamas official said.

Hamas: talks with Fatah to be complicated

People Daily (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

A spokesman for Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesday said talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement would be complicated. Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoom added that "Fatah proposes difficult things." On Tuesday, a Fatah official said there will be no talks with Hamas unless a deal on giving up control of the Gaza Strip is reached. Hamas seized the Strip by force last year after routing...

Tunisia: President Mahmoud Abbas Arrives in Tunis to Attend Democratic Constitutional Rally's Fifth Congress

All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived on Tuesday in Tunis at the head of an important delegation.

Hamas holding talks on future status of Gaza

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008

GAZA – Hamas leaders will hold talks in Cairo today on proposals to end the schism with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah group by reshaping the way the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip is governed.

• Hamas delegation in Cairo for national unity talks - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
• Hamas representatives in Egypt for talks with Egyptian mediators - People Daily
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In Palestinian Legislative Council, Calls For 'Abbas To Stand Trial

Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

The Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza yesterday voted against extending the term of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. During the session, calls were heard for Abbas to stand trial after his term ends in January 2009, for ... October 7, 2008, 3:16 pm

India, Palestinian Authority take stock of Middle East peace process

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

New Delhi - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday underlined India's importance to the Middle East peace process as India promised is ongoing support and announced a 20-million-dollar assistance package. India is playing an important...