Newly-named PLO chief Abbas survives shoot-out
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Mahmoud Abbas, newly-named chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Sunday escaped unharmed from an exchange of fire which he insisted was the result of a feud
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Mahmoud Abbas, the temporary successor to Yasser Arafat, escaped unharmed Sunday when militants firing assault rifles burst into a mourning tent for the deceased
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The new Palestinian leadership continued its efforts to patch up estranged relations with Arab regimes in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, with PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei receiving a cautious welcome
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Palestinian militants killed a Jewish  settler and wounded three soldiers in a Gaza ambush on  Wednesday, challenging new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's  quest for a cease-fire to help him talk peace with Israel.
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Meanwhile, the favored candidate, Mahmoud Abbas, escaped injury as Palestinians waged a deadly gun battle during a mourning service for Yasir Arafat.
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Yasser Arafat's interim successor escaped  injury in a Gaza gunfight triggered by hostile militants on  Sunday as Palestinian officials set Jan. 9 for elections to  replace the late president and avert a feared power vacuum.
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GAZA CITY, NOVEMBER 16: The new chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Mahmoud Abbas, met here last night with militant leaders as he began trying to solve the intricate political puzzle that Yasser Arafat left at his death.
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In a bid to put an end to the candidacy of jailed Tanzim terror group leader Marwan Barghouti the revolutionary council of the Palestinian Authorityâs dominant Fatah faction endorsed PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat on Thursday night
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RAMALLAH, West Bank - New PLO chief Mahmud Abbas emerged on Saturday as the clear contender to replace Yasser Arafat a day after jailed West Bank Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti said he would not be running in the presidential runoff in six weeks time.
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Â·  President Abbas swears in new government  Â·  Hamas claims its actions have brought stability
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A militant leader survived an Israeli missile strike on his car in Gaza on Thursday in Israel's first assassination attempt in the Palestinian territories since Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital.
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Moussa Arafat, cousin of Yasser Arafat and  a top Palestinian security chief, survived an apparent car bomb  assassination attempt in Gaza City on Tuesday in an attack that  signaled deepening internal faction fighting.
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A militant leader survived an Israeli missile strike on his car in Gaza on Thursday in Israel&#39;s first apparent assassination attempt in the Palestinian territories since Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in  as Palestinian president on Saturday, but his call for a  cease-fire was overshadowed as Israel killed eight Palestinians  in Gaza and cut ties with him over a deadly militant attack.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in  as Palestinian president to succeed Yasser Arafat on Saturday  and called for a cease-fire with Israel and talks on a final  peace settlement.
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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)  chief Mahmoud Abbas met militant leaders on Tuesday in a bid to  halt attacks on Israel and allow a smooth election for a  successor to Yasser Arafat next year, officials said.
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Fears that the struggle to find a new Palestinian leader could bring bloodshed and instability were confirmed last night when the PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas was caught in a gun battle during a visit to Gaza.