With Gaza lost, Abbas wins international support
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Western powers rallied behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after Hamas Islamists routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.
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Tony Blair yesterday put himself at the centre of international efforts to revive the Middle East peace process after winning Israeli and Palestinian support for a conference in London next year.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won election  as Palestinian president with more than 60 percent of the vote,  officials said Monday, strengthening his hand to end years of  bloodshed and resume peace talks with Israel.
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Arab and Israeli leaders hold a summit in Egypt, in a show of support for Palestinian chief Mahmoud Abbas.
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The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, faces the collapse of Fatah power in Gaza and a putative Palestinian state divided between Fatah and Hamas.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won a  landslide victory on Sunday in a Palestinian election to  succeed Yasser Arafat, securing a strong mandate to talk peace  with Israel after years of bloodshed and end corruption at  home.
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Dozens of countries met on Monday to pledge billions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians in support of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, but disputes with Israel on settlements and checkpoints darkened the mood.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, emboldened by an outpouring of international support in his showdown with Hamas militants, yesterday told a receptive President Bush that it was time to restart Mideast peace talks.
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The United States yesterday lifted its embargo on direct aid to the Palestinian government, joining the European Union and other countries in a swift demonstration of support for embattled President Mahmoud Abbas in his struggle against the anti-Israeli militant group Hamas.
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Palestinian voters appeared to have overwhelmingly elected Mahmoud Abbas as their leader Sunday in balloting many Palestinians and international officials considered a milestone in efforts to bring democracy to the Arab world and a potential opening for reviving peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Mahmoud Abbas claims victory in the Palestinian presidential election as exit polls show him well ahead of his rivals.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, emboldened by an outpouring of international support in his showdown with Hamas militants, on Monday told a receptive President Bush that it was time to restart Mideast peace talks.
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President Bush tries to paint Abbas's defeat in Gaza as a new chance for peace. But is he throwing good money after bad?
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Fatah remains torn by internal divisions a month after it lost control of Gaza to Hamas and some believe Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas could also lose power in the West Bank if his faction does not reform.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deal Monday to share power with the militant Islamic Hamas, an accord that could restore international aid and could lead to contacts with Israel.
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JERICHO, West Bank Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader and front-runner in upcoming presidential elections, received a warm welcome on Tuesday from thousands of supporters at his first public rally.
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UK and Israeli leaders reiterated their support for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in his dispute with Hamas.