Palestinian rivals to start crisis talks in Mecca
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals open crisis talks on Wednesday to end deadly factional fighting before a new bid to revive stalled peace negotiations with Israel.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on the formation of a unity government, an official said.
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators planned to meet on Monday for a second round of U.S.-backed peace talks bogged down by disputes over Jewish settlement building near Jerusalem.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Thursday to try to overcome disputes over Jewish settlements that have paralyzed U.S.-backed peace talks.
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Leaders of the rival Hamas and Fatah groups headed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks aimed at ending factional warfare and forming a unity government that could end a crippling Western embargo.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is holding talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas with tensions running high between rival factions over plans for early elections.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met  his political faction chiefs Saturday to draw strength for  talks aimed at bringing Islamic militants into line with a  cease-fire he declared with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began crisis talks with Egypt on Wednesday about restoring order at the breached Gaza border, facing a challenge from his Hamas rivals for control of the frontier.
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MECCA -- In a palace overlooking Islam's holiest site, rival Palestinian leaders vowed yesterday to work out a power-sharing agreement to avert a civil war, asking their followers to abide by a truce during the marathon talks crucial to the peace process with Israel.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet again Thursday as tensions flare over new construction and smuggling from Egypt to Gaza.
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President Mahmoud Abbas said he hoped talks between Palestinian factions to begin Sunday would resolve critical disagreements and make his plan to call a referendum recognizing Israel&#039;s right to exist unnecessary.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas will meet Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip as   early as Monday to try to revive stalled talks on a unity   government, aides said.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions appeared close to a deal on a unity government at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after giving key cabinet posts to independents, officials said.
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For the rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, a reconciliation meeting this week in Saudi Arabia may be a last chance to avoid civil war.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders are set to meet to try to ease peace problems ahead of the US president's key tour.
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Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas continue talks for a second day  in an effort to avert civil war.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed on the formation of a unity government at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, an official said.