Abbas prepares for Moscow talks
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas visits Russia for talks with a key player in Middle East peace efforts.
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meet on Tuesday in a last-minute attempt to get stalled peace talks going before a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush.
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on Tuesday to prepare for a U.S.-sponsored Middle East conference that Abbas cautioned could turn out to be pointless.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet militant factions in a bid to shore up a truce with Israel.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday in a new effort to narrow differences on making peace before a U.S.-hosted conference due later this year.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) each told Newsweek in separate and exclusive interviews released on Sunday that they are prepared to meet each other.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel agreed yesterday to release desperately needed funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a day before the moderate leader planned to meet the heads of Egypt, Israel, and Jordan in a summit meant to bolster him in his struggle with Hamas.
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Israel agreed Sunday to release desperately needed funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a day before the moderate leader planned to meet the heads of Egypt, Israel and Jordan in a summit meant to bolster him in his struggle with Hamas.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Prodded by Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said yesterday that they are ready to resume contacts without conditions -- a small step that many people hope could lead to resuming peace talks.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for talks in Amman with the Jordanian king and Palestinian leader.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the new leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the man expected to be elected the new president of the Palestinian Authority, has been making
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Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert were making preparations to hold a meeting.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as early as Sunday, before a unity government with Hamas is formed, officials said on Tuesday.
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GAZA CITY -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet today with militant leaders to push them to honor a days-old cease-fire marred by mortar and rocket attacks on Israeli targets, according to an aide.
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan _ Undoubtedly, the main summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 21 will be the highlight of President Roh Moo-hyunâs first official visit to Russia.