Abbas, Haniyeh arrive for unity talks in Mecca
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Islam's holy city of Mecca on Tuesday for what officials said was a last-ditch effort to end factional fighting.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia Feb. 7 â Leaders of Hamas and Fatah, the two main Palestinian political factions, opened a Saudi-sponsored emergency meeting in Islamâs holiest city today with promises to compromise on a new government that could salvage the dormant Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations and end a wave of violence in Gaza and the West Bank in recent months.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas visited Saudi Arabia on Monday at time when many in the region are hopeful that Israelis and Arabs can make a new start on peace in the wake of Yasser Arafat's death.
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A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and will seek a vote of confidence from parliament next Saturday, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday.
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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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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas   reached a deal with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on   Monday to form a unity government the Palestinians hope will   end their international isolation and revive aid.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and   Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Monday reached a deal   to form a unity government that the Palestinians hope will end   their international isolation and revive aid.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began crisis talks with his Hamas rivals in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, vowing to hammer out a deal on a unity government that could end an international blockade.
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Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Bethlehem under heavy security this evening for Christmas celebrations. It was the first time in four years that a Palestinian leader has spent the holiday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas meets the German chancellor to press for support for a unity government.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to give key cabinet posts to independents, overcoming one stumbling block to a unity government, officials said.
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Hamas and Fatah security officials traded fire at Gaza's border with Egypt on Tuesday as Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh passed through on his way to reconciliation talks between his Hamas movement and the rival Fatah group in Saudi Arabia, witnesses 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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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed to form a unity government on Thursday and end fighting and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the new government to respect previous agreements.
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Hamas' Ismail Haniya says he hopes talks in Mecca with the rival Fatah faction will lead to a unity government.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that he was ready to meet unconditionally with the Israeli leader, possibly paving the way for a resumption of long-stalled peace talks.
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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.