Abbas to meet with election commission
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President Mahmoud Abbas was meeting Sunday with officials from the Palestinian Central Election Commission, the first step toward holding early elections.
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Tony Blair is due to meet Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas, after talks with Israel's prime minister.
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In his bitter wrangling with Hamas over legitimacy, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering calling presidential and legislative elections to strengthen his position, a top aide said Thursday.
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Palestinian officials scheduled presidential elections for Jan. 9, pushing forward Sunday with steps to a secure a new leader after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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After days of internal haggling, Fatah has decided unanimously to nominate Mahmud Abbas as its candidate for the forthcoming Palestinian Authority presidential election scheduled for 9 January.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  will hold his first meeting with new Palestinian President  Mahmoud Abbas next month to try to end a Palestinian uprising  and resume peacemaking, both sides said on Saturday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will hold talks with PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas and Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei in Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority said.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he was ready to meet Israeli Prime   Minister Ehud Olmert as soon as possible to resume long-stalled   peace negotiations.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, Israeli officials said late Sunday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah on Monday as part of efforts to revive the Mideast peace process, a presidential spokesman has said.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said in an interview that he is ready to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and try to coordinate a Gaza pullout with a new Palestinian government.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Gaza on Thursday for talks aimed at finalizing a unity government deal, a Palestinian official said.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday he will order early parliamentary and presidential elections in response to what he called the "coup" by Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip.
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Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday he is ready to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He told journalists in Cairo, after meeting Arab
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The White House on Saturday said it  hoped that a call by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for  fresh elections would help calm violence and pave the way for  getting the peace process back on track.
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The White House on Saturday said it hoped that a call by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for fresh elections would help calm violence and pave the way for getting the peace process back on track.
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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.