Abbas acclaimed on visit to Gaza
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Mahmoud Abbas, favourite to become the new Palestinian president, is given a hero's welcome in Gaza.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon telephoned Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday to congratulate him on his election as Palestinian president, a senior Palestinian official said.
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
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Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as Palestinian president on Saturday, but his call for a cease-fire was overshadowed as Israel killed eight Palestinians in Gaza and cut ties with him over a deadly militant attack.
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Kuwaitâs Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said Saturday that the Kuwaiti- Palestinian dispute was over and welcomed a visit by the PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) who is leading a Palestinian delegation to the six-member GCC countries
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Dozens of gunmen gave a warm welcome to interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, hoisting him on their shoulders and pledging loyalty to his campaign for the Palestinian presidency.
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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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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faces  a crucial test of his new leadership on Tuesday when he visits  Gaza to try to persuade militants defying his calls for calm to  agree to cease attacks on Israel.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair congratulated Mahmud Abbas on his election as president of the Palestinian Authority and discussed plans to hold a reform conference in March, Blair's office said.
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JERUSALEM -- Election front-runner Mahmoud Abbas marked the end of the 40-day Muslim mourning period for Yasser Arafat by asserting his commitment to a peace deal that would create a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as a capital.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in  as Palestinian president on Saturday, but his call for a  cease-fire was overshadowed by fresh violence in Gaza and  Israel's decision to cut ties over a deadly militant attack.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, frontrunner to succeed Yasser Arafat, said Wednesday that he expected negotiations on Israel's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip after Palestinian elections next month.
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Mahmoud Abbas will visit the Gaza Strip to try to convince Palestinian militants to stop attacks against Israel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians elected Mahmoud Abbas, longtime deputy leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, as their new president yesterday by an overwhelming majority, according to several exit polls, giving him what analysts described as a broad mandate to demilitarize the four-year-old uprising and revive peace talks with Israel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas declared that  he had won a Palestinian presidential election on Sunday and  dedicated his victory to Yasser Arafat, the late iconic leader  he is replacing.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won election  as Palestinian president by a landslide on Sunday, securing a  strong mandate to talk peace with Israel after years of  bloodshed and to end corruption at home.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Middle East peace hopes  were boosted on Monday when Mahmoud Abbas was elected  Palestinian president and the Israeli parliament endorsed Ariel  Sharon's new coalition to implement his planned Gaza pullout.