Palestinian rivals hold crisis talks in Mecca
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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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As Fatah and Hamas leaders seek a last-ditch agreement in Mecca, on the ground their supporters are bracing for war
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Palestinian leaders tried on Monday to negotiate an end to a bloody standoff between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants who have been holed up in a refugee camp for more than a week.
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Rival Palestinian leaders on Wednesday began open-ended talks in Islam's holy city optimistic that they could reach an agreement to end their bloody street battles and resume the peace process with Israel.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian leaders headed to the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Tuesday for what officials depicted as a last-ditch effort to end factional fighting and a crippling Western embargo.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he was considering options open to him after the failure of talks with the governing Hamas faction over creating a unity government.
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The Israeli and Palestinian leaders hold talks in Jerusalem designed to bolster the Palestinian government.
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Yasser Arafat was in a critical condition  in a French hospital on Saturday and Hamas militants in Gaza  said there was an urgent need for unity among Palestinian  leaders.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held  talks with Hamas leaders in Gaza on Tuesday in the shadow of a  suicide bombing that underscored the difficulties he faces in  persuading militant groups to halt attacks on Israel.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The rival Hamas and Fatah parties froze talks yesterday on forming a Palestinian unity government, Fatah officials said. This was a new setback in efforts to form a more moderate coalition acceptable to the West.
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Palestinian government dismissed by President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, called for renewed talks on Saturday between the factions, Haniyeh's office said.
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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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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 and President Mahmoud Abbas voiced   conflicting views on Wednesday on unity government policies   central to the resumption of international aid to the   Palestinian Authority.
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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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The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, faces the collapse of Fatah power in Gaza and a putative Palestinian state divided between Fatah and Hamas.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas were making a new push Wednesday to restore a cease-fire with Israel that had collapsed under a barrage of Hamas rocket fire