Hamas wins Russian pledge
93115
Moscow says it will work to lift sanctions imposed by Western governments against the Palestinian government.
300874
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Hamas Islamic militants  scored significant successes in Palestinian municipal  elections, the first contested by the group sworn to destroying  Israel, initial results showed on Friday.
739432
The UN Security Council has adopted a Russian-sponsored resolution seeking to strengthen the international effort against terrorists.
95910
Hamas made significant gains against the ruling Fatah party in Thursday's municipal elections.
697763
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accepted Israelâs offer to share its experience of combating armed groups, following the recent Russian school tragedy.
646495
Russia told Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Tuesday it would try to influence Western powers into lifting an aid embargo on the Palestinian administration but urged the Islamist movement to recognize Israel.
224783
Militant group Hamas makes a strong showing in Palestinian local council elections in the West Bank.
138202
Hamas and Islamic Jihad reserve judgement on peace with Israel but agree to refrain from violence.
373004
Palestinians celebrated on Friday a coalition deal between Hamas and Fatah to end factional warfare, but Israel insisted the Islamist Hamas group must recognize the Jewish state and international reaction was cautious.
594227
Hamas promised on Saturday to maintain a  de facto truce and, in a major policy change, not to retaliate  immediately for any Israeli violence while it weighs  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's ceasefire with Israel.
153941
Israel&#39;s planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which won parliamentary approval Tuesday, will prove to be a victory for the Palestinian resistance against occupation, the militant Hamas movement said on Wednesday.
247165
The militant group Hamas will accept a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and a long-term truce with Israel, a leader said Friday, apparently softening Hamas' hardline stance and boosting hopes for renewed peace efforts after Yasser Arafat's death.
155271
Hamas said on Wednesday its agreement to   form a Palestinian unity government should not be seen as a   softening in the Islamic group's position toward Israel.
119940
The Russian State Duma voted 430-0 with no abstentions at its session on Wednesday to ratify a protocol with Ukraine to partially abolish registration requirements for Russian and Ukrainian citizens.
213053
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Islamic militant group  Hamas made significant gains in Palestinian municipal  elections, the first contested by the group sworn to destroying  Israel, initial results showed on Friday.
110409
Hamas security forces armed with rifles and clubs beat Fatah supporters trying to hold street prayers to protest the Islamic group's rule in Gaza, witnesses said. Hamas men also assaulted at least seven Palestinian journalists and detained five.
96107
Palestinian militant group Hamas has won a huge victory in local polls in Gaza, unofficial results indicate.