Europeans tell Abbas new gov't must meet conditions
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European leaders told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that a unity government must clearly recognize Israel, renounce violence and accept interim peace deals for sanctions to end, Abbas aides said on Sunday.
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Foreign envoys to the Palestinian Authority are being asked not to &quot;embrace&quot; Mahmoud Abbas and Ahmed Qureia or make statements that could provide fodder for the pair&#39;s opponents.
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European Union governments may impose tougher conditions on entry talks with Turkey in response to demands by France, Austria and Cyprus, a draft EU compromise shows.
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New EU member states must not be sidelined say Tony Blair and his Hungarian counterpart.
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Israel is prepared to discuss "in general terms" core issues, including borders, in meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after insisting for months that they not be included, officials said on Monday.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says any new Palestinian unity government must meet conditions set by the West.
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A look at some of the challenges faced by newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Abbas was inaugurated Saturday to replace Yasser Arafat who died in November.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas   could sack the Hamas-led Palestinian government if it does not   agree to his terms by the end of the month, a senior official   from Abbas's Fatah movement said on Monday.
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The Palestinians will not accept an interim settlement with Israel, Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas told the Arab League during a visit to Egypt yesterday.
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The German presidency of the European Union on Friday condemned the &quot;violent&quot; seizure of power by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the moderate Palestinian Authority president, has little power to carry out his decrees or his will.
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BEIRUT: Three days after PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian Authority &quot;is not ready, security-wise, to take control of Gaza,&quot; Israeli security officials said Friday that Israel
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas consolidated his rule in the West Bank last night by installing a caretaker government to rule indefinitely. It replaces an emergency Cabinet formed after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip last month and Abbas dissolved his unity government with the Islamic militant group. Abbas retained Prime ...
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The European Union will never halt aid to the Palestinian people even if a new Hamas-led unity government Hamas fails to meet international conditions, its external relations commissioner said Thursday.
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PRAGUE- President Vaclav Klaus said today he does not consider the latest developments in the EU to be successful and that he feels "new dangers" ahead while his Malta counterpart Edward Fenech-Adami said the ...
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas abruptly put off an address he was due to give on Thursday about a new unity government and an official said on Wednesday the delay was due to a dispute with Hamas.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas planned talks in Jordan and Europe after failing to persuade Israel or the United States that his incoming unity government would fulfill conditions for restoration of vital foreign aid.