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Abbas gives PM extra two weeks to form unity govt

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today gave Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh an extra two weeks to put together the new unity government between the rival Fatah and Hamas parties.

Abbas gives PM extra two weeks to form unity govt

Fri, 09 Mar, 2007 - 18:14

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today gave Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh an extra two weeks to put together the new unity government between the rival Fatah and Hamas parties.

The move was largely a formality.

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