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Palestine relies on India for peace in region: President Mahmoud Abbas
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine] Feb. 10 (ANI): Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday said Palestine relies on India's role as an international force for peace in the region.
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PM Modi conferred with highest Palestinian honour
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], Feb 10 (ANI): In a special recognition of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's contribution to relations between India and Palestine, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas conferred the "Grand Collar of the State of Palestine" on him after the conclusion of the bilateral
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`Palestine being offered Abu Dis as capital`
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Jan 15 (ANI): President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday confirmed that Palestinians are being offered Abu Dis as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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Abbas hails UN Jerusalem vote
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec 22 (ANI): Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has hailed a United Nations vote that called on the United States to withdraw its unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Palestinian president announces he won't work with Trump
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 14 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has apparently announced that his countrymen would no longer work with American peace negotiators in the wake of United States President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital on December 6.
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Abbas says no role for US in Middle East peace process
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec 13 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that the Palestinians won't accept any American role in the Middle East peace process "from now on" after United States President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of I
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Palestinian President won't meet Pence over Trump's Jerusalem move
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], December 10 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not meet United States Vice President Mike Pence later this month after U.S. President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Palestinian factions agree to hold general elections by end of 2018
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], November 23 (ANI): Following the talks in Cairo, the Palestinian factions, including rival groups Hamas and Fatah, have agreed to hold a general election by the end of 2018.
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Ready to hand over Gaza to Palestinian President: Hamas
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], September 17 (ANI): The Palestinian movement Hamas on Sunday announced to dissolve the Gaza administrative committee and allow the consensus government of President Mahmoud Abbas to govern in its place and hold general elections.
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Campaign for Jerusalem begins after Palestine freezes contacts with Israel
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 23 (ANI): After Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced freezing of Palestine's contacts with Israel, the nation's campaign for Jerusalem has effectively begun.
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Trump 'hopeful' of brokering Middle-east peace deal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], May 23 (ANI): With an aim to resolve the Middle-east conflict, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to advance the peace process.
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Palestine President meets Vice President Hamid Ansari to strengthen bilate
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas, who arrived in India on a four-day visit, met with Vice-President Hamid Ansari today.
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