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                    [Title] => Abbas says Palestinians no longer bound by pacts with Israel
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told world leaders Wednesday that he is no longer bound by agreements that have defined relations with Israel for the past two decades and are meant to form the basis for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-01 11:43:43 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1423924 [Title] => Phl heads Geneva’s Group 77 [Summary] =>

The Philippines has assumed the chairmanship of the Geneva chapter of the Group of 77 and China.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1412831 [Title] => Abbas dramatically challenges Israel after 10 cautious years [Summary] =>

After a decade in power, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has little to show.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-14 02:15:29 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1436514 [AuthorName] => Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1404032 [Title] => Under Abbas, majority say they can't speak freely [Summary] =>

Two-thirds of Palestinians say they are afraid to criticize Mahmoud Abbas, according to a poll, and some of the Palestinian president's recent actions only seem to confirm claims that dissent comes at a price.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-18 03:46:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1436514 [AuthorName] => Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1387564 [Title] => Jerusalem on edge in row over contested shrine [Summary] =>

This combustible city at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been edging toward a new conflagration, with politicians on both sides stoking religious fervor over an ancient Jerusalem shrine sacred to Muslims and Jews.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-03 07:02:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1436521 [AuthorName] => Karin Laub and Tia Goldenberg [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1382014 [Title] => Abbas says keen to keep dialogue with Hamas to end rift [Summary] =>

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that he is keen to keep the dialogue with Hamas movement to finalize reconciliation and end the internal rift.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-19 08:07:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1379708 [Title] => Qatar pledges $1B for Gaza Strip reconstruction [Summary] =>

Qatar pledged $1 billion yesterday toward the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after this year's devastating Israel-Hamas war, once again using its vast wealth to reinforce its role as a regional player as Gulf Arab rival the United Arab Emirates promised $200 million.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-13 06:11:46 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347263 [AuthorName] => Hamza Hendawi [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1366753 [Title] => Palestinian president urges Hamas to yield power [Summary] =>

The new Palestinian unity government faced a new crisis on yesterday after President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to dissolve his alliance with Hamas if the Islamic militant group does not give up power in the Gaza Strip.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-08 04:08:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1528783 [AuthorName] => Mohammed Daraghmeh and Sarah El Deeb [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1333961 [Title] => Militants fire rocket from Gaza Strip into Israel [Summary] =>

Militants fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip at Israel on yesterday, a first since a Palestinian unity government headed by Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas was put in charge of Gaza — at least formally — after seven years of Hamas rule.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-12 05:44:04 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357160 [AuthorName] => Ian Deitch [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1330420 [Title] => Abbas announces end of Palestinian political division [Summary] =>

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Monday the end of a seven-year-long political division between his Fatah party and Islamic Hamas movement.

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