Abbas to head Palestinian unity government

Al Jazeera Monday 6th February, 2012

Mahmud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), has agreed to lead an interim national consensus government to prepare for upcoming elections, under an agreement signed in the Qatari capital. The "Doha Declaration" was signed in the Gulf state on Monday by Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal in the presence of Qatar's emir Sheikh H...

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