Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Saturday, the official Palestinian news agency said.
Fayyad had offered his resignation in a letter to Abbas following weeks of sparring over Fayyad's handling of the government and an economic crisis afflicting the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
"The president told Dr Salam Fayyad he accepted his resignation, and asked him to conduct the work of the government until a new government is formed," official news agency WAFA said.
Western diplomats had expressed dismay at the latest turmoil within the Palestinian Authority at a time when the United States is making a concerted effort to revive defunct Middle East peace negotiations and boost the local economy....
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06:41 AM, Apr 14, 2013
Ramallah: Palestinian officials say Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad has resigned. Fayyad offered his resignation on Thursday, and was waiting for President Mahmoud Abbas' reply. Officials said Fayyad submitted his resignation to Abbas in person on Saturday, and Abbas accepted it. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the official announcement has not yet been made. ...
11:19 PM, Apr 13, 2013
President Barack Obama was greeted with calls of "We love you" when he visited Cairo in his first term, seeking to turn the page on the Bush era with talk of a new beginning for ties between the United States and the Muslim world. Four years on, Egyptians who attended the Cairo University speech feel let down, a view that hardened when Obama, who has had a volatile relationship with...
11:44 AM, Mar 23, 2013
US president Barack Obama on his visit to Israel said that Palestinians deserve a separate state. Obama made the statement while addressing Israeli students on his visit to Jerusalem. ...
10:35 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Warning Israel that it was at a "crossroads", US President Barack Obama on Friday voiced his opposition to Tel Aviv's controversial settlement activities and said America was "deeply committed" to create an independent, sovereign state of Palestine. ...
09:45 AM, Mar 22, 2013
US President Barack Obama faces a stony reception when he travels to the West Bank on Thursday for talks with Palestinian leaders who accuse him of letting Israel ride rough-shod over their dream of statehood. ...
07:05 AM, Mar 21, 2013
Playing their first International match at home after the Nehru Cup, India went down 2-4 to Palestine in an International Friendly. ...
08:41 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Chhetri said the transition from club to international football will be crucial as his team takes on Palestine in a friendly. ...
09:15 PM, Feb 05, 2013
The winger is all set make his India debut against Palestine in a friendly tie in New Delhi on Wednesday. ...
10:00 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Indian football team coach Wim Koevermans says the upcoming international friendly against Palestine will be a 'very important test' for some players. ...
08:24 PM, Feb 03, 2013
There are two changes to the squad of 23 - Joaquim Abranches and goalkeeper Subhasish Roychowdhury joining the squad in place of Anthony Pereira and Karanjit Singh respectively. ...
08:11 PM, Feb 03, 2013
Japanese Arata Izumi, who got Indian citizenship last year, is the first foreign player to have made it to the Indian football team. ...
08:03 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Japanese-born Arata Izumi became the first Person of Indian Origin to be named in an Indian football squad. ...
09:55 PM, Jan 29, 2013
National Coach Wim Koevermans named his squad for the International Friendly against Palestine scheduled on February 6, 2013. ...
11:38 AM, Jan 29, 2013
Hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged the bruised winner of Israel's election on Tuesday, claiming victory despite unexpected losses to resurgent centre-left challengers. ...
02:54 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to win a third term on Tuesday in the first election in decades in which the Mideast peace process didn't take center stage, with many Israelis focused more on economic woes than ending their conflict with the Palestinians. ...
04:26 PM, Jan 22, 2013
The friendly slated for Feb 6, a FIFA match date, will help India garner ranking points. ...
04:40 PM, Jan 12, 2013
Palestine are ranked 152 in the current FIFA Rankings while India are currently placed 166. ...
02:46 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Gaza: Hamas accused Israel on Saturday of violating the shaky, Egyptian-brokered Gaza truce of November 21 after Israeli troops killed a Palestinian taking part in a protest at the enclave's border fence. Medical officials said the 21-year-old man had been among six Palestinians wounded by gunfire during Friday's demonstration near southern Rafah, and had later died in hospital. The Israeli military said the Palestinians had tried to vandalise the fortified...
02:06 AM, Dec 02, 2012
Jerusalem: Israel plans to build thousands of new homes for its settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, an Israeli official said on Friday, defying a UN vote that implicitly recognised Palestinian statehood there. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative government had authorised the construction of 3,000 housing units and ordered "preliminary zoning and planning work for thousands" more. The official...
01:22 AM, Dec 01, 2012
