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Abbas renews call for Palestinian national dialogue

Abbas renews call for Palestinian national dialogueRamallah 

Palestinian pharma company makes first shipment of medicine to Europe

Pain KillerRamallah - Pharmacare, a Ramallah-based Palestinian pharmaceutical company, shipped 2

Time running out for Mideast framework agreement

RamallahRamallah - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged

Palestinians mark anniversary of 1948 Arab-Israeli war

RamallahRamallah  - Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip took to the streets Thursday with rallies, marches and a two-minute siren at noon to mark 60 years since creation of Israel and the subsequent dispersion of hundreds of thousands of refugees.

The central event of the Naqba (Catastrophe) commemorations took place in Ramallah, where, in a pre-recorded speech, President Mahmoud Abbas told a jam-packed central square that Palestinians were marking the event not to feel sorry for themselves, but to remind the world of their long struggle.

Palestinians set to mark anniversary of 1948 Arab-Israeli war

Ramallah - Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip were set Thursday to take to the streets with rallies and marches and a two-minute siren at noon to mark 60 years since creation of Israel an

Palestinians may accept framework deal first, Abbas advisor says

Ramallah Ramallah - Palestinians may yet accept a framework agreement for a peace treaty with Israel if a final deal is unreachable by the end of the year, a senior advisor to President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday.

Nimr Hammad, Abbas' political advisor, told Voice of Palestine Radio that even though a framework agreement "is not what we want and does not meet our expectations, it however will keep things moving and this means pressure on Israel."

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