Palestine: Hamas, Fatah Agree Unity Government

Article image The deal was signed in the presence of King Abdullah. (Reuters)
MAKKAH

Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah reached on Thursday, February 8, a long-awaited agreement on the composition of a national unity government and its political program at marathon talks in the holy city of Makkah.

"Fatah and Hamas have reached agreement on the division of ministerial posts and on the political program of a national unity government", a Fatah official told Agence France Presse (AFP).
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