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Abbas appoints adviser to be next Palestinian leader

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister. The appointment on Thursday came in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s postwar vision for Gaza. Mohammad Mustafa is a U.S.

  2. Axios

    Abbas expected to name his economic advisor Palestinian Authority prime minister (opens Axios)

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    Mohammed Mustafa is chairman of the Palestinian Investment Fund and would be tasked with forming a new Palestinian Authority government.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Palestinian leader names adviser Mohammed Mustafa as PM (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has appointed Mohammed Mustafa, a long-trusted adviser on economic affairs, as prime minister, the official Wafa news agency said on Thursday.Mustafa's appointment comes less than three weeks after his predecessor, Mohammed Shtayyeh, resigned, citing the need for c…

  4. Al Jazeera

    Palestinian President Abbas appoints Mohammed Mustafa as prime minister (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The move comes as the Palestinian Authority faces pressure to reform from the US amid Israel’s war on Gaza.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    Palestinian leader Abbas, facing calls for reform, appoints longtime advisor as prime minister (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister

  6. Portland Press Herald

    Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister amid calls for reform (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Mohammad Mustafa, a U.S.-educated economist and political independent, will head a technocratic government in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that could potentially administer Gaza ahead of eventual statehood.

  7. The Columbian

    Abbas appoints adviser to be next Palestinian leader (opens The Columbian)

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    RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Abbas names new Palestinian premier (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington

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