CAIRO: Reconciliation talks between the rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah due to be held in China this month have been delayed and no new date has been set, Hamas and Fatah officials told Reuters on Monday.
After hosting a meeting of Palestinian factions in April, China said Fatah — which is led by President Mahmoud Abbas — and Hamas had expressed the will to seek reconciliation through unity talks in Beijing. Fatah and Hamas officials had previously said the meeting would take place in mid-June.
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Palestinian unity talks in China postponed, Palestinian officials say
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Palestinian unity talks in China postponed, Palestinian officials say
- Fatah and Hamas officials had previously said the meeting would take place in mid-June.
3 French tourists drown when their boat capsizes in Oman
- Three tourists died, and two suffered minor injuries. Police say that investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances of the incident
DUBAI: Three French tourists drowned in Oman after the boat they were in capsized in waters off the sultanate’s capital city of Muscat, police said Tuesday.
The Royal Oman Police said the ship carried 25 French tourists, as well as a tour guide and a boat captain, when it capsized in the Gulf of Oman. It said three tourists died and two suffered minor injuries.
The police said in a short statement that “investigations are still ongoing to determine the circumstances of the incident.”
Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, draws tourists from around the world for its diving and natural beauty, though the nation remains overshadowed as a destination by skyscraper-studded Dubai in the neighboring United Arab Emirates.
The Royal Oman Police said the ship carried 25 French tourists, as well as a tour guide and a boat captain, when it capsized in the Gulf of Oman. It said three tourists died and two suffered minor injuries.
The police said in a short statement that “investigations are still ongoing to determine the circumstances of the incident.”
Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, draws tourists from around the world for its diving and natural beauty, though the nation remains overshadowed as a destination by skyscraper-studded Dubai in the neighboring United Arab Emirates.
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