Inter Press ServicePALESTINE: Abbas formally named prime minister https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/03/palestine-abbas-formally-named-prime-minister/ News and Views from the Global South Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:52:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 PALESTINE: Abbas formally named prime minister https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/03/palestine-abbas-formally-named-prime-minister/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2003/03/palestine-abbas-formally-named-prime-minister/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2003 13:13:00 +0000 IPS Correspondents http://ipsnews.net/?p=4259

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By IPS Correspondents
RAMALLAH, Mar 19 2003 (IPS)

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat formally named Mahmoud Abbas as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority today.

The Palestinian parliament approved creation of the office yesterday.

Abbas, a top adviser to Arafat, has been generally welcomed by countries working toward a Middle East peace.

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