Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad have reached agreement on the formation of a new Palestinian cabinet, Palestinian sources said Tuesday.
The agreement was reached during a three-hour meeting between the two men, the sources said.
According to the sources, the agreement was made possible after Abbas abandoned his demand for a cabinet reshuffle and accepted Fayyad's request to form a new cabinet.
Read the full story here.The new cabinet will be headed by Fayyad and will consist of 20 ministers, the London-based
Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported Tuesday.
