Haniyeh: 'Great progress' on Gilad Schalit issue

The has been "great progress" on the issue of kidnapped IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Schalit, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said at the Arab League Summit in Riyadh on Wednesday. "All of the officials meeting with our delegates, including the Russians and Norwegians, insisted we do not neglect this issue," Haniyeh said, adding that there were contacts between the PA and the Egyptian groups holding Schalit.