"Half-past never will do fine, or at least until I get more of my assets safely to Switzerland."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted a request by Prime Minister-designate Ismail Haniya for more time to forming a national unity government, Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad said on Friday. The spokesman said Haniya asked Abbas to extends the legal period of forming a national unity government for two more weeks. The legal period of forming the government expired today. Hamad also noted that government-formation process was going well and encouraging, adding that positive atmosphere during recent meetings between the two leaders stood against all obstacles in forming a national unity government. Regulations regarding extended periods give no more than five weeks to forming a government. |