By Xinhua
Palestine : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Friday chose Salam Fayyad as the new Prime Minister of the Palestinian state.
Fayyad is an independent figure who was former finance minister of the Hamas-led unity government under Ismail Haneya, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported.
Fayyad was asked to set up an interim Palestinian government, one day after Abbas dismissed the unity government between Hamas and Fatah, which took office on March 17.
Abbas has also declared a state of emergency in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after Hamas seized control of Gaza following days of deadly infighting between Fatah and Hamas.
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