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Mahmoud Abbas resigns as head of PLO Executive Committee

Abbas announced his decision during a committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah

CAIRO, August 22. /TASS/. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has stepped down as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee, the Palestinian Maan news agency reported on Saturday.

Abbas announced his decision during a committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

The Palestinian national council is now expected to convene an extraordinary session to select a new executive committee for the PLO.