New Palestinian Internal Security Chief

World | April 23, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat allowed prime minister-designate Mahmud Abbas to name Mohammed Dahlan as internal security chief in his new cabinet, breaking their standstill, presidential secretary Tayeb Abdelrahim said. "Dahlan will be state minister for security affairs," said Abdelrahim, adding that Abbas himself would be interior minister, a line-up that marks a major victory for the reformist premier and a severe blow for Arafat, who had rejected the formula backed by the international community.

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