Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stands next to new Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh and other members of the new government during a swearing in ceremony, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
RAMALLAH, GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday swore in a new government headed by a loyalist from his dominant Fatah party, a move rejected by his Islamist rival Hamas as a blow to unity efforts.
Mohammed Shtayyeh, an economist and longtime Abbas adviser, will serve as prime minister of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA). Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki and Finance Minister Shukri Bishara will continue in their positions.
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