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Thursday, July 25, 2019
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Thursday, July 25, 2019
PA chief Abbas declares 3 days of mourning for Tunisian president
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas declares three days of mourning in honor of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi.
Abbas makes the announcement in a televised statement at the start of a meeting of top Palestinian officials at the PA presidential headquarters in Ramallah.
Essebsi, the North African country’s first democratically elected leader, died on Thursday at 92.
Abbas also suggests he will travel to Tunisia to participate in Essebsi’s funeral: “I will participate in bidding farewell to the late leader.”
— Adam Rasgon with AP
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