EGYPT-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT-POLITICS

Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas' senior political leader, Khalil al-Hayya (C), speaks during a press conference at the end of two days of closed-door talks attended by representatives of 13 leading political parties held in the Egyptian capital Cairo on November 22, 2017. The Palestinian factions agreed on November 22 on the need to hold elections by the end of 2018, they said in a joint statement issued after two days of reconciliation talks in Cairo. / AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED