Abbas was formerly prime minister of the Palestinian Authority [AFP]

Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and a founding member of Fatah, one of the main Palestinian factions, Mahmoud Abbas is a former school teacher who has led Palestine during the hardest of times.

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Unrest broke out after opposition leaders alleged fraud in presidential polls

The re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after presidential polls on June 12 was heavily disputed by two defeated candidates, who claimed there had been mass fraud.

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Haniyeh said Obama should do more to recognise the rights of the Palestinian people [Reuters]

A surprised world has greeted the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama, the US president, with a mixture of praise and scepticism.

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Obama, right, was awarded the prize after less than a year as US president

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2009 peace prize to US president Barack Obama. Thorbjoern Jagland, the head of the committee, gave the following address to announce the award.

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