JUST ANOTHER NATION:

Fatah and Hamas announced Monday they had reached another reconciliation agreement to end their differences - this time under the auspices of Qatar.

According to the new accord, dubbed the Doha Declaration, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is to serve as interim prime minister of a unity government consisting of independent figures.

The government's main mission, the agreement stipulates, would be to prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections and rebuild the Gaza Strip.