Exclu­sive on Al-jazzera:

Abbas exempt Faruq Qad­dumi from his posi­tion as the head of the polit­i­cal depart­ment of the PLO. Abbas informed Fatah that the Depart­ment will fol­low the pres­i­dent (Abbas).

Just few days ago Qad­dumi warned Abbas from inter­fer­ing with the PLO’s Polit­i­cal Bureau.