Yemen mediates between Hamas, Fatah

Hamas political bureau chief, Khaled Mashaal is scheduled to visit Yemen next week for talks on Yemeni efforts at reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah.

Mashaal would meet with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to discuss a Yemeni plan to bring Hamas leaders together with counterparts from Fatah, Yemeni official sources said Friday.

After Hamas took the control of Gaza Strip Last June, the Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Hamas-led cabinet and formed a transitional government in the West Bank.

Under the Yemeni plan, Hamas would return the situation in the Gaza Strip to its previous condition before initiating a dialogue with Fatah.