Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian prime minister, has submitted his resignation to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president. Announcing the decision on Saturday, Fayyad said the resignation would take effect after the formation of a Palestinian national unity government. He, however, said he would quit no later than the end of March.

Fayyad's announcement comes ahead of the resumption of power-sharing talks between Abbas, who heads the Fatah movement, and his rivals fro... Read more »