Hamas delegation including group’s chief Haniyeh in Cairo for talks, says statement

CAIRO, Nov 9 — Senior Hamas officials including political leader Ismail Haniyeh and its former chief Khaled Meshaal arrived in Cairo today, a statement by the Palestinian Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip said.

The high-level Hamas delegation met with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, Abbas Kamel, and discussed the situation in Gaza, the statement added. — Reuters