CAIRO, Oct. 18 -- Fatah and Hamas both called their latest talks in Cairo positive on Saturday. None of the accounts of the round gives a date for the national conference that Fatah's delegation chief says the factions agreed to move toward.

Xinhua reported that the two movements announced the end of the second round of Palestinian dialogue, held under Egyptian sponsorship. It came days after Mahmoud Abbas had the Palestinian legislative elections postponed, swapping the planned November vote for simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on September 11, 2027, Anadolu Agency reported.

Arab News reported that Fatah delegation chief Jibril Rajoub said the factions agreed to move toward a comprehensive national dialogue conferenc...