President of Al-Najah Univ. appointed as new Palestinian PM

The file photo taken on June 15, 2011 shows Rami Al-Hamadallah, the president of al-Najah University, attending a graduation ceremony in the West Bank city of Nablus. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday assigned an independent academic, Rami Al- Hamadallah, to form a new government to replace the one led by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Nidal Eshtayeh>