Middle East: Palestinian cabinet sworn in

Leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas has of now taken formal control of the government after being sworn in by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

Ismail Haniya was sworn in as prime minister by Mr Abbas in Gaza, while several other ministers took the oath in the West Bank via video link.

The government faces serious problems at home, such as failing law and order and a broken economy.

And Hamas faces alienation abroad, with the US and Canada ending all contact.

Source: BBC News