Fatah, Hamas dialogue postponed until Aug. 25: Official

GAZA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian official announced on Sunday that rival Fatah and Islamic Hamas movement decided to postpone the inter-reconciliation dialogue until August25.

The official, who spoke in condition of anonymity, told Xinhua on telephone that the dialogue between the two groups had failed to reach a deal that ends that current rift between them.

"The two sides agreed with the Egyptian mediators to postpone the dialogue until the 25 of August," said the official.