Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas faults Arab refusal of 1947 U.N. Palestine plan
World
October 29, 2011
Abbas faults Arab refusal of 1947 U.N. Palestine plan
Arabs made a "mistake" by rejecting a 1947 U.N. proposal that would have created a Palestinian state alongside the nascent…
Tantawi receives Palestinian president in Cairo
Egypt
October 22, 2011
Tantawi receives Palestinian president in Cairo
On Saturday Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, received Palestinian President Mahmoud…
Palestinian president to meet with Tantawi in Cairo
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Palestinian president to meet with Tantawi in Cairo
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Saturday with military council head Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi in Cairo, said Barakat al-Farra,…
Hamas releases Israeli soldier in prisoner swap: Hamas source
World
October 18, 2011
Hamas releases Israeli soldier in prisoner swap: Hamas source
Gaza's Hamas Islamist rulers released captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on Tuesday in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, a…
Fatah and Hamas to meet in Cairo in October
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Fatah and Hamas to meet in Cairo in October
Fatah and Hamas will meet in Cairo in early October to discuss Palestinian reconciliation, Fatah Central Committee member Azzam al-Ahmed…
President Abbas declares ‘Palestinian Spring’
World
September 25, 2011
President Abbas declares ‘Palestinian Spring’
RAMALLAH - Thousands of Palestinians cheering and waving flags gave President Mahmoud Abbas a hero's welcome in the West Bank…
A new stage for the Palestinian cause
Opinion
September 23, 2011
A new stage for the Palestinian cause
Israel, along with the United States and some major European countries, is expected to exert all efforts to abort the…
Figures of Defiance: Refugees in Palestinian literature
Books
September 21, 2011
Figures of Defiance: Refugees in Palestinian literature
In Jabra Ibrahim Jabra’s largely escapist novel “The Ship,” written a few years after the Arab defeat of 1967, an…
Palestinian leader says nothing can stop UN bid
World
September 19, 2011
Palestinian leader says nothing can stop UN bid
RAMALLAH - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he'll not be deterred from seeking UN recognition of a state of…
Abbas, Erdogan discuss support for Palestinian statehood
Egypt
September 14, 2011
Abbas, Erdogan discuss support for Palestinian statehood
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Cairo Wednesday to discuss international support for…