Mahmoud Abbas

Abbas faults Arab refusal of 1947 U.N. Palestine plan
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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