Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian leader calls for peace conference by mid-2018
Middle East
February 21, 2018
Palestinian leader calls for peace conference by mid-2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ruled out the United States as a broker for peace with Israel on Tuesday, calling for…
Palestinian leader seeks Russia’s backing over Jerusalem
Middle East
February 12, 2018
Palestinian leader seeks Russia’s backing over Jerusalem
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visits Russia on Monday in a bid to secure Russian President Vladimir Putin’s support following Washington’s…
US decision on Jerusalem looms large over Mike Pence visit
Middle East
January 22, 2018
US decision on Jerusalem looms large over Mike Pence visit
US Vice President Pence has embarked on a short visit to the Middle East, a trip that has already been postponed twice since…
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas seeks EU support in response to US Jerusalem move
Middle East
January 22, 2018
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas seeks EU support in response to US Jerusalem move
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas arrives in Brussels on Monday for diplomatic talks with EU officials, hoping to prompt a strong…
PLO recognition threat on Israel: Posturing or hardline diplomacy?
Middle East
January 17, 2018
PLO recognition threat on Israel: Posturing or hardline diplomacy?
President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas this week called the decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize…
Palestinians meet to respond to Trump’s ‘slap of the century’
Middle East
January 16, 2018
Palestinians meet to respond to Trump’s ‘slap of the century’
Palestinian leaders met Monday to plan a response to what they see as US President Donald Trump’s attack on their…
Muslim leaders declare East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine
Middle East
December 14, 2017
Muslim leaders declare East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine
In Wednesday’s concluding session at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Istanbul summit, leaders of Muslim countries declared East Jerusalem as…
EU tells Netanyahu it rejects Trump’s Jerusalem move
Middle East
December 12, 2017
EU tells Netanyahu it rejects Trump’s Jerusalem move
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognizing Jerusalem…
Fatah and Hamas agree to hold elections by end of 2018
Middle East
November 23, 2017
Fatah and Hamas agree to hold elections by end of 2018
Rival Palestinian political factions have agreed to hold elections by the end of 2018. The announcement came after two days…
Hamas picks new deputy chief whom Israel blames for helping spark Gaza war
Middle East
October 5, 2017
Hamas picks new deputy chief whom Israel blames for helping spark Gaza war
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas named as its new deputy chief on Thursday a formerly Turkey-based commander whom Israel has…