Palestinian president visits Cyprus (Update)
Nicosia’s close ties with Israel will not affect its bilateral relations with the Palestinian Authority, President Nicos Anastasiades pledged to his Palestinian counterpart on Tuesday....
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Palestinian elections appear headed for delay amid Jerusalem dispute, Fatah infighting
The first Palestinian elections in 15 years appeared to be headed for a delay on Tuesday amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and...
Jordan’s King Abdullah and Palestinian leader Abbas meet, hope Biden revives peace process
Jordan’s King Abdullah met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and both leaders set high hopes that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will revive peace talks over...
Palestinian President Abbas hospital stay extended
By Ali Sawafta Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who officials said is being treated for a lung infection, will remain in hospital for an eighth...
Palestinian leader Abbas offers apology for remarks on Jews
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday offered an apology after he was accused of anti-Semitism for suggesting that historic persecution of European Jews had been...
Abbas wins EU backing for Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem
The European Union’s foreign policy chief assured President Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting in Brussels on Monday that the EU supported his ambition to have...
Palestinian leader: Trump’s Jerusalem crime prevents peace role
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Muslim leaders on Wednesday that a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was a crime which showed that...
Abbas in Cairo, Istanbul to rally region over Jerusalem
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday intensified efforts to rally Middle Eastern countries against US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, setting up talks with Arab leaders...
Hamas cedes Gaza border crossings to Palestinian authority
The Islamist group Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip’s border crossings with Israel and Egypt to US-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday under an...
Palestinian president, Netanyahu shake hands at Peres funeral
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shook hands and exchanged brief words at the funeral on Friday of Shimon Peres, the...
