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Palestinian Authority could only return to Gaza if ‘solution’ found: Abbas

RAMALLAH: Palestine President Mahmud Abbas on Sunday said that the Palestinian Authority could return to power in the Gaza Strip only if a "comprehensive...

Abbas to make landmark Jenin visit after deadly Israeli raid

JENIN, Palestine: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is due Wednesday to visit the northern West Bank city of Jenin for the first time in over...

Palestine’s Mahmud Abbas calls US ambassador to Israel ‘son of a dog’

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas labelled the US ambassador to Israel David Friedman a "son of a dog" on Monday during a scathing attack...

Putin discusses Mideast with Trump, hosts Abbas

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday at the start of talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas that he had discussed the Middle East...

Palestinian leader seeks Russia’s backing over Jerusalem

MOSCOW: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas visits Russia on Monday in a bid to secure Russian President Vladimir Putin's support following Washington's recognition of Jerusalem...

Abbas rules out US peace plan after Jerusalem decision

PARIS: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Friday that he would "no longer accept" any peace plan proposed by the United States, dealing a pre-emptive...

Palestinians welcome support after UN vote on Jerusalem

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian president welcomed on Thursday a United Nations General Assembly resolution criticising the US government's controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. "This...

Saudi king reassures Palestinians on East Jerusalem

RIYADH: Saudi King Salman on Wednesday pledged the kingdom's support for east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state during talks with...

Fatah calls for protests against US VP Jerusalem visit

RAMALLAH: The Fatah faction of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Saturday called for demonstrations next week when US Vice President Mike Pence visits Jerusalem,...

Palestinian president to shun Pence over Jerusalem move

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will refuse to meet US Vice President Mike Pence later this month following Washington's controversial policy shift on Jerusalem,...

Key points of Palestinian unity agreement

GAZA CITY: The two major Palestinian factions reached a unity agreement on Thursday after Egyptian mediation. Hamas and the Fatah party have ruled over separate...

Palestine to turn presidential palace into national library

RAMALLAH: Palestinian officials are embarking on a project to transform a presidential palace into a national library near the city of Ramallah in the...

Palestine President expresses grief over Bahawalpur fire incident

ISLAMABAD: President of Palestine Mahmud Abbas on Thursday called Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and expressed grief over the heavy loss of precious lives and...

Mahmud Abbas receives Trump at Palestinian Presidency in Bethlehem

BETHLEHM: US President Donald Trump arrived for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as they...

Trump hosts Abbas in Middle East peace push

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump confidently predicted that a lasting Middle East peace agreement was within grasp Wednesday, as he hosted Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at...

Palestinians seek Putin help to block US embassy move

MOSCOW: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to help stop the United States moving its embassy to Jerusalem, a top Palestinian...

Abbas re-elected party leader as Fatah opens rare congress

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah re-elected him party head on Tuesday as the movement opened its first congress since 2009 with talk mounting of...

Abbas to UN: Israel destroying two-state solution hopes

UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Israel's settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank was destroying any hope of a two-state solution.

Pulling buses with his teeth, the Jason Statham of Gaza

DEIR EL-BALAH: The idea of pulling a 12-tonne bus seems a crazy one, and Mohammed Baraka takes a few minutes to prepare himself with his family and friends.

Video of bleeding Palestinian teen intensifies online image war

JERUSALEM: As the 13-year-old Palestinian boy lay bleeding on the ground, after being shot for allegedly stabbing two Israelis, a man standing nearby shouted at him to die.

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