Posts Tagged: Mahmoud Abbas
Say ‘Palestine Was Stolen’ and Win Cash From the Palestinian Authority
In a separate episode of official Palestinian Authority TV's quiz program for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, participants received cash prizes from PA Chairman...
Palestinian Leader’s Loyalists Win Local Elections, Including Some Seats in Gaza
Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races in Palestinian municipal elections, election officials said on Sunday, in a vote that for the first time...
France to Help Palestinians Draft Constitution for Future State, Macron Says
France will help the Palestinian Authority draft a constitution for a future state, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris. A number of major Western nations including France formally...
Abbas Names Hussein al-Sheikh as Temporary Successor for PA Presidency
i24 News - Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a statement on Sunday outlining the succession process should the chairman’s position become...
Palestinian Authority Ready to Help Trump’s Gaza Effort Succeed, Says Official
The Palestinian Authority is ready to work with US President Donald Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on their effort to consolidate the...
Mahmoud Abbas Lied to the UN: The Palestinian Authority Has Not ‘Rejected Violence and Terrorism’
While Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas delivered an address to the UN General Assembly claiming that the PA had "rejected violence and terrorism" and...
UN Delegates Protest Netanyahu Speech Day After Applauding Palestinian Leader Abbas
Dozens of United Nations delegates staged a massive walkout in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech before the UN General Assembly on Friday,...
US Bars Palestinian Leader Abbas from UN as Allies Back Statehood
The United States said on Friday it would not allow Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to travel to New York next month for a United...
US Revokes Palestinian Officials’ Visas Ahead of UN Meeting, State Dept Says
The US is denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in September, the State Department said on...
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Says Israel Blocking Ramallah Meeting Proof of ‘Extremism’
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said the Israeli government's refusal to allow a delegation of Arab ministers to the West Bank...
In Major Turning Point, Lebanon to Start Disarming Palestinian Refugee Camps
i24 News - In a move that potentially represents a major turning point for Lebanon, the crisis-hit country will undertake the disarmament of Palestinian refugee...
Palestinian Authority President Lifts Ban on Operations of Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has lifted on Monday a ban imposed on operations of Qatar's Al Jazeera television in the territory, with the broadcaster set to resume operations on Tuesday, the network's bureau...
Report: Trump to Meet PA’s Abbas & Syria’s Al-Sharaa During Saudi trip
i24 News - US President Donald Trump is expected to meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, during his official visit to Saudi Arabia,...
PA Leader Mahmoud Abbas ‘Cursed’ America Twice in Speech in Arabic Last Week
"May their father be cursed," sneered Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas, mocking the United States in a televised speech. This crude insult wasn't a one-off...
