RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas cut short his visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to Ramallah on Wednesday following Israeli military attacks in the northern West Bank. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Abbas decided to cut short his trip to the kingdom “due to Israel’s escalating aggression in the no...
Sidon, Lebanon — AFP An Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed a Fatah official, a senior member of the Palestinian group and a security source said. It marked the first such reported attack on Fatah, the movement led by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, in more than 10 months of cross-border clashes […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Palestine government has initiated regional and international communications to ensure the success of President Mahmoud Abbas’ anticipated visit to the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian leadership has already begun diplomatic moves and communications around the world in preparation for Abbas and his delegation’s...
GENEVA (AA) – Given the situation in the Gaza Strip, it is unlikely the UN could provide security for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit the besieged enclave, said a spokesman. Asked about Abbas’ dramatic announcement in an address to the Turkish parliament that he plans to visit the Gaza Strip – a part of […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was intended to prolong the military assault on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia’s RIA state news agency in an interview. “There is no doubt that the purpose of Mr. Haniyeh’s assassination is to prolong the war and expan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday emphasized the need for a “clear and urgent” cease-fire in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave where Israel has killed at least 38,098 Palestinians in nine months. Speaking on the phone with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Starmer “reiterated his condo...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel will pay the price for its oppression in Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas. In a phone call with Abbas, Erdogan said: “Israel will pay the price for oppression. All means must be mobilized for a cease-fire in Gaza, including (the implementation of the) UN [&he...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Mohammad Mustafa, appointed prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), has formed a new government, mostly composed of new technocrats. Names that dominated the political arena in the West Bank for years are now absent from the lineup except for Interior Minister Ziad Hab al-Reeh, who is affiliated with ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) — Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa has accepted the task of forming a new government. “The Prime Minister-designate accepted in a letter sent to the president tonight his assignment to form the 19th government as specified in the law and to pursue extensive consultations for its approval for ratifi...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Hamas to strike a prisoner swap deal with Israel to avoid the displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. ”Reaching a swap deal is an urgency to avoid an Israeli attack on Rafah, which would lead to thousands of deaths and displacement of our […]
