INSIGHT - Hamas signals post-war ambition in talks with Palestinian rival Fatah
The talks between Hamas and the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be held in China in mid-June.
Wed Jun 05 2024
Abbas says only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah, expected in days
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls on the United States of America to ask Israel to not carry on the Rafah attack.
Mon Apr 29 2024
Palestine announces new government focused on Gaza humanitarian crisis
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas approved a new government Thursday led by Mohammad Mustafa, making it the 19th in the country's history.
Fri Mar 29 2024
Palestinian President Abbas appoints new prime minister of Palestinian Authority
Mohammad Mustafa is one of the leading Palestinian business figures who has overseen Gaza reconstruction under Hamas Islamist rule.
Fri Mar 15 2024
No Mideast peace without Palestinians' rights, UN told
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that there will be no peace in the Middle East if Palestinians do not fully enjoy their legitimate rights, reported Xinhua.
Fri Sep 22 2023
Blinken meets Abbas in Ramallah, says US opposes Israeli settlement expansion
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday.
Wed Feb 01 2023
No peace, stability without liberation of Jerusalem - Palestinian President
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that "Jerusalem is a red line" and there would be "no peace, no security, no stability" without the liberation of the entire city from Israeli occupation.
Thu May 13 2021
Malaysia sends medical equipment to Palestine
The medical supplies include one million units of face masks, 500,000 units of rubber gloves and 500 units of face shields.
Mon May 11 2020
Palestinian rivals Fatah, Hamas sign reconciliation accord
The deal brokered by Egypt bridges a bitter gulf between the Western-backed mainstream Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas.
Thu Oct 12 2017
Israel says Jerusalem mosque metal detectors to stay
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he would halt security ties with Israel until it scraps the walk-through gates installed at entrances to Al-Aqsa mosque plaza.
Mon Jul 24 2017
Trump denounces Manchester attack by "evil losers"
Trump, speaking after talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the town of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, said the United States stands in "absolute solidarity" with the British people.
Tue May 23 2017
Trump invites Palestinian leader Abbas to White House
Donald Trump on Friday invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, in a first phone call between the two leaders since Trump took office.
Sat Mar 11 2017
Palestinian president Abbas in hospital for heart test
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was in hospital on Thursday for a heart test but the 81-year-old's health was reported to be normal, officials said.
Thu Oct 06 2016
Mahmoud Abbas says no meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow planned
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that a proposed meeting in Moscow with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be held for now.
Tue Sep 06 2016
Hamas trying 'to destroy' Palestinian unity: Abbas
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday accused the Islamist movement Hamas of trying "to destroy" efforts to broker national unity through a series of bomb blasts in Gaza last week.
Tue Nov 11 2014