Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major step by ...

An organiser of pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University has been arrested by immigration officials as he attended an ...

Their mission: to allow Mahmoud Abbas, the aging Palestinian Authority president, to appoint a longtime loyalist to a newly minted senior position. On Saturday night, Mr. Abbas formally named ...

Aiming to boost his standing among Palestinians and abroad, Hussein al-Sheikh will meet next week with top Saudi officials in ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed that ancient temples tying the Jewish people to Jerusalem are actually in Yemen and not Israel, during a Wednesday PLO central council meeting ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs,” demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and the disarmament of the militant group. Abbas ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely successor on Saturday, the Palestine Liberation Organisation said, a step widely seen as needed ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a close aide as vice president, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said. Hussein al-Sheikh was named “deputy [vice president] of the ...

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first ever vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday, positioning him as a potential successor to ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major step by the aging leader to designate a successor.

Senior Palestinian officials loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas are meeting to vote on the creation of a vice presidency and could choose a possible successor to the unpopular 89-year-old.