by Kafah Zaboun | Aug 22, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah– Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that since President Donald Trump’s election in November 2016, he had held over 20 meetings with US officials, yet still had little idea what their plans for peace negotiations were. Abbas told parliamentarians from...
by Kafah Zaboun | Aug 8, 2017 | World
Ramallah – Hamas has agreed with Tehran to “open a new chapter in bilateral relations to confront common threats,” according to a statement issued by the movement on Monday. A delegation from Hamas, which arrived in Iran last week to participate in the...
by Kafah Zaboun | Apr 7, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah – Hamas on Thursday executed three men it accused of collaborating with the Israeli authorities, few days after launching “redemption week”, during which the movement asked Israeli “agents” to turn themselves in or face punishment. The Hamas-run...
by Kafah Zaboun | Feb 17, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah-Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement has chosen Mahmoud al-Aloul as deputy party leader. Aloul is a member of the central committee of Fatah, which approved the decision amid criticism by supporters of Prisoner Marwan Barghouti, who was...
by Kafah Zaboun | Jan 18, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that any attempt to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is considered more than a provocation and will therefore lead to a Palestinian-Arab response. Abbas hinted to reverse the recognition of...
