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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses reporters after a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Abbas: Trump’s Administration is in Chaos

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...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (photo credit:ATTA KENARE / AFP)

New Page of Relations between Hamas, Iran

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...

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Palestinian members of Hamas security forces stand at a security checkpoint in Gaza City on April 5, 2017. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP

Hamas Executes Three Men Accused of Collaborating with Israel

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...

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Participants in the Fatah congress in Ramallah clap and cheer before a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Reuters

Fatah Picks Deputy Leader to Mahmoud Abbas

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...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestinian news agency Wafa- AFP

Abbas: Moving U.S. Embassy Possible after Demarcation of Borders

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...