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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greets delegates after addressing the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 20, 2017. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Fatah, Hamas Leaders to Discuss Unresolved Issues in Cairo

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 4, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The Palestinian cabinet held on Tuesday a meeting in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip for the first time in three years, but failed to take any prompt decisions. Instead, the government decided to send the difficult and complicated files to a meeting of Fatah...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with US presidential adviser Jared Kushner in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Aug. 24. (Palestinian Presidential Office/Reuters)

Abbas Presses for Two-State Solution, Kushner Provides No Clarity

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 26, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his administration’s commitment to a two-state solution being the sole settlement for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Abbas told Senior Advisor to US President Jared Kushner in their...

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US President Donald Trump (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas deliver remarks after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump: Peace Possible and Should Be Achieved

by Kifah Ziboun and Nazir Majli | May 24, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv, Bethlehem- US President Donald Trump concluded his visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday after announcing commitment to seeking a peace agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, a matter which he said was “possible and should be...

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Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas waves as he walks with officials after arriving at Palam Air Force Station in New Delhi. AFP-JIJI

Abbas: Ending Israeli Occupation Paves the Way to Enforcing Arab Initiative

by Kifah Ziboun | May 17, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that ending Israeli occupation is a key gateway to implementing the Arab peace initiative. “Ending the occupation of our country will pave the way towards implementing the Arab peace Initiative, and would aid...

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PA President Abbas and US President Donald Trump. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Washington Studying the Possibility of a Summit between Netanyahu, Abbas,Trump

by Nazir Majli | May 11, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – US President Donald Trump’s aides are looking into the possibility of holding a summit between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President, according to political sources. The sources said that...