by Heba El Koudsy | May 4, 2017 | Middle East
United States President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to work on brokering peace between Israel and the Palestinians as he hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House. In their first direct meeting, Trump pressed Palestinian leaders to “speak in a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 3, 2017 | Middle East
United States President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to work to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians as he hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House. In their first direct meeting, Trump pressed Palestinian leaders to “speak in a...
by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 20, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah, Gaza- A few days following a fierce attack on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Hamas Movement apologized for the unacceptable insults launched by some of its members during marches staged in the Gaza Strip. “I extremely apologize for such an...
by Kifah Ziboun and Nazir Majli | Mar 15, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah, Tel Aviv- Head of the Palestine National Authority Mahmoud Abbas has convened in a central meeting with US President Donald Trump’s special representative for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt, Palestine-based sources reported. They said the...
by Paula Astih | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- Tension has escalated in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, Ain al-Hilweh, with the arrival of President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas to Beirut. Abbas is scheduled for a three-day visit to Beirut. Extremist armed factions nestled in the...
