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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (2ndL); Minister for Tourism and Antiquities, Rula Maaya (R); chief negotiator Saeb Erekat (L) and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (2ndR) visit the Hisham’s Palace archaeological site on November 11, 2016 five kilometers north of the West Bank city of Jericho.
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Abbas: Palestinian Recognition of Israel not for Free

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 12, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed on Friday that the recognition of Israel “cannot be for free,” urging U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to implement the two-state solution to achieve peace. The Palestinians are prepared to make peace with Israel...

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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, European Council President Donald Tusk and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis attend former Israeli President Shimon Peres’ funeral in Jerusalem. Abir Sultan/AFP

Peres’ Funeral Adds Fuel on the Fire of Palestinian Disputes

by Kifah Ziboun | Oct 2, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- The participation of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas at the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres exploded a wave of anger and dispute in the Palestinian territories amid accusations of treason between the movements of Fatah and...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. /AP

Abbas Agrees to Meet Netanyahu with Preconditions

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 6, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah, Tel Aviv: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to sit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow, Russia’s Interfax news agency cited the Palestinian embassy in Moscow as saying on Monday. Member of the Palestinian Liberation...

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Iranian opposition figure Maryam Rajavi. Reuters/Vincent Kessler

Iran Seeks to Contain Anger of Palestinian Authority

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 4, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah-An official from the Fatah Movement headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Palestinians are requesting an apology from Tehran after some Iranian officials had offended Abbas who had met with leading Iranian opposition figure Maryam Rajavi last...

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Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Palestine to Britain: Apologize or Face Trial over Balfour Declaration

by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 29, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah-Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki has given Britain the option to apologize to Palestinians or head to court for its 1917 Balfour Declaration, which has backed a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Malki said on Thursday that “the issue will remain...