by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 10, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah- Head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Saturday for his first foreign visit after being elected as head of the movement last May. Hamas said that Haniyeh arrived heading a delegation composed of senior movement...
by Kifah Ziboun | May 7, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah – Hamas on Saturday elected former deputy Ismail Haniyeh as the new chief of its political bureau, the highest position at the Movement, which is ruled by Shura institutions. Haniyeh was capable of winning the highest votes of the General Shura Council...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 15, 2016 | Middle East
Gaza-Iran is seeking to influence Hamas Movement’s internal elections by pushing its favorite candidate Ismail Haniyeh to the presidency of the political bureau, Palestinian sources said. Hamas will hold elections at the end of this year to choose a replacement...
by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2016 | Middle East
Ramallah, London-The Hamas Movement is seeking to elect senior leader Ismail Haniyeh to lead the political bureau, replacing Khaled Mashaal, in the elections expected at the end of this year, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. According to the sources,...
by Ali El-Saleh | Apr 8, 2013 | Features
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—After nearly a year of speculation, politicians and observers agree that Hamas’s moderate line has won out in the recent Shura Council elections. After a tense campaign, Khaled Mishal will continue to head the group’s Political Bureau, while...
