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Pope Francis welcomes Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a private audience at the Vatican on May 16, 2015 (AFP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli)

Abbas Meets Pope, Says U.S. Embassy Move would Hurt Peace

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2017 | Middle East

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Saturday that peace could suffer if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with plans to move Washington’s embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Abbas made the comments as he inaugurated the Palestinian embassy...

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with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on February 12, 2012. – Reuters

Iranian-Palestinian Ties Lose Grounds

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 2, 2017 | Features

Ramallah – Iran has always bragged about providing different Palestinian resistance forces with unlimited and unconditional support; it has claimed that the Palestinian Cause is a priority to build relations with other parties. These claims justify Tehran’s cold...

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King Salman receives President Abbas in Riyadh/SPA

Saudi-Palestinian Talks in Riyadh to Discuss Situation in Occupied Territories

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 22, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held on Wednesday talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Saudi capital, Riyadh about the latest developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The King welcomed...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had earlier accused Hamas of running a ‘parallel government’ in Gaza -Reuters

Palestine: Abbas and Battle of Succession

by Kifah Ziboun | Dec 11, 2016 | Features

Ramallah – The seventh Congress of Fatah which concluded this week was highly important for Mahmoud Abbas, it represented a multi-front battle and a fruitful investment for him. However, most importantly, this congress has established for a new phase that will...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Reuters

Fatah Commences 7th Conference by Re-electing President Abbas Head of Movement

by Kifah Ziboun | Nov 30, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- A leadership congress of the Palestinian Fatah movement has unanimously re-elected President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to a new five-year term. Abbas was re-elected by consensus at the congress which was attended by some 1,400 delegates in the West Bank city...