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Naji Salim Hussain al-Ali Metropolitan Police/AP

Who Killed Naji al-Ali?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 31, 2017 | Opinion

The last time I saw Naji al-Ali, the well-known Palestinian cartoonist, was at a dinner at his place. This was a short while before he was assassinated. Adib Abu Alwan, other mutual friends and I all were at the dinner. We did not necessarily come together...

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(FILES) This file photo taken on July 25, 2017 shows Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas speaking during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
The 82-year-old president was discharged from hospital in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 29 after a brief “routine checkup”, the official Wafa news agency reported. / AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI

Fatah Pushes for National Council Session, Hamas Rejects

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 15, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The Fatah Movement is pushing to hold a Palestinian National Council (PNC) session in Ramallah next month before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas travels to the UN headquarters in New York to deliver his usual yearly speech. However, other Palestinian...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (AFP)

Palestinian Official: Oslo Interim Agreement has Ended

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 9, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Palestinian officials said that President Mahmoud Abbas has maintained his decision to stop all forms of communication with Israel, despite the end of the al-Aqsa crisis. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)...

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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal speaks in Doha, Qatar, August 28, 2014 (AP/Osama Faisal)

Khaled Meshaal to Announce New Hamas Charter before his Departure

by Kifah Ziboun | Apr 27, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– Hamas announced Wednesday that the head of its politburo, Khaled Meshaal, would call for a meeting on Monday in the Qatari capital to officially announce the movement’s new political charter. The announcement confirms earlier reports published by Asharq...

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Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the PLO Saeb Erekat. AP

Palestinian Authority Contacts Trump on Various Levels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the PLO Saeb Erekat announced on Sunday that the Palestinian authority is holding talks with US President Donald Trump’s administration at different levels. In a news conference in Ramallah, Erekat said that...