Spox: Zarif uses ‘Holy Quds’ not ‘Eastern Quds’ in his talks with Mahmoud Abbas
IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi in a message on Wednesday rejected the media campaign claiming that Foreign Minister Mohammad…
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Iranian FM, Palestinian president reiterate stance on ‘Deal of Century’
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas voiced strong opposition to the…
Mahmoud Abbas says Israeli settlements will soon disappear
MNA – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday said that “Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands are going to disappear into the dustbin…
Trump’s deal of century’ conspiracy against Palestinians: Abbas to Saudis
Alwaght – President of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas told Saudi rulers that Trump’s so-called deal of the century is a plot against…
Palestinians ask Arabs to boycott Mideast summit in Poland
AP — The Palestinians on Monday called on Arab nations to boycott or downgrade their representation at a Mideast summit co-hosted by…
PA will not take part in Warsaw meeting
IRNA – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday that Palestine will not participate in the Warsaw anti-Iran meeting. Talking to…
Palestine won’t let US sell occupied al-Quds to Israel: Abbas
Press TV – President Mahmoud Abbas says Palestine will never allow the United States to sell Jerusalem al-Quds to Israel, reiterating that…
Hamas slams Abbas plan to dissolve Palestinian parliament
Press TV – The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has slammed a plan by President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas to dissolve…
Pope meets Abbas, voices concern over al-Quds status
Press TV – In a meeting with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Pope Francis has expressed his concern about the status of…
US warns of ‘consequences’ as Palestine joins international bodies
Press TV – The United States has threatened “consequences” as Palestinians step up efforts for statehood demanding accession to almost a dozen international bodies and…
Omani minister meets Palestinian president after Netanyahu trip
Press TV – Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi has met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah…
Israel, biased US working against peace: Palestinian President Abbas
Press TV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel is working against peace and security by killing and displacing Palestinians and building…
Abbas: Palestinians cannot accept US ‘peace’ plan, mediation
Press TV – The Palestinian president has once again rejected the so-called peace plan to be unveiled by US President Donald Trump…
Abbas meets Putin in Moscow to discuss US mediation role
Press TV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country will no longer accept Washington as…
Recognition of Palestine is ‘a way to respond’ to Trump’s move on al-Quds
Press TV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will call on the EU to officially recognize the state of Palestine during a Monday…
Palestinian Authority president warns Israel to rethink ‘aggressive policies’
Press TV – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has warned Israel to rethink its “aggressive policies” and “apartheid system” before it is…
Saudi crown prince asked Abbas to accept US ‘copy of Netanyahu vision’
Press TV – Informed Palestinian officials say Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman tried to persuade Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to agree…
Riyadh advancing Israeli interests, Palestinian officials worry
Press TV – Palestinian officials have expressed worry that Saudi Arabia is forgoing important Palestinian rights as it acts behind the scenes…
Trump tells Abbas of intention to move embassy: Palestinian presidency
Press TV – US President Donald Trump has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of his intention to relocate the US embassy from…
Palestine’s Abbas warns against any change in US policy on Quds
Press TV – The President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas has warned that any change in US policy on the…
Saudi king blackmails Palestinian president: Report
IFP – A Palestinian website says that Saudi King Salman has urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to put pressure on the Islamic…
Abbas is no Arafat. He must go.
American Herald Tribune | STUART LITTLEWOOD: I’ve been writing about the plight of the amiable Palestinian people under Israel’s jackboot for the…
Palestinian president calls on UN to halt Israeli settlement activities
Press TV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the UN to end Israel’s “apartheid” regime in the occupied Palestinian territories. “We are entrusted…
More Palestinians seek Abbas’ resignation, remain skeptical of Trump, survey shows
Press TV – A survey shows that 67 percent of Palestinians want the resignation of President Mahmoud Abbas and 75 percent remain…
Abbas threatens to slowly cut funding to Gaza Strip over row with Hamas
Press TV – Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to gradually cut financial support to the impoverished Gaza Strip “by…
What drives Abbas anti-Hamas threats, measures?
Alwaght– The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Fatah will gradually cut the annual budget for Gaza if Hamas fails to reach…
Palestinian Authority freezes all contacts with Israel over al-Aqsa restrictions
Press TV – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will suspend all contacts with Israel until it puts an end to its new restraining…
Israel is the main cause of suffering in Gaza, Abbas is the secondary one
American Herald Tribune | Robert Fantina: The Gaza Strip, sometimes referred to as the largest open-air prison in the world, is home…
Palestine will remain occupied: A gift from Trump, Abbas and Netanyahu
American Herald Tribune | Robert Fantina: It isn’t often that Palestinians get good news. Even when there is ‘good’ news, it generally…
US, Palestinian presidents meet in Bethlehem
Press TV – US President Donald Trump and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have met in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The…
Will Trump launch Mideast shuttle diplomacy?
Al Monitor| Uri Savir: Following the May 3 meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and US President Donald Trump, the Palestinian leadership…
Salman invites Palestinian president to Muslim leaders-US summit: Reports
Press TV- Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has reportedly invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to a summit between Muslim leaders and US President Donald…
Hamas policy update; Strategic withdrawal or change in tactics?
Iranian Diplomacy- On Monday, Palestinian militant group Hamas unveiled a new policy document, accepting for the first time the idea of a…
Israel will continue occupying Palestine, Trump made Abbas sure
American Herald Tribune | Robert Fantina: On May 3, Mahmoud Abbas, the Israeli-U.S. puppet who is the figurehead leader of the Palestinian…
Mahmoud Abbas needs to decide which side he is on: Palestinians or Israeli regime
Alwaght– It is perfectly normal for Palestinians to have political differences with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), but it is wholly unacceptable…
Abbas: No state should relocate Israel embassy
Press TV- The Palestinian Authority (PA) has warned all foreign countries against relocating their respective embassies in Israel from Tel Aviv to…
Abbas warns of ‘ramifications’ if US embassy moved
Press TV- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II to discuss “ramifications” if the US moves its Israel…
Palestine president, Pope talk US embassy relocation
Press TV- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Pope Francis have discussed the probable relocation of US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem…
Palestine opens embassy in Holy See
IRNA – Palestinian embassy to the Holy See has reportedly been opened, according to Vatican news resources. The embassy inauguration was part…
Abbas warns US over embassy relocation to Jerusalem al-Quds
Press TV- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has firmly warned US President-elect Donald Trump of the potential consequences of moving the American embassy…