Mahmoud Abbas

The Palestinian Fatah party held elections, is a ‘new’ leadership emerging? - analysis

Fifty-nine candidates competed for 18 seats on the Central Committee, while 456 members competed for 80 seats on the Revolutionary Council, which serves as the movement's parliament.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.
The West Bank security barrier near Abu Dis, pictured in February 2020; illustrative.

Abbas complains that funds withheld by Israel are needed to pay terrorist salaries

Samer arrested for protesting checkpoints in 1995.

Abbas holding Palestinians hostage with Western help, Fatah opposition figure says - exclusive

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026.

Palestinian Authority continues to pay terrorists, US State Department report confirms


Israel is undermining the two-state solution, Denmark's foreign minister says

European Union foreign ministers have urged the United States to reconsider its decision not to allow Palestinian officials to take part in the UN General Assembly in New York.

Denmarks Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen and EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas during a Press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday August 30, 2025

Lebanese army disarms six Palestinian camps, Hamas and Islamic Jihad not included - report

According to the report the Lebanese Army received “a batch of light and medium weapons, B7 rockets, and medium-range surface-to-surface missiles from the camps of Tyre.”

Demonstrators carry flags as they take part in a protest against the hunger crisis in Gaza, in Sidon, Lebanon July 25, 2025

US blocks Palestinian officials from attending UN General Assembly, denies visas

A State Department official said Abbas and about 80 other Palestinians would be affected by the decision to deny and revoke visas from members of the umbrella PLO and the PA.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Cypriot president warns: 'If Iran acquires nuclear capabilities – my country is also in danger'

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides warned that his country faces direct risks from Iran’s nuclear ambitions, while stressing that Israel remains Cyprus’s closest ally in the region.

 Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet with representatives from their respective countries on May 4, 2025.

Netanyahu, Trump played into Abbas’ hands, pushing West toward Palestinian recognition - opinion

The Gaza war has shown that military solutions can't bring peace to the Middle East. They only worsen conflicts, increase death tolls, and deepen grievances.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the annual opening of the UN General Assembly last September. Israel’s transformation into a pariah state may reach its peak next month at the General Assembly, says the writer.

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Mahmoud Abbas considers unilaterally declaring Palestinian statehood at UNGA - report

The move, symbolic in nature, is predicated on a forthcoming constitutional declaration that would define a Palestinian state's borders and foundations.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Hamas official boasts Oct. 7 'resistance' revived Palestinian statehood push around the globe

"Without our weapons, no one would be looking in our direction," senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad stated during the interview with Al Jazeera.

Ghazi Hamad (R), member of Hamas Political Office, delivers remarks on the Israel-Hamas war, next to Ahmed Abd al-Hadi (L), Hamas's representative in Lebanon, during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, October 28, 2023; illustrative.

US to sanction Palestinian Authority, PLO members, State Dept. confirms

The State Department did not confirm which individuals would be sanctioned.

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025

Canada's recognition of Palestinian state 'dangerously premature,' Jewish groups say

'We will not sacrifice our very existence by permitting the imposition of a jihadist state on our ancestral homeland that seeks our annihilation,' Israel's ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed added.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference about recognizing Palestinian statehood, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 30, 2025.