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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing where they agreed to establish a strategic partnership between the two countries. During the Wednesday meeting, Xi said this partnership will mark a new stage in their relations that will build on their past achievements and open …

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that Israeli authorities were “fully responsible” for the killing of a veteran Al Jazeera reporter during clashes in the occupied West Bank and called for an international investigation. Shireen Abu Akleh suffered a gunshot wound to the head in Jenin on Wednesday. Al …

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday. They also talked about “the problems of the Middle East settlement in the context of escalating tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem,” the Kremlin …

Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas said his country is ending all agreements with Israel and the U.S. This decision came in response to the attitude adopted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who seeks to annex parts of the West Bank to Israel. “The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the State of …

President Mahmoud Abbas declares end to “agreements and understandings” signed with Israel and US, and turns over responsibility of occupied territories back to Israel, in response to Israel’s plan to annex parts of occupied West Bank. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ended “all agreements” including security coordination with Israel and the …

Nakba Day is observed on 15 May every year and commemorates the displacement of Palestinians when the Israeli state was founded in the aftermath of the Second World War. “Nakba” is the Arabic word for “catastrophe” or “disaster” and the occasion remembers the 700,000 Palestinians forced to flee as a …

Palestinian officials will seek to galvanize opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial plan for Middle East peace at the UN Security Council in the coming weeks, Palestine’s ambassador to the UN said Wednesday. Speaking with reporters in New York, Riyad Mansour said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would address the …

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired all of his advisors amid a financial crisis in the occupied West Bank that has led to deep salary cuts. Palestinian news agency WAFA, citing a statement by the Palestinian leader’s office, announced the news on Monday, saying he sacked all of his advisors …