Mahmoud Abbas News

081118-ei-dunya-al-watan-th.jpg The Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah has blocked access to a popular news website because of the site's reporting on widespread corruption among the entourage of PA President Mahmoud Abbas. For several days, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been unable to view the website Donia al-Watan (http://www.alwatanvoice.com) as access has been blocked

081118-ei-dunya-al-watan-th.jpg The Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah has blocked access to a popular news website because of the site's reporting on widespread corruption among the entourage of PA President Mahmoud Abbas. For several days, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been unable to view the website Donia al-Watan (http://www.alwatanvoice.com) as access has been blocked

Pictures of the week The government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to publish full-page ads in the three major Israeli dailies in Hebrew on Thursday. The ads will reprint the peace pl...

Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesday denied reports that it had accepted to extend President Mahmoud Abbas' term in exchange for joining the presidency's institutions. "Extending Abbas' term is a pure legal issue that should be discussed in accordance with the law," said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum while denying the reports. Barhoum made the denial as some media reports quoted Arab d

Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesday denied reports that it had accepted to extend President Mahmoud Abbas' term in exchange for joining the presidency's institutions.

Israeli troops arrested 14 Palestinians in the West Bank in a continued crackdown against what the Jewish state called as wanted Palestinian activists, Palestinian sources said Wednesday. The arrests took place during raids into the cities of Bethlehem, Qalqilya, Ramallah and Hebron, according to the sources, reported Xinhua. On Tuesday, the Israeli troops also arrested 32 Palestinians. These det

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem, November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Moshe Milner/GPO/Handout Reuters - JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday rebuffed a call by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through crossings Israel has largely sealed in two weeks of violence.

Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband started official talks with Lebanese leaders Wednesday, saying he hoped that stability would prevail in Lebanon until the upcoming parliamentary election due in May 2009, reported dpa. "The entire world is looking at the upcoming parliamentary elections where politics, not violence, should determine Lebanon's future relations," Miliband said after

Ramallah, 19 nov. (Adnkronos/Dpa) - Il presidente eletto americano Barack Obama ha chiamato il presidente dell'Autorita' palestinese Mahmoud Abbas e si e' impegnato a compiere sforzi per far progredire ...

Ramallah - US president-elect Barack Obama telephoned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and promised him that his administration would continue efforts to advance the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Er...

The conflict pits loyalists of Mahmoud Abbas against veteran commanders of the organisation in Lebanon's 13 refugee camps.

Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat said Wednesday U.S. President-elect Barack Obama called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday to express his commitment to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. ...

And there, Quartet representatives, the Quartet – the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia – heard from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. And they reaffirmed in the ...

Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement on Wednesday denied reports that it had accepted to extend President Mahmoud Abbas' term in exchange for joining the presidency's institutions. ...

(To paraphrase Stalin on the pope, how many divisions does Mahmoud Abbas command?) Who cares? It's not as if Olmert is going to confront the settlers or even dismantle most of the 600 or so roadblocks that choke life in the West Bank. ...