Abbas

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Who is Hussein al-Sheikh, the newly appointed deputy to PLO’s Abbas? | PLO News
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Who is Hussein al-Sheikh, the newly appointed deputy to PLO’s Abbas? | PLO News

The Fatah veteran, who spent more than 10 years in Israeli jails in the 1970s and 1980s, is seen as a successor to...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints aide as PLO deputy | Palestinian Authority News
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints aide as PLO deputy | Palestinian Authority News

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a close aide as vice president, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said. Hussein al-Sheikh was named “deputy...

115 injured after ‘massive’ explosion at Iran’s port city of Bandar Abbas | News
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115 injured after ‘massive’ explosion at Iran’s port city of Bandar Abbas | News

BREAKINGBREAKING, Authorities said that the injured have been transferred to medical facilities for treatment. Scores of people have been injured following a massive...

Why the Palestinian Authority’s Abbas is under pressure to pick a successor | PLO News
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Why the Palestinian Authority’s Abbas is under pressure to pick a successor | PLO News

The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), under pressure to appoint a second-in-command to its ageing leader, Mahmoud Abbas, created a vice president position after...

Palestinian officials vote to create a vice presidency under Mahmoud Abbas | Palestinian Authority News
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Palestinian officials vote to create a vice presidency under Mahmoud Abbas | Palestinian Authority News

The expectation is that whoever holds the role would be the frontrunner to succeed President Mahmoud Abbas, 89. The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)...

PA’s Abbas ends programme of allowances to families of slain Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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PA’s Abbas ends programme of allowances to families of slain Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Decree says families of Palestinians jailed or killed by Israel may apply for social welfare assistance like others. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has...

Palestine’s President Abbas says ready to govern Gaza after ceasefire deal | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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Palestine’s President Abbas says ready to govern Gaza after ceasefire deal | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinian president reiterates call for ‘an immediate ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal’ from besieged territory. Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas has said that the...

Why has Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas nominated a successor now? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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Why has Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas nominated a successor now? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), has nominated Rawhi Fattouh to take over if he cannot continue in his post due...