Mahmoud Abbas
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Trump adviser Kushner criticizes Abbas, says U.S. peace plan near: newspaper
EghtesadOnline: Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser, said Washington would likely announce its Middle East peace plan even if Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, angered…
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Palestinian President hospitalized, condition 'reassuring' says doctor
EghtesadOnline: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was hospitalized in the West Bank on Sunday, doctors and Palestinian officials said, giving conflicting accounts of the leader’s condition.
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Palestinian Leader Curbs Social Media Expression in Decree
EghtesadOnline: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has clamped down on social media and news websites — the main outlets for debate and dissent in the West Bank — with a vaguely worded decree…
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Palestinian Leader Abbas in Hospital for Routine Tests
EghtesadOnline: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 82, underwent a checkup at a West Bank hospital on Saturday and his doctors said the results were good.
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Abbas Will Ease Up on Settlements to Spur Talks, Aide Says
EghtesadOnline: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will temporarily shelve his long-standing demand for Israel to freeze West Bank settlement construction in order to revive peace talks under the…
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Palestine opens embassy in Holy Sea
EghtesadOnline: Palestinian embassy to the Holy Sea has reportedly been opened, according to Vatican news resources.
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Palestinian President Abbas says U.S. Embassy move would hurt peace
EghtesadOnline: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed the Middle East with Pope Francis on Saturday and said prospects for peace there will suffer if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump…
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Palestinians Re-Elect Abbas to New Term as Fatah Party Leader
EghtesadOnline: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was appointed to a new five-year term as head of the ruling Fatah party at the opening of a convention that may provide clues about…
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Abbas Rival Dahlan Plans Comeback Through Gaza Restoration
EghtesadOnline: Mohammed Dahlan, touted as a possible successor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is counting on oil-rich Gulf nations to help him unify his people’s rival governments and…
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Rivals, regional powers grow uneasy with Palestinian leader
EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other Arab states are piling pressure on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resolve divisions in his Fatah party and with the rival Hamas movement,…
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Palestinian Top Court Rules Local Election in West Bank Only
EghtesadOnline: The Palestinian Supreme Court ruled that delayed municipal elections seen as a test of President Mahmoud Abbas’s strength will take place only in the West Bank and not in the…
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Separated by One UN Speech, Netanyahu and Abbas Remain Far Apart
EghtesadOnline: Separated by just one speaker at the United Nations podium, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave speeches that showed their difference…
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Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas to visit Pakistan: Media
EghtesadOnline: Pakistan media reported diplomatic preparations are underway for Palestine Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas’ visit to Pakistan next month.
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Iran parliamentary official: Abbas-Rajavi meeting ‘unfortunate’ for Palestinians
EghtesadOnline: An Iranian parliament official said that the recent meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the ringleader of an anti-Iran terrorist group (MKO) Maryam Rajavi…
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Rezaei lashes out at Mahmoud Abbas for meeting with MKO ringleader
EghtesadOnline: Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei on Monday strongly criticized Palestine Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas for a meeting with Maryam Rajavi, the ringleader of terrorist…