Russian President Vladimir Putin told visiting Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday that Moscow was pained by the plight of his people and backed their aspiration to create a fully ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is seen during an official visit to Turkey, July 25, 2023 in Ankara. Rıza Ozel/dia images/Getty ...

President Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old veteran who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades, is trending on Palestinian social media – but not in the way he might like.

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, said in August that European Jews were persecuted for what he said were their predatory lending practices, not their religion.

Senior Palestinian officials loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas are meeting to vote on the creation of a vice presidency and could choose a possible successor to the unpopular 89-year-old.

Several years later, and with other young Fatah leaders, I met Mahmoud Abbas in his office in Ramallah, West Bank. He was the No. 2 in the Palestine Liberation Organization back then.

Mahmoud Abbas became president of the Palestinian Authority in January 2005, intent on opening a new chapter in Palestinian-Israeli relations and restarting talks toward achieving goals under the ...

Former President Donald Trump posted a letter he received from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday night after the assassination attempt against him, adding he is “looking ...