RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he would not seek reelection in a January ballot, Palestinian officials said. An official from the PLO executive committee told Reuters: "The... [read full story]
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Palestinian elections due on January 24 were effectively cancelled on Thursday after the independent Central Election Commission (CEC) recommended postponement, saying conditions would not permit a fair vote. Postponement of...
By Ben Hubbard,Diaa Hadid, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A Palestinian girl holds a candle next to the grave of the late leader Yasser Arafat, at President Mahmoud Abbas' compound, during a rally a day before to mark the fifth...
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the western-backed Palestinian Authority, on Wednesday cast further doubt on the possible resumption of peace talks after he renewed his call for an Israeli settlement freeze and accused the...
Palestinian president uses fifth anniversary of Arafat's death to demand halt on construction before talks with Israel Mahmoud Abbas today underlined the stark reality of the stalemate in the Middle East peace process by again...
Mahmoud Abbas the president of the Palestinian Authority has underscored the deadlock in the Middle East peace process by issuing a categorical rejection of a US call for unconditional negotiations with Israel.
SHARE RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 11, 2009 (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas stood by his demand for a complete Israeli settlement freeze in an address on Wednesday to tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered to honour...
Published Date: 12 November 2009 By Mohammed Assadi in Ramallah PALESTINIAN president Mahmoud Abbas is resisting US pressure for a resumption of peace talks with Israel, yesterday repeating his demand for a complete halt to...
Thursday, November 12, 2009 Abbas slams Israel ‘We see Israel confiscating land and Judaising al-Quds with unprecedented speed ... and then they ask that we return to negotiations’ RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President...
Palestinians hold a banner during a march toward the grave of the late leader Yasser Arafat, marking the anniversary of his death, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...
The tens of thousands of Palestinians who thronged Yasser Arafat's grave Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death had a lot more to mourn than just their late leader. Arafat's dream of an independent state seems as...
