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Palestinian leader Abbas names likely successor in bid to reassure world powers
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely successor on Saturday, ...
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Promotion Gives Abbas Aide Edge in Angling to Run PLO
The Palestine Liberation Organization has a vice president for the first time, putting Hussein al-Sheikh in position to ...
Palestinian President Abbas names likely successor
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named a veteran aide as his new vice president. The move is seen as an important step ...
PA’s Abbas claims ancient Jewish temples were in Yemen, not Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed “[Israel] is trying to change the historical and legal status of the ...
Palestinian Authority president calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs,’ demands release of hostages and disarmament
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs,” demanding the release of the remaining Israeli ...
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Top Abbas aide al-Sheikh elected first-ever deputy head of the PLO
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‘Insulting’: Hamas condemns Abbas’s remarks on Gaza captives
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says keeping the captives provides Israel with justification for its attacks on Gaza.
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Mahmoud Abbas Airs His Ire at Hamas
Arabs around the Mideast are turning their backs on the terrorist group’s extreme, murderous ideology.