The creation of the PLO vice presidency is seen as a key step toward leadership reform and succession planning ...

Qatar's prime minister says there has been "a bit of progress" in efforts to broker a new ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, but that there was still no "answer for the ultimate question: how ...

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

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first ever vice president of the Palestine Liberation ...

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ...

Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed the new reform measures adopted by the Palestinian leadership, as reflected in the ...

Abbas, 89, has headed the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) since the death of veteran leader Yasser Arafat in 2004 but he had for years resisted internal refo ...

Hamas is open to a deal to end the war in Gaza, which will involve releasing all Israeli hostages and securing a five-year ...

Hussein al-Sheikh has been named the PLO’s first-ever vice-president and will be acting head if Abbas dies or steps down.

President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first Palestinian vice president on Saturday, April 26, ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major ...