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

For many ordinary Palestinians, the appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh was emblematic of how out-of-touch the leadership of the ...

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

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

The appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization does not guarantee he will be ...

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

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

Mahmoud Abbas faced fierce criticism from various Palestinian groups following his appointment of a new deputy for the ...

Qatar's prime minister says there has been "a bit of progress" in efforts to broker a new ceasefire in Gaza between Israel ...

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

The step is widely understood as a bid to assuage doubts over a Palestinian leadership amid a long-brewing a crisis of ...