DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Damascus for a two-day state visit to Syria.
JERICHO, West Bank, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority and Israeli leaders Monday discussed the obstacles delaying the creation of a Palestinian state.
MOSCOW, July 30 (UPI) -- Russian experts believe Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is intent on securing political as well as economic support during his three-day visit to Moscow. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov opened a meeting with Abbas Monday by praising the Palestinian Aut
DAMASCUS, Syria, July 7 (UPI) -- Syria President Bashar Assad Thursday assured visiting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of his country's support to Palestinian unity.
GAZA, March 10 (UPI) -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Thursday predicted the Palestinian factions and the Palestinian Authority would agree on a truce with Israel soon.
AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A Palestinian election monitoring commissioner Saturday blasted Arab leaders for promoting PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinian presidential poll.
MOSCOW, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Russia is deeply concerned the recent spate of violence in the Middle East could derail the road-map for ending tensions there, Novosti reported Friday.
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 21 (UPI) -- The Palestinian minister of state for security affairs said Wednesday the Israel should stop interfering as the government rebuilds the Palestinian Authority. Mohammd Dahlan said he did not believe Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas would see Presid
GAZA, April 20 (UPI) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas halted contacts on Saturday aimed at forming a new Palestinian cabinet, sources told United Press International. His decision followed sharp disputes with both Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and other Palestinian
GAZA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat accepted on Wednesday the resignation submitted by members of the Palestinian Authority Cabinet. This move was to avoid an over
