BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- When Fatah, the Palestinian political movement, last held a party congress it was 1989, in Tunisia, and Yasser Arafat was the chairman. Arafat died in a French hospital in 2004, but his presence looms over the Fatah congress currently being held in Bethlehem.

RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 3 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is considering having a former Hamas representative head up a PNA government in the West Bank, an official says.

RAMALLAH, West Bank, March 7 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says he is stepping down and has submitted his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The end of the year traditionally is a good time for reflection. It is a time to take stock of what has been accomplished during the past 12 months and to look forward to what one hopes to achieve over the coming new year. In the case of the Arab world, it's been a dismal year, and the outlook for 2009, regretfully, hardly looks any better. Unless ...

HEBRON, West Bank, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Authority has sent police reinforcements to the West Bank city of Hebron to counter the influence of Hamas militants, Israeli officials say.

HEBRON, West Bank, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Authority is asking Israel for permission to take military control of the West Bank city of Hebron to thwart moves by Hamas, sources say.

BRUSSELS, July 17 (UPI) -- Heavy Israeli security and the Palestinian Authority's deficient policies have stalled the peace process, a new report from the International Crisis Group says.

BERLIN, June 25 (UPI) -- A high-ranking Berlin conference on Middle East security kicked off with eclat and ended with a pledge for $242 million in aid money for the Palestinian authorities.

RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 5 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged talks resume with Hamas, a move observers say could portend a breakdown of talks with Israel.