The hour-long meeting, described by the Holy See as "cordial," focused on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and renewed calls for a two-state solution, a position the Vatican has consistently promoted ...

CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas turns 90 on Saturday, still holding authoritarian power in tiny pockets of the West Bank, but marginalized and weakened by Israel, deeply unpopular ...

Pope Leo XIV welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to a meeting in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Nov. 6, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV and the president of the ...

Mahmoud Abbas, the octogenarian Palestinian president, announced Sunday that his deputy would temporarily assume the leadership of the Palestinian Authority were he to die or step down. The ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the "full implementation" of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, the Elysee said. The meeting ...

Asharq Al Awsat President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas commended the steadfast positions of both the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time on Thursday, and the two men discussed the urgent need to provide assistance to civilians in Gaza and to pursue a ...

TUNIS, October 26. /TASS/. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has released a new constitutional declaration appointing the vice president acting head of the Palestinian Authority if until the ...

Russian President Putin said he will meet Thursday with US envoys to discuss the Ukraine war and frozen Russian assets, and also hold talks with PA President Abbas on Gaza and bilateral cooperation.