Prof. Kobi Michael said that it was likely PA President Mahmoud Abbas would find another way to postpone elections if it seemed Fatah would lose.

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 ...

Experts say vote called by President Mahmoud Abbas would be welcome, but doubt whether polling will go ahead or galvanise ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said elections will be held on November 1 for the Palestinian National Council, 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 ...