Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Saturday announced a cut in all ties with Israel and the United States, including security cooperation.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday again vowed to oppose any peace proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump as PLO officials met to consider their next moves.
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The United States ambassador to the United Nations has said that a proposal for a long awaited peace plan between Israelis and Palestinians is near completion
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Saudi King Salman on Wednesday pledged the kingdom's support for east Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state during talks with President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday welcomed a unity deal between his Fatah party and rivals Hamas, telling AFP it was a "final agreement" to end their decade-long division.
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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone following Friday's attack near an ultra-sensitive holy site that killed two Israeli police, with three Arab assailants also shot dead.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he hopes recent meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump's team lead to "peace" between Israelis and Palestinians.
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A top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump held further talks on the Middle East conflict Wednesday, meeting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin as he seeks to restart negotiations with the Palestinians.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks Thursday with President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace at the beginning of a three-day visit to Lebanon.
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Key dates in the life of Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority since 2005:
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