world news New government for Palestinian Authority Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud has sworn in a new prime minister but his appointment has been criticised by Hamas 14/04/2019
West Bank Prince William's visit to the West Bank is a first for a British royal On his tour of the Middle East Prince William told Mahmoud Abbas of his hope for lasting peace in the region 28/06/2018
West Bank Abbas 'suffering from pneumonia but improving' Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has a lung infection but is said to be improving as rumours circulate about his health 22/05/2018
Gaza Palestinian President is hospitalised for third time in a week The 82-year-old was hospitalised for a third time in a week on Sunday after he received minor ear surgery last Tuesday. 20/05/2018
world news Palestinian President Abbas taken to hospital President Abbas was urged to seek further treatment following an earlier infection which failed to heal. 20/05/2018
Israel Abbas anti-semitism controversy Abbas has been accused of being anti-semitic after suggesting the murder of European Jews was the result of their financial activities 03/05/2018
Europe News Palestinians look to EU to broker peace talks The European Union has long been the Palestinians' largest donor. Now Palestinian leaders are lookng to Brussels to mediate peace talks with Israel. 22/01/2018
world news Abbas slams Trump peace plan as "slap of the century" Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemns Donald Trump's Middle East peace efforts. 15/01/2018
France Macron & Abbas deplore US shift on Jerusalem, pledge to pursue peace France reaffirms support for Israel, the Palestinians, and the two-state solution while Mahmoud Abbas thanks Europe for its continued commitment to dialogue. 22/12/2017
Turkey Muslim leaders denounce Trump's Jerusalem decision Muslim summit calls on world to recognise East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital 14/12/2017
world news Trump has no right, say angry East Jerusalem residents People in East Jerusalem have been giving their reaction to news that the US President has officially recognised Jerusalem as Israeli capital 06/12/2017
Israel Six killed in violence following new Israeli security measures at Jerusalem's holiest site Six people killed in Israeli-Palestinian violence following new Israeli security measures at Noble Sanctuary-Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem's walled Old City. 22/07/2017
Israel Kushner in Middle East President Donald Trump's special adviser and son-in-law has been in Israel and the West Bank to talk peace 22/06/2017
Russia Israel's UN ambassador says Fatah guilty of supporting Palestinian terrorists Presidents Putin and Abbas meet in Sochi as Middle East peace process continues to stagnate. 11/05/2017
West Bank Giving peace a chance: Abbas is ready to meet Netanyahu The Palestinian President is prepared to hold talks with Israel's PM, under the sponsorship of US leader Donald Trump. 09/05/2017
USA Trump reassures Abbas at the White House The US president has vowed to work on brokering peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. 03/05/2017
Europe News Palestinian Authority president meets senior EU figures in Brussels Talks centred on the two-state solution as the only viable answer to the conflict in the Middle East. 27/03/2017
West Bank Palestinian president hails historic UN condemnation of Israel UN resolution was possible when the US broke with past practice and abstained during voting in the Security Council 27/12/2016
world news Bethlehem celebrates Christmas Tourists from around the world join locals to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem, the town where Christians say Jesus was born. 25/12/2016
West Bank Fatah re-elects Mahmoud Abbas The Palestinian President has opened the first congress of his Fatah party for seven years. An estimated 1,300 delegates gathered to elect new leaders and discuss longer-term policy. 29/11/2016
world news Medvedev's Middle East mission - Russian PM meets Israeli and Palestinian leaders The war in Syria, nuclear proliferation and trade have topped talks between Russia and Israel during a three day tour to the Middle East by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry… 11/11/2016
France Kerry and Abbas in Paris talks on Middle East peace US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Saturday to discuss efforts to move toward a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian… 30/07/2016
Israel Hollande and Abbas discuss the Middle East conflict French President Francois Hollande said that an international conference to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the best way to bring peace 16/04/2016
world news Mahmoud Abbas denounces encouraging violence against Israel Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has denounced groups which encourage attacks against Israel. A surge of violence between the two countries has 24/01/2016
Greece State of Palestine passports for 2016 On a visit to Greece the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said his administration could start issuing passports under the ‘State of Palestine’ as 22/12/2015
Israel John Kerry denounces 'acts of terrorism' against Israelis US Secretary of State John Kerry has denounced the recent spate of knife attacks and car-rammings committed against Israelis as “acts of terrorism.” 25/11/2015
