US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed US opposition to an Israeli offensive on Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah. "We have not yet seen a plan that gives us confidence that civilians can be effectively protected," Blinken told a meeting of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh. U.S. National Security...
Abbas meets al-Sisi, discusses bilateral cooperation
The two met on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the World Youth Forum being held in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Palestinian president Abbas visits Israel’s Gantz in rare trip
Excerpt Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas made a rare visit to Israel Tuesday for talks with Defence Minister Benny Gantz, that the defence ministry said focused on security and civil matters. Gantz told Abbas that he intended to "continue to promote actions to strengthen confidence in the economic and civilian fields,...
Abbas gives Israel ‘one year’ to quit Palestinian territory
Abbas called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to "convene an international peace conference."
Palestinian Authority silencing dissent: Activist
Rights activist Nizar Banat's death sparked days of protests in the West Bank In 2018, HRW charged that the PA was guilty of arbitrary arrests When he was locked up last week by Palestinian security forces, rights activist Issa Amro said he was thinking about his friend Nizar Banat, who...
