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The Latest Breaking News from Mahmoud Abbas

Health rumours leave Palestinians wondering who will follow Abbas

President Abbas has been in ill health over recent years and is unpopular, but many Palestinians are still apathetic.

Al Jazeera

Biden Promises Israel 'Deeper Integration' in the Region...Stresses Two-state Solution

On his first leg of his tour in the Middle East, US President Joe Biden promised Israel to deepen its integration in the region by expanding peace agreements and security cooperation frameworks. At the same time, he underlined the importance of the two-state solution and the need for “more peace.”…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘This is apartheid’: Israeli human rights group hang billboards for Biden’s visit

The US is accused of tolerating human rights abuses in the region

The Independent UK

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King Salman Receives Calls from Arab Leaders after Success of Hajj

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received on Wednesday a number of telephone calls from Arab leaders, who congratulated Saudi Arabia on the successful organization of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. He received calls from United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahrain’s King…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Greeted as Old Friend in Israel at Start of Middle East Tour

US President Joe Biden arrived on Wednesday in Israel, which embraced him as an old friend on the first leg of a high-stakes trip dominated by tensions with Iran. Landing at Ben Gurion Airport, whose tarmac he first trod in 1973 as a senator, Biden bumped fists with Israeli Prime…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Joe Biden arrives in Middle East on first trip as US president

US leader will visit Israel, the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia during four-day trip.

Al Jazeera

Biden savors Israel 'homecoming' as high-wire Saudi leg looms

Israel embraced U.S. President Joe Biden as an old friend on Wednesday at the start of a high-stakes visit dominated by efforts to bring Israel closer to Saudi Arabia and persuade Washington's Gulf allies to pump more oil.

Reuters

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Biden's Middle East trip aims to shore up a relatively calm moment in the region

In his visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia this week, President Biden will aim to keep the oil flowing and lock in progress on the Middle East's simmering conflicts.

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Israel grants more Palestinian permits ahead of Biden visit

Israel says it will increase the number of work permits issued to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and allow thousands of Palestinians to gain legal status ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to the region later this week

The Independent UK

Abbas Calls on Lapid, Herzog to Stop Arrests and Settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Herzog held separate calls with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, which followed a meeting between Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz in the occupied West Bank on Thursday. In the first such known call between the Palestinian leader and an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian leader, Israeli PM hold first call in years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a call from Israel’s caretaker prime minister, Yair Lapid, the first such conversation between Abbas and an Israeli premier in years

The Independent UK

PA President Abbas meets Israel’s Gantz before Biden visit

Meeting in Ramallah comes ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank next week.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian and Israeli leaders speak before Biden visit

Palestinian and Israeli leaders held rare calls on Friday, official statements said, in a diplomatic overture days before U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to the region, though prospects of reviving long-stalled peace talks appeared dim.

Reuters

Abbas, Gantz Meet Ahead of Biden’s Visit

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met Thursday in the occupied West Bank to discuss security coordination ahead of US President Joe Biden's visit to the region next week. The peace process collapsed more than a decade ago. High-level meetings between Israeli and Palestinian leaders are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Palestinian president, Israeli defense minister meet ahead of Biden's visit

The Independent UK

Palestinian president and Israeli defense minister meet

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz have met in the occupied West Bank

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lapid Says Doesn't Rule Out Meeting Abbas

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said he does not oppose meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, however he noted that there are no current plans on the agenda. "I do not have meetings for the sake of meetings unless they have a positive result for Israel.

Radio France Internationale

Rival Palestinian leaders shake hands for the first time in more than five years

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismaïl Haniyeh have met publicly for the first time in over five years, on the sidelines of this week's Algerian independence anniversary celebrations.

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Al Jazeera

PA President Abbas meets Hamas’s Haniya for first time in years

The meeting, in Algeria, was the first time the two political rivals had publicly met since 2016.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abbas and Hamas Chief Hold Rare Meeting

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met publicly for the first time in over five years, on the sidelines of Algerian independence anniversary celebrations. Algeria's state broadcaster reported late Tuesday that representatives of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas movement also attended this meeting, which it called "historic".…

The Guardian - US

In the Path of Abraham: selective memoir of Trump’s Israel policy

Jason Greenblatt chronicles his work with Jared Kushner for Middle East peace, leaving out anything bad for his boss

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan’s King Abdullah II Meets with Israel’s Herzog in Amman

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II this week at his palace in Amman, the president’s office announced in a statement on Wednesday. “During the warm meeting, held at king Abdullah's invitation, the President and the king discussed deep strategic issues, at both bilateral and regional levels,”…

Asharq Al-Awsat

King Abdullah II Reassures Abbas on Palestinian Cause

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed on Sunday with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman the Palestinian situation. The meeting came as US President Joe Biden prepares to visit the region on July 13 and while Israel prepares for its upcoming elections. Palestinian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the meeting carried…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel's Separation Barrier, 20 Years On

Twenty years after Israel decided to build its controversial separation barrier, the network of walls, fences and closed military roads remains in place, even as any partition of the land appears more remote than ever. Israel is actively encouraging its Jewish citizens to settle on both sides of the barrier…

The Independent UK

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