Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major ...

Hussein al-Sheikh has been named the PLO’s first-ever vice-president and will be acting head if Abbas dies or steps down.

Fatah veteran who spent more than 10 years in Israeli jails in 1970s and 1980s is seen as a successor to Mahmoud Abbas.

President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first Palestinian vice president on Saturday, April 26, ...

"The idea of a truce or its duration is not rejected by us, and we are ready to discuss it within the framework of ...

The creation of the PLO vice presidency is seen as a key step toward leadership reform and succession planning ...

Hamas is open to a deal to end the war in Gaza, which will involve releasing all Israeli hostages and securing a five-year ...

Abbas, 89, has headed the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) since the death of veteran leader Yasser Arafat in 2004 but he had for years resisted internal refo ...

Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed the new reform measures adopted by the Palestinian leadership, as reflected in the ...