Abbas

Abbas in Washington to meet Trump

Tuesday-2-May-2017

Palestinian Authority (PA) chief Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to meet with US president Donald Trump on Wednesday after his arrival in Washington D.C. yesterday.

Armed clashes with PA security forces in Balata camp

Sunday-30-April-2017

Armed clashes broke out on Saturday evening between Fatah-affiliated gunmen and security forces from the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

Hamas factions work together to confront Abbas’s pressures on Gaza

Friday-28-April-2017

The Hamas Movement has affirmed it is working together with other Palestinian factions to form a comprehensive national movement to confront the new measures taken by Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas against the Gaza Strip.

Bardawil: Abbas torpedoed the Qatari initiative

Tuesday-25-April-2017

Member of Hamas’s political bureau Salah al-Bardawil said that Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas was the one who torpedoed the Qatari initiative for the inter-Palestinian reconciliation affirming that Hamas agreed to it.

Abbas orders law amendment to restrict travel of citizens

Sunday-23-April-2017

Palestinian Authority (PA) chief Mahmoud Abbas has issued an edict amending the code of criminal procedures in order to give the attorney general wide powers to take measures against citizens including imposing travel bans.

Abbas says ready to meet with Netanyahu in Washington

Thursday-20-April-2017

Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas told a Japanese newspaper recently that he was ready to meet with Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington under the auspices of US president Donald Trump according to Haaretz newspaper.

Abu Marzouk: Abbas’s threats to Gaza in response to US orders

Monday-17-April-2017

Member of the Hamas political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk said on Monday that the threats of the Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas to Gaza are in response to the US orders on fighting "terrorism" and stopping the financial transfers to Gaza under the pretext that they are allocated for helping Hamas.

Mishaal refuses Abbas’s threats against Gaza

Saturday-15-April-2017

Head of Hamas Political Bureau Khaled Mishaal refused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s threats to penalize Gaza Strip under the pretext of internal division. “Hamas does not care about threats and is capable to handle that wisely” Mishaal said.

Gaza: Massive protests against Abbas and his government

Saturday-15-April-2017

The Hamas Movement on Friday evening organized angry protests and rallies in different areas of the Gaza Strip to denounce Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas for threatening to stifle Gaza and plunge it into problems.