Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Names Hussein al-Sheikh as Deputy, Signalling Succession Plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named Hussein al-Sheikh, a longtime confidant, as his deputy and likely successor, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) announced Saturday, according to a report by Reuters. The move is widely seen as an effort to ease international concerns about the future of Palestinian leadership. Abbas, who...

Palestinian President Vows To Take ‘Full Responsibility’ For Gaza’s Future

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared today that Palestine is prepared to assume full responsibility for Gaza, as the president called upon Israel to leave the area. Abbas pointed out that Gaza was an integral part of Palestinian territories, from which he has been asking for full Israeli withdrawal since calling...