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

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

Qatar's prime minister says there has been "a bit of progress" in efforts to broker a new ceasefire in Gaza between Israel ...

A massive explosion and fire rocked a port Saturday in southern Iran purportedly linked to a shipment of a chemical ...

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

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

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice ...

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

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

At least 14 people have died and 750 others were injured after a massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran.

The step is widely understood as a bid to assuage doubts over a Palestinian leadership amid a long-brewing a crisis of ...