Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas

President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly via a pre-recorded video at UN headquarters in New York City, the US, on September 24, 2026. REUTERS

Abbas pledges first Palestinian parliamentary vote in 20 years as doubts mount

Fatah officials have questioned whether the 28 November vote can proceed, while Hamas says it will take part in the election.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appears on a screen as he addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

UN allows Palestinian president to again speak via video after US denies visa

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

UN chief 'deeply regrets' US visa refusal to Abbas for annual meeting

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters

US plans to bar Abbas from UN General Assembly for second year: Report

A general view of the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, July 4, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Palestinian President Abbas sets legislative elections for November

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman/File Photo

US bars Palestinian leader Abbas from UN as allies pledge statehood

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman/File Photo

Palestinian leader Abbas names likely successor in bid to reassure world powers

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to military pilots at the 344th State Centre for combat use and retraining of flight crews of the Russian Defence Ministry in the town of Torzhok in the Tver Region, Russia March 27, 2024. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS

Russia's Putin to talk Middle East crisis with Palestinian President Abbas: Kremlin

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2024. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/ File Photo

Abbas says only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah expected in days

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. Sputnik/Evgeny Biyatov/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo

Abbas says Palestinian Authority will 'reconsider' relations with US

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. Sputnik/Evgeny Biyatov/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo

Palestinian president says Gaza war must end, conference needed to reach settlement

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the Muqata in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

Palestinian president presses US to secure Gaza ceasefire as refugee camp struck

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on November 5, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP)

Blinken visits West Bank to meet Palestinian leader Abbas as Gaza war rages