RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major step by the aging leader to designate a successor.

Ramallah, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major step by the aging leader to designate a successor.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely successor on Saturday, ...

Sheikh, a veteran aide, is appointed PLO vice president, positioning him as a potential successor to Mahmoud Abbas.

Arabs around the Mideast are turning their backs on the terrorist group’s extreme, murderous ideology.

The Palestine Liberation Organization has announced the creation of a vice presidency under 89-year-old leader Mahmoud Abbas, ...

He also stressed that "Hamas must end its control of the Gaza Strip and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority." ...

Amid the Gaza genocide and looming threats of expulsion, the Palestinian people need a leader who can rally all factions ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Hamas to cede control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority and to disarm.

GAZA CITY: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called upon Hamas on Wednesday to lay down arms and hand the running of Gaza ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs,” demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and the disarmament of the militant group.