Abbas’ loyalists win Palestine local elections, including in Gaza
Loyalists of President Mahmoud Abbas won most races in Palestinian municipal elections, officials said on Sunday, in a vote that included a Gaza Strip city for the first time in ...
‘Cyprus and Israel share common values, interests’
Cyprus and Israel share common values and common interests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday after a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides in Jerusalem.
As two democracies in ...
Palestinian President Abbas condemns violence against civilians
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned violence against civilians on Thursday in the wake of the devastating attack by Hamas gunmen on Israel and the relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip ...
US and EU slam Palestinian president’s remarks on Holocaust
The United States and the European Union on Thursday criticised remarks about the World War Two persecution of Jews and antisemitism by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
In a statement, the ...
Christodoulides in first visit of president to Palestine in eight years (Update 2)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday travelled to Ramallah, Palestine, where he met with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and agreed to a trilateral summit with Greece.
According to an official ...
Palestinian president visits Cyprus (Update)
Nicosia’s close ties with Israel will not affect its bilateral relations with the Palestinian Authority, President Nicos Anastasiades pledged to his Palestinian counterpart on Tuesday.
The comments came during ...
Palestinian elections appear headed for delay amid Jerusalem dispute, Fatah infighting
The first Palestinian elections in 15 years appeared to be headed for a delay on Tuesday amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and splits in President Mahmoud Abbas’...