Sheikh, 64, is a veteran leader of Abbas's Fatah movement, which dominates the Palestinian Authority [File: Mohamed Hossam/EPA] Fatah veteran Hussein al-Sheikh has been appointed deputy chair of the ...

Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to reconsider the decision to bar Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from the UN General Assembly, ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hussein al-Sheikh has been named vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people. The appointment ...

According to the Palestinian Basic Law, in the event of incapacity due to illness or death, the PA president is supposed to be replaced by the speaker of the Legislative Council. But, if you are ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Facing elections for the first time in 15 years, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is battling a growing rift within his powerful Fatah party that poses a new threat ...

Wajir Senator Sheikh Abbas and Nominated Senator Soipan Tuya have been elected as Devolution and Inter-Governmental Relations Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson respectively. Abbass said that ...

The summit, which will be attended by US President Donald Trump, will be held in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.

Sheikh Abbas Zakhour cuts a striking pose in his sharp black suit and crisp white shirt as the sun sets over the old city of Akko. Abbas has Clooney-esque looks, making it easy to imagine him in ...

Details have emerged on why the Ikare Muslim Council (IMC) moved against the Chief Imam of Ikare Central Mosque, Sheikh Abubakar Muhammed Abbas. Abbas, who was appointed in 1995, was sacked by IMC at ...

Wajir Senator Sheikh Abbas and Nominated Senator Soipan Tuya have been elected as Devolution and Inter-Governmental Relations Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson respectively. Abbass said that ...