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Get the news on Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian National Authority, who took office in 2005. Follow RT for news and information on the background and career of Mahmoud Abbas. Before assuming the presidency, Mahmoud Abbas served as the first prime minister of the Palestinian Authority. Mahmoud Abbas has also been the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Since 2009, Mahmoud Abbas has also been chairman of the Fatah Party. Find news and details on the Fatah Party, which is a Palestinian nationalist political party. Don’t miss the latest breaking news and articles on Mahmoud Abbas’ political views and actions, as well as relations with other countries. The most important issue Mahmoud Abbas has been trying to negotiate is that regarding Israel, as for decades there has been an Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Don’t miss the news on negotiations between Mahmoud Abbas and other politicians, as well as on military actions in the region. Also visit RT.com to get news and details on Mahmoud Abbas’ relations with opponents to Fatah in the Hamas Party.
- US stops funding to Palestinian refugee agency due to 'irredeemably flawed operation'
The White House has announced it's withdrawing all funding from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, describing its approach to handling the issue as "unsustainable" and the US contribution as disproportionate.US News - Kushner wants 'honest effort to disrupt' Palestinian refugee agency, Abbas up in arms
The Palestinian authorities have slammed a reported plan by the US President's special adviser Jared Kushner to dismantle the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, saying it's a plot to take a key issue off any future negotiations.US News - Kadyrov invites Palestinian leader Abbas to celebrate bicentenary of Chechen capital Grozny
Chechen leader Akhmad Kadyrov has invited the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, to participate in festivities - to be held in Grozny in early October - marking the 200th anniversary of the city’s founding.Russia - 'Full respect for Jewish faith': Abbas apologizes for claim Jews responsible for own persecution
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has apologized after saying the persecution of Jews was linked to their roles in “usury and banks.” Israel's defense minister rejected the gesture, calling Abbas a “wretched Holocaust denier.”World News - ‘Once a Holocaust denier, always a Holocaust denier’: Netanyahu slams Abbas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken to Twitter to slam Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas who, during a Monday speech, suggested that through their “social role” Jews brought persecution upon themselves.World News - Abbas calls US Ambassador ‘son of a dog’ over his Israeli settlements stance
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has lashed out against US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, calling him a “son of a dog” for his support of illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank.World News
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