An Israeli air strike has flattened a three-storey home in Gaza City, killing 10 people – half of them children – as Arab ...

Hussein al-Sheikh has been named the PLO’s first-ever vice-president and will be acting head if Abbas dies or steps down.

For many ordinary Palestinians, the appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh was emblematic of how out-of-touch the leadership of the ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major ...

RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely ...