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 ...

A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Saturday for talks with Egyptian officials to broker a ceasefire agreement, CNN reported. An Egyptian official told CNN that the Israel has been invited ...

The Palestine Liberation Organization has a vice president for the first time, putting Hussein al-Sheikh in position to ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy, positioning him as the likely future leader. This decision is seen as a response to international calls for reform ...

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

Hours after Israel's Foreign Ministry posted a condolence for the passing for Pope Francis, it was deleted without ...

The Palestine Liberation Organization has announced the creation of a vice presidency under 89-year-old leader Mahmoud Abbas, who has not specified a successor.