Home » Mahmoud Abbas

You Searched For "Mahmoud Abbas"

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: AP)

Palestine President visits before PM Modi's Israel trip

Observers point out that India inevitably finds itself doing a tight-rope walk in its ties between the two feuding...

13 May 2017 8:15 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu prior to a meeting in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo: AP)

Modi takes Israel ties to a new level

Modi did not visit Ramallah, headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, and made it a standalone visit to the Jewish...

5 July 2017 10:35 PM

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas smiles in front of a newly unveiled plaque on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the Palestinian embassy to the Holy See at the Vatican. (Photo: AP)

Peace could suffer if US embassy moves: Palestine

President-elect Donald Trump has also vowed to move the US embassy to Jerusalem during election campaign.

14 Jan 2017 12:02 PM

The cable was sent after President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump's ultimate deal' put on the backburner

Most of the attention during Trump's trip to West Asia remained firmly on Iran and the dangers it poses to US' allies in...

23 May 2017 11:06 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

PM Modi begins visit to Israel on July 4

India has also been pursuing a delicate balancing act in its ties between Israel and Palestine.

28 Jun 2017 8:13 PM

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

New Mideast ballgame: Saudis, Israel in charge

The world has sympathised with the Jews for what Nazi Germany did to them in the past.

10 Dec 2017 6:54 PM