In a tight contest, if modernist and orthodox cardinals need to look beyond their own groups to elect the 267th pope, one candidate with spiritual and leadership credentials to impress both sides is ...

In 1994, Yasser Arafat received the Nobel Peace Prize, alongside Israeli leaders Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres.

Tuesday, April 21, 2025, a day after celebrating Christ’s Resurrection with scores of the faithful at St Peter’s Square, Pope ...

Fathom Assistant Editor Samuel Nurding sat down with Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon to discuss their new book The Last Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Mahmoud Abbas (Prometheus Books, 2017). Rumley is ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the West Bank, April 23, 2025 (photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Torokman) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ...

By Jeremy Bowen You have to be well into your forties to have a firsthand recollection of it, but in the 1990s Palestinians ...

While the move does not immediately change the political landscape, it signals that Ramallah is beginning to plan for the day after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who will turn 90 ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is set to visit Lebanon on 19 May to announce the disarmament of Palestinian resistance factions, by force if necessary, Middle East Eye can reveal. Palestinian ...