Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority in a phone call on Monday with President Mahmoud Abbas in a further…

Qatar plans to resume Gaza funding with new method involving Abbas, U.N

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Qatar will soon resume funding for civil servants and poor families in the Gaza Strip under a new mechanism involving the Western-backed Palestinian Authority…

Palestinian president says he’s ready for confidence-building

CAIRO (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was ready to take confidence-building measures and restore calm in the Palestinian territories though Israel's actions had made a…