The 89-year-old was once seen as the man most likely to lead a future Palestinian state. Many Palestinians now see him as an irrelevance.

The move, symbolic in nature, is predicated on a forthcoming constitutional declaration that would define a Palestinian state ...

The man that Anthony Albanese has trusted to deliver peace in the Middle East has ruled for two decades without elections, ...

Polling has revealed more Gazans support Hamas than Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, who convinced Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to support a push for internationally recognised statehood ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong this week implored that “there will be no Palestine left to recognise” if the world ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to announce a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood at the September UN General Assembly, outlining borders and constitutional ...

Anthony Albanese has pinned his landmark recognition of Palestine on the assurances of an 89-year-old leader who has overseen ...

This must be the response to the terrorist Abu Mazen's fantasies of a "Palestinian state" -- crushing the terror authority he ...

Israel’s ambassador to Australia said the move undermines his nation’s security, while the Coalition said it puts Australia ...

Anthony Albanese has predicated Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state on the assurances of Mahmoud Abbas – a deeply unpopular 89-year-old leader who has held office by decree since his first ...

Israel’s ambassador to Australia says the Jewish state is not starving Palestinians in Gaza, as he again criticised Anthony ...