The United States and Israel have long condemned the payment of stipends to families of Palestinian prisoners involved in attacks on Israel. By Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman For years, the ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas faced criticism from allies and foes alike on Tuesday over a decree overhauling payments to families of Palestinians killed or jailed by ...

Palestinian Authority leader Abbas, 89, issued the decree on Monday overturning the system, long condemned by critics as rewarding attacks on Israel but viewed among Palestinians as a vital source ...

Largely cloudy today with only limited bright spells breaking through at times. It will be mostly dry but the odd spot of drizzle cannot be ruled out locally, mainly in the first half of the day ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has signed a decree repealing legislation that allocated payments to Palestinian security prisoners based on their sentence length, as well as to families ...

Large areas of cloud will persist through the night but still with a few clear breaks developing in places. A dry and chilly night. Wednesday Little change tomorrow, as skies will remain mostly ...

WASHINGTON — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed a decree on Monday canceling legislation that conditioned welfare payments to Palestinian security prisoners on the length of ...

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas ordered the cessation of payments to the families of terrorist prisoners and "martyrs" on Monday, aiming to appease the US and Europe over the ...

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas warned that any attempt to delay the national election by pushing for local body elections first would be strongly opposed. "We thank Chief Adviser Muhammad ...