Sheikh, 64, is a veteran leader of Abbas's Fatah movement, which dominates the Palestinian Authority [File: Mohamed Hossam/EPA] Fatah veteran Hussein al-Sheikh has been appointed deputy chair of the ...

For many ordinary Palestinians, the appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh was emblematic of how out-of-touch the leadership of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority has become. By Adam Rasgon and Aaron ...

According to the Palestinian Basic Law, in the event of incapacity due to illness or death, the PA president is supposed to be replaced by the speaker of the Legislative Council. But, if you are ...

The indictment reveals a smuggling network into Gaza involving Palestinians, Egyptian citizens, and IDF soldiers ...

The movement called for PA president Mahmoud Abbas to be isolated from political and legal life, citing his appointment of an interim president as a constitutional violation. The Palestinian Freedom ...

Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas issued a formal decree Sunday outlining the succession process should the chairman’s position become vacant. According to the official PA news agency ...

Decree seen as latest effort to pave way for Hussein al-Sheikh to become next president, despite little popular support The Palestinian Authority's President Mahmoud Abbas at a UN summit on a ...

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas named a deputy and likely successor on Saturday. Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed vice president of the state of Palestine and the executive committee ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hussein al-Sheikh has been named vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people. The appointment ...