THE VATICAN, November 7, 2025 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, inaugurated the exhibition “Bethlehem Reborn” at the Vatican yesterday. The event was organized in cooperation between the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine and the Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Holy See.

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, clarified a succession plan after more than two decades in control. He said if he vacated his role, his deputy would rule for a short period until elections could be held.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Friday pushed for Italy to recognise Palestinian statehood during a meeting with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.The meeting took place nearly one month after a US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza.

President Mahmoud Abbas told President Sergio Mattarella in talks at the presidential Quririnale Palace Friday that Palestinians wanted to live alongside Israel and so the Jewish State must now recognise Palestine as a country.

The Gaza Strip must be transferred to the control of legitimate Palestinian authorities, and Israeli plans for temporary control of the enclave are unacceptable, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia's RIA news agency in remarks published on Tuesday.

ROME, November 5, 2025 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas today visited the tomb of late Pope Francis at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome.

ROME, NOV 7 - The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on the West Bank remains a key interlocutor for MIddle East peace, President Sergio Mattarella told PNA President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential Quirinale Palace on Friday.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a three-day mourning period for Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator who died on Tuesday after contracting COVID-19.