By Garsha Vazirian

A subcontractor abandoned: PA discovers collaboration buys no protection, or visas

The visa ban is an assault on Palestinian representation

TEHRAN – The Trump administration announced Friday it would deny and revoke visas for about 80 senior Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas, ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York in September. The move, unprecedented in scope, would bar most of the Palestinian delegation from one of their few global platforms.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Abbas visits Beirut ahead of Ortagus as issue of displaced Palestinians takes center stage

BEIRUT — Ahead of the upcoming visit of Morgan Ortagus, President Donald Trump’s deputy special envoy for West Asia, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is visiting Beirut.