RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The son of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas won a seat on Fatah’s top decision-making body on Sunday, as initial results emerged from the Palestinian movement’s first congress in years. Yasser Abbas, 64, a businessman who spends most of his time in Canada, secured a place on the central committee after being appointed around five years ago as his father’s “special representative” — a role that marked his gradual emergence on the political scene.

RAMALLAH: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement is due on Thursday to elect a new central committee for the first time in 10 years, as it faces existential…

Growing anger and internal debate are sweeping through the ranks of the Palestinian Fatah movement following reports that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is seeking to promote…