President Abbas chairs meeting of PLO Executive Committee
President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a meeting of the Palestinian leadership, May 19, 2020. Photo by: Thaer Ghanayim / WAFA
RAMALLAH, Saturday, December 19, 2020 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas chaired tonight a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) that discussed the latest affairs in the country.
The meeting, which was held at the Presidential Headquarters in Ramallah, discussed the latest political developments concerning the overall internal situation in Palestine, as well as possible improvements of the relationship with the United States in the aftermath of recent positive remarks by US President-elect Joe Biden.
Political Activists in Morocco Launch Online Campaign Against Normalization Deal With Israel Published December 12th, 2020 - 08:38 GMT
This combination of file pictures created on December 10, 2020 shows a Moroccan flag off the coasts of the city of Cayenne on March 21, 2012 and an Israeli national flag on September 23, 2020. Morocco confirmed on December 10, 2020 it would resume diplomatic relations with Israel with minimal delay and lauded as historic a decision by Washington to recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region. JACK GUEZ, Jody AMIET / AFP
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Trump used Morocco s Western Sahara claim as a bargaining chip in talks with Morocco to secure the deal, and agreed to recognize Rabat s sovereignty over the territory.