(WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas received last night three members of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, from the leftist Meretz party, two of them ministers in the current Israeli government, during which they discussed peace in the Middle East. The Israeli delegation included Nitzan Horowitz, head of Meretz party and Minister of Health, Issawi Freij, Minister...
The Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs and Fatah Central Committee Member, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, received in his office in Ramallah His Excellency the Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the State of Palestine, Mr. Oliver Owcza. Minister AlSheikh and Mr. Owcza discussed the latest political developments in the Palestinian arena and...
The Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs and Fatah Central Committee member, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, met yesterday, Tuesday, with the Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, in the Qatari capital, Doha. The two parties discussed the latest political developments in the region and the...
On Sunday, the Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs and Fatah Central Committee Member, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, received a number of citizens applying for family unification, at the Authority's headquarters in Ramallah. Minister AlSheikh gave the attendees an extensive review of the latest developments regarding the family unification file, explaining that good progress is...
The Fatah Central Committee Member and Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, tweeted this morning, Monday, demanding the Israeli government to terminate administrative detention immediately. In his tweet, Sheikh said that a national campaign must be launched to abolish this arbitrary and immoral act, with international support. AlSheikh appealed to the international...
The Fatah Central Committee Member and Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, met today, Wednesday, with the EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Sven Koopmans, and his accompanying delegation. Several points were raised during the meeting, including the latest political developments on the Palestinian arena and the...
The Fatah Central Committee Member and Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, called for activating the role of the Quartet in a press statement. AlSheikh tweeted today, Sunday: “We support the Russian call for a ministerial-level meeting of the committee.”
New relationship with Washington presages bilateral and trilateral talks Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh is one of the leading figures in the Palestinian Authority hierarchy and is one of President Mahmoud Abbas’ closest advisers. Al-Sheikh is the point person to Israel in all security matters and chairs the dialogue between the Palestinian government and the United...
The Fatah Central Committee Member and Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, confirmed in a press statement that Israeli incursions of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque embody a political decision to reinforce de facto occupation and a challenge to the international community. Al-Sheikh added in a tweet that these incursions give serious...
The head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs and Fatah Central Committee member, Minister Hussein AlSheikh, said in a tweet: "We appreciate the US decision to support the UNRWA institutions with 136 million dollars".
