People gather on a beach, as a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz is visible, near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 31, 2026.

Presidential and legislative elections haven't taken place in the Palestinian territories for twenty years due to war and occupation, with veteran President Mahmoud Abbas ruling by decree. Palestinian ...

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree calling for presidential elections in early 2027 and for legislative elections to be held in November of this year, official Palestinian news ...

"The Taliban Revival" (Yale University Press, 2014) by Asia Society Senior Advisor Hassan Abbas (R). On Wednesday, July 9, 2014, the Asia Society Policy Institute welcomes Hassan Abbas to Asia Society ...