Politics● ElevatedSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 3:16 PM
US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Africanews [en] · Middle East
The Palestinian Authority on Thursday slammed a decision by the United States to refuse visas for its officials to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, a move which includes president Mahmoud Abbas according to a source familiar with the case
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