New non-resident ambassador to lead delegation and present his credentials to PA's Abbas; Riyadh condemns Israeli 'extremist' provocations as Jews pray on Temple Mount

Yasser Abbas's inclusion in talks with Saudi, US officials 'jarring' given his lack of formal role, says scholar; sides didn't issue trip readout, allowing presence to go unnoticed

US top diplomat's trip would include stops in Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia, but the trip has not yet been finalized, Israeli officials tell ToI

Next week's General Assembly confab organized with Arab League, EU is latest Riyadh effort to engage in Palestinian issue amid normalization talks; Israeli, PA missions not invited

PA delegation has several demands, but Riyadh is still studying the issue and will take months to decide which of them to put on the table in talks with the US on peace with Israel

Riyadh to host senior White House and State Department officials on same week that top Palestinian officials will be visiting to discuss high-stakes deal

Ramallah proposing steps that can't be rolled back by Israel, but Biden officials have pressed PA to taper requests and direct them at Jerusalem, not Washington

Palestinian affairs reporter looks at the rise of potential Mahmoud Abbas successor and the decline of the PA he hopes to lead, explaining why both have lost support of the masses

What would it mean for Hussein al-Sheikh to lead a people whose dream of independence is no longer alive?

Far-right members of government have 'history of inciting for the killing of Palestinians,' Hussein al-Sheikh charges, as former aide suspected in fatal West Bank shooting