Palestinian president hospitalized in Ramallah - WAFA

President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas (AFP)
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Updated 12 January 2026
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Palestinian president hospitalized in Ramallah - WAFA

  • Abbas was undergoing routine medical check-ups at Istishari Arab Hospital in Ramallah

CAIRO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was transferred on Monday to a hospital in the West Bank city of Ramallah to undergo medical tests, according to official Palestinian news agency WAFA.  

Abbas, 90, was undergoing routine medical check-ups at Istishari Arab Hospital in Ramallah, the agency said. 

 


Syria says two Daesh members arrested over last month’s Homs mosque blast

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Syria says two Daesh members arrested over last month’s Homs mosque blast

  • The interior ministry announced the arrest of “Ahmed Attallah Al-Diab and Anas Al-Zarrad, who belong to the Daesh terrorist organization
DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities said Monday they have arrested two members of the Islamic State (IS) group, accusing them of being behind December’s deadly bombing of a mosque in an Alawite area of the city of Homs.
In a statement, the interior ministry announced the arrest of “Ahmed Attallah Al-Diab and Anas Al-Zarrad, who belong to the Daesh terrorist organization and are responsible for the bombing that targeted the Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi Al-Dahab neighborhood."