Abbas

/ ˈæbəs /

noun

1. Ferhat. 1899–1985, Algerian nationalist leader: joined the National Liberation Front (1956); president of the provisional government of the Algerian republic (1958–61)

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Panahi is only the second Iranian filmmaker to win the Palme d’Or, the first being late director Abbas Kiarostami in 1997 for “Taste of Cherry.”

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Mahmud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, turns 90 next month and, beyond his age, is "just too discredited" after his "last 30 years has been associated with failure," said al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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The announcement comes more than a month after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a deal to exchange French detainees for an Iranian woman held in France was nearly complete.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is also expected to attend the international summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, along with world leaders from around 20 countries.

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Upon his arrival in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, French President Emmanuel Macron confirms that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will attend the Gaza summit, saying it "sends a very positive signal" and "recognises the role of the Palestinian Authority as a legitimate body".

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