Sheikh Safi al-din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble, Shahr-e Sukhteh, and the Persian Qanat. The Lut Desert, one of the hottest places on earth, is listed as a natural World Heritage site in Iran.

Hussein al-Sheikh was born into a refugee family. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday appointed his close aide, Hussein al-Sheikh, as the first-ever vice president of the Palestine ...

Sheikh, 64, is a veteran leader of Abbas's Fatah movement, which dominates the Palestinian Authority [File: Mohamed Hossam/EPA] Published On 27 Apr 202527 Apr 2025 Fatah veteran Hussein al-Sheikh ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hussein al-Sheikh has been named vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people.

Al Faisal Without Borders Foundation (Alf) honoured winners of the ninth edition of Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al-Thani Educational Research Award in Collaboration with the College of Education at ...

For many ordinary Palestinians, the appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh was emblematic of how out-of-touch the leadership of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority has become. By Adam Rasgon and ...

Born in the West Bank city of Ramallah, al-Sheikh is among Abbas’ closest aides and confidants. He is a veteran politician who has held top positions over decades, most recently as secretary ...