--- title: "US denies Palestinian President visa to attend UN General Assembly" description: "Most outlets reported that the US denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa for the second consecutive year to attend the UN General Assembly in New York. The framing was largely consistent, with both excerpts highlighting the continuation of the ban from the previous year, though the details and tone of the quotes varied slightly." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8931-us-again-denies-palestinian-leader-abbas-visa-to-attend-un site: HarZaviya language: en --- # US denies Palestinian President visa to attend UN General Assembly world · updated 18 Sep 2026, 11:52 AM PKT · 17–18 Sep 2026 · 8 articles from 7 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 18 Sep 2026 — US denies Palestinian President visa to attend UN General Assembly (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that the US denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa for the second consecutive year to attend the UN General Assembly in New York. The framing was largely consistent, with both excerpts highlighting the continuation of the ban from the previous year, though the details and tone of the quotes varied slightly. - **Minute Mirror** — [US denies Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visa...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/us-denies-palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-visa-for-un-general-assembly-631825/) · 18 Sep 2026, 11:52 AM PKT > The US has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York for the second consecutive year... - **Dawn** — [US again denies Pal­estinian President visa to attend UN assembly](https://www.dawn.com/news/2030787/us-again-denies-palestinian-president-visa-to-attend-un-assembly) · 18 Sep 2026, 7:39 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > WASHINGTON: The United States has denied Pal­estinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, extending a ban in place since last year, a Pal­estinian official familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Without naming specific officials, the State Department said on Wednesday it would extend visa sanctions against Palestinian officials over... ### 17 Sep 2026 — US denies visa to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of UN General Assembly (5 outlets) > Most outlets reported the US denial of a visa to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the upcoming UN General Assembly, with some also noting that members of his delegation were denied entry. Dunya News added that Abbas may address the assembly virtually, citing The Jerusalem Post, while Arab News Pakistan, 24 News HD, ARY News (English), and BOL News focused primarily on the visa denial itself without mentioning virtual participation. - **BOL News** — [US denies President Mahmoud Abbas visa ahead of UN General Assembly](https://bolnews.com/world/us-denies-president-mahmoud-abbas-visa-ahead-of-un-general-assembly) · 17 Sep 2026, 11:53 AM PKT > The United States has denied visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and members of his delegation, preventing them from attending next week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. - **ARY News (English)** — [US again denies Palestine leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly](https://arynews.tv/us-again-denies-palestine-leader-abbas-visa-attend-un-assembly) · 17 Sep 2026, 10:31 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, - **24 News HD** — [US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly](https://www.24newshd.tv/17-Sep-2026/us-denies-palestinian-leader-abbas-visa-attend-un-assembly) · 17 Sep 2026, 9:49 AM PKT · 93% identical wording to the newest filing > The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, a source familiar with the case said Wednesday. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly](https://www.arabnews.pk/middle-east/us-again-denies-palestinian-leader-abbas-visa-to-attend-un-assembly-3001481) · 17 Sep 2026, 9:13 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing - **Dunya News** — [US denies visas to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of UNGA](https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/973298-us-denies-visas-to-palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas-ahead-of-unga) · 17 Sep 2026, 6:42 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Abbas could address the General Assembly virtually. According to The Jerusalem Post, the UN is considering allowing Abbas to address the General Assembly remotely. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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