--- title: "UN allows Palestinian president to speak via video after US denies visa" description: "Most outlets reported that the United Nations General Assembly voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the annual gathering via video for the second consecutive year after the US denied him a visa. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with a focus on the procedural decision by the UN and the recurring nature of the video address due to the visa denial." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9141-un-allows-palestinian-president-to-again-speak-via-video site: HarZaviya language: en --- # UN allows Palestinian president to speak via video after US denies visa world · updated 20 Sep 2026, 5:51 AM PKT · 18–20 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 19 Sep 2026 — UN allows Palestinian president to speak via video after US denies visa (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that the United Nations General Assembly voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the annual gathering via video for the second consecutive year after the US denied him a visa. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with a focus on the procedural decision by the UN and the recurring nature of the video address due to the visa denial. - **Daily Times** — [UN allows Palestinian president to again speak via video after US denies visa](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1555596/un-allows-palestinian-president-to-again-speak-via-video-after-us-denies-visa/) · 20 Sep 2026, 5:51 AM PKT > The United Nations General Assembly voted on Thursday to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the annual gathering of world leaders next week via video – for the second year in a row – after the United States again denied him a visa to travel to New York. The resolution received 152 votes in […] - **ARY News (English)** — [UN allows Palestinian president to again speak via video after US denies visa](https://arynews.tv/un-allows-palestinian-president-to-again-speak-via-video-after-us-denies-visa) · 19 Sep 2026, 7:12 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > United Nations voted on Thursday to allow Palestinian President to address ​the annual gathering of world leaders next week via video... ### 18 Sep 2026 — UN allows Palestinian president to speak via video after US denies visa (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that the United Nations General Assembly voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the annual gathering via video after the U.S. denied him a visa. Aaj News (English) led with the decision and noted it was for the second consecutive year, while Arab News Pakistan framed the story similarly but did not mention the recurrence. - **Aaj News (English)** — [UN allows Palestinian president to again speak via video after US denies visa](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330472860/un-allows-palestinian-president-to-again-speak-via-video-after-us-denies-visa) · 18 Sep 2026, 8:40 AM PKT > The United Nations General Assembly voted on Thursday to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address ​the annual gathering of world leaders next week via video - ‌for the second year in a row - after the United States again denied him a visa to travel to New York. The resolution received 152 votes in favour and three ​votes against, while four countries abstained. It also allows Abbas ... - **Arab News Pakistan** — [UN allows Palestinian president to again speak via video after US denies visa](https://www.arabnews.pk/middle-east/un-allows-palestinian-president-to-again-speak-via-video-after-us-denies-visa-3001564) · 18 Sep 2026, 12:37 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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