NPR - All Things Considered: Looking Ahead to Mahmoud Abbas' Leadership
- NPR's Melissa Block talks with Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, about the outlook for the new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4277177

Electronic Intifada - By Topic: Mahmoud Abbas
- Ongoing collection of profiles, news stories, analysis and commentary about the President of the Palestinian Authority, elected in 2005. Includes transcripts of speeches.
- http://electronicintifada.net/bytopic/people/112.shtml

CBC News - Indepth Middle East: Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen)
- Profile of the new Palestinian President, known as the "ambassador of peace".
- http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/middleeast/abbas.html

WBUR.org - The Connection: Mahmoud Abbas
- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat urges the Palestinian Authority to approve his deputy, Mahmoud Abbas, as the first Palestinian prime minister. A conversation about what his appointment could mean for a Middle East peace.
- http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2003/03/20030311_a_main.asp

CBS News - Mahmoud Abbas: Peaceful Pragmatist
- Profile of the Palestinian President and his promising prospects for achieving peace with Israel.
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/09/world/main665681.shtml

ABC News - Commentary: Action Needed to Bolster Abbas
- Review of the summit meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Egypt with a recommendation that the United States and Israel engage and offer more than compliments and encouragement.
- http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=484196&page=1

Der Spiegel - "I Don't Have a Magic Wand"
- February 2005 interview with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas focuses on his optimism about the chances for peace with Israel.
- http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,342863,00.html

Wikipedia - Mahmoud Abbas
- Hyperlinked encyclopedia article provides the Fatah politician's personal and political biography.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas

Guardian Unlimited - Profile: Mahmoud Abbas
- Biography of the first Palestinian Prime Minister, written after his resignation.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1036798,00.html

BBC News - Profile: Mahmoud Abbas
- Biography of the Palestinian Authority's prime minister from May 2003 until his resignation almost four months later.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/profiles/1933453.stm