# US denies Palestine leader Abbas a visa to UN summit for second year running

https://mins.news/en/item/62383

- euronews, 2026-09-17 09:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/us-denies-palestine-leader-abbas-a-visa-to-un-summit-for-second-year-running

> The Palestinian Authority has condemned the US decision to deny President Mahmoud Abbas and dozens of officials visas ahead of next week’s UN General Assembly. Washington has now blocked Abbas’s attendance for a second consecutive year.

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