Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Palestinian leader Abbas meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met Wednesday with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the kingdom’s port city of Jeddah.

Abbas briefed Prince Mohammed on Palestinian political developments and the situation in the West Bank, according to Wafa, the official Palestinian Authority news service. The two also discussed strengthening Saudi-Palestinian ties.

Abbas praised Saudi Arabia for its support of the Palestinian cause in line with the  Arab Peace Initiative, which dates back to 2002 and envisions ending the conflict with Israel by establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. READ MORE