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King Salman, Palestinian President Discuss Recent Developments

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Palestinian President (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Palestinian President (SPA)
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King Salman, Palestinian President Discuss Recent Developments

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Palestinian President (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Palestinian President (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received at his palace President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas where the two held a session of official talks discussing the latest developments at the Palestinian arena.

Palestinian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Basem al-Agha stated that the President's visit and meeting the Custodian is part of the continuous meetings between the two countries. He added that Saudi Arabia and the Custodian always support the Palestinian cause.

Ambassador Agha stated that President Abbas informed the Custodian and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Palestinian reconciliation and confirmed the Kingdom's positive and active role in the Palestinian cause.

Agha added that Saudi Arabia's position had always reiterated that the Palestinian unity gains its strength from the Palestinian cause and division will lead to losing the cause.

Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the ambassador stated that the visit confirms his country's support to the Saudi Arabia in face of all adversities. He also indicated that President Abbas voiced his appreciation for King Salman for his continuous support to Palestinian people and government.

The session was attended by Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the State, Member of the Cabinet and adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mansour bin Meteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the State and Member of the Cabinet Musaed bin Mohammed al-Aiban, Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmad Al-Jubeir, and the Palestinian President's accompanying delegation including: Minister of Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki, Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh, Head of Palestinian Intelligence Service Maj-Gen Majid Faraj, Abbas' Diplomatic Adviser Majdi al-Khalidi, and the Palestinian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Basem al-Agha.

King Salman held a luncheon in honor of the President Abbas at his palace and his accompanying delegation on Tuesday.

The audience was attended by Prince Khaled bin Fahd bin Khaled, Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the State, Member of the Cabinet and adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mansour bin Meteb bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the National Guard Prince Khaled bin Abdulaziz bin Ayaf Al Muqrin, Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, and a number of princes.

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Arrives in Jeddah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Arrives in Jeddah

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA file)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday coming from Riyadh.

At King Abdulaziz International Airport, he was received by Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz.

King Salman was accompanied by several princes and senior officials.

At King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Salman was seen off by Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz and Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz.

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Saudi Arabia Declares Wednesday First Day of Ramadan

Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Majmaah University)
Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Majmaah University)
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Saudi Arabia Declares Wednesday First Day of Ramadan

Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Majmaah University)
Saudi Arabia declares Wednesday the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Majmaah University)

Saudi Arabia declared on Tuesday that the holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Wednesday.

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also declared that Ramadan will begin on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court had on Sunday urged Muslims across the Kingdom to sight the crescent moon that signals the advent of Ramadan on Tuesday evening.

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Saudi Arabia, Arab and Islamic Countries Condemn Israel’s 'State Land' Decision in West Bank 

The West Bank village of al-Ram is pictured behind Israel's controversial separation barrier from the outskirts of Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (AFP)
The West Bank village of al-Ram is pictured behind Israel's controversial separation barrier from the outskirts of Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia, Arab and Islamic Countries Condemn Israel’s 'State Land' Decision in West Bank 

The West Bank village of al-Ram is pictured behind Israel's controversial separation barrier from the outskirts of Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (AFP)
The West Bank village of al-Ram is pictured behind Israel's controversial separation barrier from the outskirts of Jerusalem on February 16, 2026. (AFP)

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Türkiye strongly condemned on Tuesday Israel's decision to designate lands in the occupied West Bank as so-called "state land".

They also slammed it for approving procedures for the registration and settlement of land ownership across extensive areas of the occupied West Bank for the first time since 1967.

They condemned the moves as “a grave escalation aimed at accelerating illegal settlement activity, land confiscation, entrenching Israeli control, and applying unlawful Israeli sovereignty over the Occupied Palestinian Territory and undermining the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”

These measures are “a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention, as well as a violation of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, foremost among them Resolution 2334,” the FMs said in a statement.

“The decision also contradicts the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice concerning the legal consequences arising from Israeli policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which underscored the illegality of measures intended to alter the legal, historical, and demographic status of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the obligation to end the occupation, and the prohibition of the acquisition of territory by force,” they added.

“This step reflects an attempt to impose a new legal and administrative reality designed to consolidate control over the occupied land, thereby undermining the two-state solution, eroding the prospects for the establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian State, and jeopardizing the attainment of a just and comprehensive peace in the region,” they warned.

The foreign ministers reiterated their “categorical rejection of all unilateral measures aimed at altering the legal, demographic, and historical status of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.”

They stressed that such policies are “a dangerous escalation that will further heighten tensions and instability in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the region as a whole.”

They called on the international community “to assume its responsibilities and take clear and decisive steps to halt these violations, ensure respect for international law, and safeguard the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them their right to self-determination, ending the occupation, and establishing their independent and sovereign State based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.”