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Saudi King, Palestinian President Hold Talks on Latest Developments

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman holds talks in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman holds talks in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (SPA)
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Saudi King, Palestinian President Hold Talks on Latest Developments

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman holds talks in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman holds talks in Riyadh with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz met in Riyadh on Wednesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The two officials held talks on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories.

The monarch later held a luncheon banquet in Abbas’ honor.

The Palestinian leader had arrived in the Kingdom on Tuesday night.

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GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
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GCC Welcomes Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis

Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)
Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special representative for Yemen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 28, 2023. (AP)

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi welcomed on Wednesday the agreement between the legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias to de-escalate the situation with regard to the Yemeni banking sector and airlines.

The agreement was announced by the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on Tuesday.

Albudaiwi expressed the GCC's support for all regional and international efforts and the efforts led by the UN special envoy aimed at achieving peace and security in Yemen.

The announcement underscores the importance the international community attaches to the Yemeni crisis, he added, hoping the agreement will pave the way for Yemeni parties to start the political process, under UN auspices, to reach a comprehensive political solution that achieves security and stability in the country.

He reiterated the GCC's continued support and full solidarity with Yemen, its government and people, and its keenness to encourage all efforts to de-escalate and maintain stability in order to reach peace.