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Abbas Welcomes King Salman’s Assurances on Centrality of Palestinian Cause

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. (Kremlin via Reuters)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. (Kremlin via Reuters)
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Abbas Welcomes King Salman’s Assurances on Centrality of Palestinian Cause

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. (Kremlin via Reuters)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia November 23, 2021. (Kremlin via Reuters)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the annual royal speech of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz to the works of the second year of the eighth session of the Saudi Shura Council, in which he expressed Saudi Arabia’s sincere and supportive positions for the rights of the Palestinian people.

According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), Abbas expressed appreciation and respect for the Kingdom's stance toward the Palestinian cause, and its support for the restoration of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost of which is the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital.

He emphasized that these stances stem from Saudi Arabia’s continued historical support for the Palestinian cause at all levels.

King Salman's annual speech before the Shura Council outlined the Kingdom’s policy at the regional and international levels, and the constants it has been adhering to for decades.

In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Sager, President of the Gulf Research Center, said that the statements of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques during his speech about Gulf integration and development “stem from a keen interest to preserve the cohesion of the Gulf system.”

“This perspective represents a roadmap for the future of joint action, and reflects a strong will towards Gulf integration that achieves the good for the peoples of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and lays the foundations for security, peace and stability…” he stated.

Regarding Saudi statements that Tehran should change its negative policy and behavior in the region, bin Sager said: “Iran must respond to this generous, tolerant and conciliatory call, move towards dialogue and follow a policy of non-interference in the affairs of other countries.”

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Taiwan’s Representative to Saudi Arabia: 260,000 Pagers Exported in Two Years

Taiwan’s representative to Saudi Arabia Samee Chang. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Taiwan’s representative to Saudi Arabia Samee Chang. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Taiwan’s Representative to Saudi Arabia: 260,000 Pagers Exported in Two Years

Taiwan’s representative to Saudi Arabia Samee Chang. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Taiwan’s representative to Saudi Arabia Samee Chang. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Taiwan is investigating who is responsible for modifying the pagers that were turned into explosives in the hands of the Lebanese people, including members of Hezbollah.

Taiwan’s representative to Saudi Arabia Samee Chang told Asharq Al-Awsat that 260,000 pagers were exported from his country between 2022 and 2024, and 16 percent of them were sent to the United States and Europe.

He expressed his regret that the pagers were planted with explosives that were used in the attack in Lebanon last month, clarifying that the devices were not directly exported from Taiwan to Lebanon.

He explained that the components of the device are made of material that is not liable to explode.

Apollo Gold, the Taiwanese company that exported the pagers between 2022 and 2024, has never received any complaints that its devices have caused harm or exploded.

The attack in Lebanon has raised several questions and they are being probed by authorities in Taiwan, he went on to say.

One thing is for certain, the devices were not harmful in the shape they were exported from the country, stressed Chang.

Asked about whether the attack may harm Taiwan’s economy, he replied that his country’s industry sector has a strong reputation that will be difficult to undermine given the trust it has from clients.

The size of the sector and Taiwan’s investments cannot be measured by a small number of pagers, as they only make up a mere fraction in the country’s trade relations with countries all over the world, he stressed.

Separately, Chang revealed that Taiwan was considering cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the chip industry, saying he was optimistic over the broad potential for cooperation in the technology sector.

There are no limits to the cooperation between them, he added.

Taiwan constantly wants to maintain the relations and discuss opportunities for joint investments, he stated.

Taiwan was among the first countries to leap to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in all fields to help the Kingdom achieve its Vision 2030 that is spearheaded by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Chang said.