Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday to discuss developments in Israel’s war in Gaza, according to state news agency SPA. Abbas arrived in Riyadh on Monday and met separately with Deputy Governor of Riyadh Region Prince Mohamed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz and Foreign Affairs Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Asharq Al Awsat reports.
Saudi and Portugal established a Saudi-Portuguese Business Council, state news agency SPA reported. The new council will look to ramp up bilateral trade and investments in infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, technology, and renewable energy.