Palestinian president thanks Saudi monarch

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdulla bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud has today decided to transfer an additional $100 million in support of the Palestinian State budget. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a call from Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf and informed him of King Abdulla's decision. President Abbas paid tribute to the Saudi monarch for his generous gesture as the state budget suffers an acute deficit due to Israeli repressive policies withholding Palestinian funds in retaliation for the UN approval to admit Palestine as a non-member state.