Mahmoud Abbas in Saudi Arabia, cancels visit to Kuwait

The Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas canceled a visit to Kuwait that was decided on within a Gulf tour he had started yesterday in Saudi Arabia. Abbas arrived yesterday evening in Saudi Arabia, the first leg in a Gulf tour covering the United Arab Emirates.

The Palestinian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mustafa al-Sheikh Deib said that Kuwait's visit which was decided on Sunday was postponed for "reasons beyond our will."