Tomorrow, Monday, President Mahmoud Abbas will travel to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in response to an official invitation from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

A Jordanian helicopter landed at noon today, Sunday, at the Muqata'a headquarters, to transport President Mahmoud Abbas to Amman, before heading to Saudi Arabia tomorrow.

President Abbas's visit coincides with a similar visit scheduled to be made by a delegation from the " Hamas " movement headed by Ismail Haniyeh , head of the movement's political bureau.

There were conflicting reports about whether the Hamas delegation's visit would be limited to its leadership performing Umrah, or that it would include holding meetings with official Saudi authorities.

According to well-informed sources who spoke to Al-Quds.com, the visit was being arranged since the Hajj season last year, but it was postponed due to various circumstances.