I saw the reports yesterday that Ehud Olmert had met secretly with King Abdullah of apartheid Saudi Arabia; now here’s the inevitable Saudi denial: Saudi Arabia says Israel meeting report fabricated.

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia denied on Tuesday a newspaper report that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently held a meeting with a senior Saudi royal, calling the story fabricated.

Israel’s daily Yedioth Ahronoth on Monday quoted unidentified sources as saying Olmert met King Abdullah earlier this month. It said other sources identified the Saudi as another senior member of the royal family.

“A foreign ministry source said there is absolutely no truth to Israeli and Qatari media reports on contacts between Saudi and Israeli officials,” the official news agency SPA said.

“The source said the news is completely fabricated and that the kingdom is carrying out its nationalist role transparently and does not have declared and undeclared policies,” it said.