BERLIN, Jumada Al-Awwal 19, 1432, April 23, 2011, SPA -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Berlin next month to discuss issues in the Middle East. A German government spokeswoman said Saturday that Merkel would receive Abbas on May 5. She withheld her name in keeping with government policy, the Associated Press reported. --SPA 14:55 LOCAL TIME 11:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/886173