Citing U.N. Failures On Syria, Saudi Arabia Declines Security Council Seat

Saudi Arabia has accused the UN Security Council of having "double standards." Radio Free Europe

Saudi Arabia, Angered Over Mideast, Declines Security Council Seat -- Reuters

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, in a display of anger at the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues, said on Friday it would not take up its seat on the United Nations Security Council.

The kingdom condemned what it called international double standards on the Middle East and demanded reforms in the Security Council, which has been at odds on ways to end the fighting in Syria.

Unlike in the past, when Riyadh's frustration was mostly directed at Russia and China, it is now also aimed at Washington, its oldest international ally, which has pursued policies since the Arab Spring that Saudi rulers have bitterly opposed.

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