Diplomacy & Geopolitics
Saudi Arabia warns UN over Gulf shipping
Saudi Arabia warned United Nations members on September 26 that attempts to block Middle East waterways threaten global energy security and demanded more international action to defend freedom of navigation.
“The international community has been absent from assuming its responsibilities in confronting all that threatens international peace and security,” Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan told the UN General Assembly.
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Saudi Arabia warned UN members that attempts to block Middle East waterways threaten global energy security.
Saudi Arabia demanded that the international community do more to defend freedom of navigation.
Source note: AFP news report published on 26 September 2026 at 17:11:16 UTC.
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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said the international community was “absent” in the Gulf crisis.
Source note: AFP news report published on 26 September 2026 at 16:55:55 UTC.
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AFP news report published on .