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Kuwait Joins UN Security Council in 2018

The United Nations Security Council. (Reuters)
The United Nations Security Council. (Reuters)
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Kuwait Joins UN Security Council in 2018

The United Nations Security Council. (Reuters)
The United Nations Security Council. (Reuters)

Kuwait will join the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member in January.

The Gulf state will also chair the council in February.

Kuwait won its place at the council after a vote. It now replaces Egypt as the only Arab member at the council.

Kuwait will be joined by the Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Peru and Poland, succeeding Japan, Egypt, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay after their two-year temporary membership expired.

The Security Council is made up of 10 non-permanent members elected to two-year terms and five permanent powers: Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.

The elected countries -- all of which were put forward by their regional grouping -- will begin their term on January 1.

Kuwait first joined the UN in 1963 and was granted membership at the Security Council in 1978 and 1979.

While pursuing a seat at the council, Kuwait vowed to follow up on the implementation of resolutions related to the region. It will persuade the other members to avert conflict and rely instead on diplomacy.

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OIC Warns Against Israeli Plans Targeting Hebron and its Holy Sites

The Ibrahimi Mosque in the old city of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 17, 2026. (Reuters)
The Ibrahimi Mosque in the old city of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 17, 2026. (Reuters)
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OIC Warns Against Israeli Plans Targeting Hebron and its Holy Sites

The Ibrahimi Mosque in the old city of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 17, 2026. (Reuters)
The Ibrahimi Mosque in the old city of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 17, 2026. (Reuters)

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) warned on Wednesday of the “serious implications of Israeli measures aimed at altering the political, historical, and legal status of Hebron.”

The latest of these measures is a decision by the Israeli finance minister to revoke the municipality’s authority over the Ibrahimi Mosque, the Old City, and surrounding areas, and to revoke the Hebron Agreement.

“Israel has no sovereignty over the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including the city of Hebron and its holy sites, and all religious, historical, heritage, and cultural sites therein, in accordance with the relevant United Nations and UNESCO resolutions,” stressed the OIC.

It called on the international community “to fulfill its responsibilities towards the preservation and protection of the Ibrahimi Mosque, the Old City of Hebron and its historical landmarks, as they form an integral part of the territory of the State of Palestine.”

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Saudi FM in Vienna to Discuss Cooperation, Regional Issues

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Austrian President of the National Council Walter Rosenkranz in Vienna on Wednesday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Austrian President of the National Council Walter Rosenkranz in Vienna on Wednesday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM in Vienna to Discuss Cooperation, Regional Issues

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Austrian President of the National Council Walter Rosenkranz in Vienna on Wednesday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Austrian President of the National Council Walter Rosenkranz in Vienna on Wednesday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Vienna on Wednesday with Austrian President of the National Council Walter Rosenkranz in Vienna.

They reviewed bilateral relations across various fields and discussed ways to boost cooperation on issues of mutual interest, as well as a number of regional issues and efforts to establish security and stability.

Prince Faisal had arrived in Vienna on an official visit earlier on Wednesday.

He is scheduled to meet with Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger and several senior Austrian officials to review bilateral ties and discuss ways to expand cooperation in areas of common interest.

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New Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Submits Credentials to FM

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi meets with Saudi Arabia’s new Ambassador to Lebanon Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari on Wednesday. (Saudi Embassy in Lebanon)
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi meets with Saudi Arabia’s new Ambassador to Lebanon Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari on Wednesday. (Saudi Embassy in Lebanon)
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New Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Submits Credentials to FM

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi meets with Saudi Arabia’s new Ambassador to Lebanon Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari on Wednesday. (Saudi Embassy in Lebanon)
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi meets with Saudi Arabia’s new Ambassador to Lebanon Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari on Wednesday. (Saudi Embassy in Lebanon)

Saudi Arabia’s new Ambassador to Lebanon Fahad bin Abdulrahman Al-Dosari submitted on Wednesday his credentials to Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi.

The officials underscored the depth and strength of Saudi-Lebanese relations.

They also discussed aspects of bolstering cooperation between their countries in various fields.

Raggi wished Al-Dosari success in his mission, hoping cooperation between their countries will serve the solid fraternal relations between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.