UNITED NATIONS: Arab nations on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) called on Saudi Arabia to reverse a decision to reject a seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council in protest at its handling of the Syria war.

Saudi Arabia’s leaders should “maintain their membership in the Security Council and continue their brave role in defending our issues specifically at the rostrum of the Security Council,” said a statement released by Arab envoys to the UN body.

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