Two German diplomats survived Monday an attack on their car by unknown assailants in Saudi Arabia's Qatif governorate, Saudi Press Agency quoted local police as saying.
Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected on Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for Jordan to take the seat as a replacement.
The Arab Group at the United Nations appealed to Saudi Arabia on Saturday to reconsider its unprecedented refusal to sit as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council.
Egyptian Interim President Adli Mansour concluded on Tuesday his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia and Jordan since he took office in July.