CEOAFRICA gathered that following the election of Saudi Arabia, along with Chad and Nigeria, by the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday to serve a two-year term on the U.N. Security Council, Saudi Arabia would not take up its  seat citing “double standards” which it said hampered the world body’s ability to end conflicts.

According to source, the Saudi Foreign Minister said it was unable to take its seat until reforms were introduced.

Saudi Arabia has been angry over the failure of the international community to help either Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad or Palestinians seeking an end to more than four decades of Israeli occupation.

According to a reliable source, the Saudi foreign minister had cancelled a speech at the U.N. General Assembly in frustration over the international inaction on Syria and the Palestinian issue.