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The United Nations has announced that it will hold a meeting to review the situation in the Middle East and the latest developments in the Persian Gulf.
Al Jazeera reported early Thursday, November 12, that Bahrain has requested a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
According to the report, the United Nations said the meeting is scheduled for this afternoon, Eastern Time.
Although the United Nations has not yet released the names of any speakers, Jassem Mohammed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and an official from the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) are expected to brief the meeting.
This comes as tensions have heightened across the Middle East amid escalating clashes between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, as well as the deadlock in negotiations between Iran and the United States.
