'Our friends, the Saudis' win Security Council seat

'Our friends, the Saudis' have been elected to the United Nations Security Council for the first time.

Saudi Arabia today won a UN Security Council seat for the first time in a new show of determination to make its voice heard, joining Chad, Chile, Lithuania and Nigeria in taking places on the key body.

All five stood unopposed in an election by the 193-member UN General Assembly. They will