On 15 September 2026, Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen stated, “In recent days the Houthis have continued their reckless attacks against Saudi Arabia, escalated military operations inside Yemen, and further endangered international shipping and regional stability.

Following anti-‘Israeli’ protests and local disputes involving tourists in Thailand, ‘Israeli’ Ambassador Alona Fisher-Kamm urged for cooperation to keep Middle Eastern conflicts from spilling over into the country. Recent demonstrations outside the Bangkok embassy featured anti-Semitic signs, while a Rosh Hashanah event in Phuket was canceled over security concerns.

“Al-Azhar Al-Sharif condemns—in the strongest terms—the attacks to which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was subjected, emphasizing that these attacks represent an explicit violation of the principles of Islamic good neighborliness and neighborly rights, and an unacceptable infringement upon the Kingdom's sovereignty, security, and stability.

On 1 April 2026, the Parliament of the French-speaking Federation Wallonia-Brussels approved new rules on neutrality in education. The decree of 2 April 2026 bans visible political, philosophical and religious signs for staff in the official education system. This means that Muslim women who wear the Hijab can no longer work in many teaching and education roles covered by the decree unless they remove it.