Sharif, UAE minister of state for foreign affairs Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Jordan's government spokesman Dr. Mohammed Al-Momeni, and Kuwait's official source. The following organizations also issued statements on the incident: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, GCC Secretary General Dr. Nabil Al-Arabi, Arab peoples and parliamentarians organizations, Mufti of Lebanon Sheikh Abdullatif Daryan, Speaker of Kuwait's National Assembly Dr. Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim, who is also Speaker of the Arab Parliaments Union, Bahrain's Shura Council, and Saudi Arabia's Speaker of the Shura Council Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh, who is also member of the senior Ulema Council.
