Arab League affirms solidarity with KSA's security measures

CAIRO – 19 November 2017: The Arab foreign ministers issued a statement at the end of its meeting on the sidelines of the Arab League's ad hoc meeting Sunday in which it condemned the Iranian regimes supplying missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen, who in turn used the weapons against Saudi Arabia, according to Sky News.

The Arab ministers affirmed their solidarity with the measures Saudi Arabia took to protect its national security.

They warned Iran not to interfere in the internal affairs of the region and stressed that Tehran should halt its support for Houthi rebels and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Iran should relent provoking unrest in Bahrain and should adhere to the Good Neighbor policy, the statement read.

The Arab ministers calls on Arab countries in the United Nations to make the necessary contacts to arrange an emergency session of the UN Security Council in order to discuss Iranian threats to the region.

The Arab ministers held its meeting at the request of Saudi Arabia to discuss "violations" committed by Iran in the region.

Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates approved the Saudi request, which was also approved by Djibouti, the current chair of the pan-Arab bloc, according to a memorandum seen by AFP on Sunday.

Lebanon’s foreign minister may not attend an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Sunday; the final decision will be taken that morning, a senior Lebanese official told Reuters on Saturday.

The official said Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil wanted to avoid any potential confrontation with Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies at the meeting, over the regional role of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah.