Arab foreign ministers gather in Cairo at Saudi Arabia’s request for an extraordinary meeting to discuss alleged “violations” committed by Iran in the region.
The Arab League meeting comes as tensions have been rising between longstanding rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran, including over League member Lebanon.
Sunni Muslim powerhouse Saudi Arabia and Iran, the predominant Shiite power, have for decades stood on opposing sides of conflicts in the Middle East including in Syria and Yemen.
A diplomatic source says Riyadh is seeking to adopt a condemnation of “Iran and Arab militias linked to this country.”
A committee is to prepare a draft resolution on Iran to be discussed later by all ministers.
The meeting is also expected to address a Yemen rebel missile that was intercepted near Riyadh on November 4, and a pipeline fire in Bahrain on November 10.
— AFP
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