Cairo, March 28 (IANS) Leaders of Arab League nations on Saturday gathered in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for a two-day summit to deliberated upon the Yemen crisis, terrorism and security challenges being faced by the various countries. The crisis in Yemen and terrorism topped the agenda on the first day of the 26th Arab League meeting. In their speeches at the opening session, the Arab leaders reaffirmed that a military action in Yemen was "inevitable" to protect the country's sovereignty after the Shia Houthi group seized parts of it, including the capital Sanaa. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called a military action in Yemen inevitable after interference by a "foreign power." Sisi did **t name that power, but apparently he was referring to Iran, Xinhua news agency reported.
03-30-2015, 04:35 PM
Yemen crisis, terrorism top Arab League agenda
العرض الشجري