RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s push for a tough stand against its arch-rival Iran is expected to dominate an Arab League summit on Sunday as regional tensions grow over the wars in Syria and Yemen. Saudi Arabia, which is hosting the summit in its Eastern Province city of Dhahran, is likely to seek Arab support to pile the pressure on Iran, analysts say. But Iran denies Saudi accusations that it has smuggled arms to the insurgents. The push against Iran is being led “predominantly by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, along with other Arab countries including Egypt”, Krieg said. “Saudi Arabia has also reached out to Iraq to try and build ties and tackle militias there,” Krieg told Agence France-Presse.

Source: Manila Times April 14, 2018 15:11 UTC