Saudi Arabia to host Arab meeting with Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE on Syria, Isil crisis

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Arab foreign ministers held a meeting in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss the Syrian conflict and the rise of "extremism" in the region, the official SPA news agency reported.

The meeting came as U.S. media reported that Washington, which has launched air raids in northern Iraq against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, could consider similar action against ISIS militants in Syria.

The closed-door talks in the Red Sea city of Jeddah was attended by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, as well as an advisor to Jordan's foreign minister, said SPA.

They discussed the Syrian conflict and "challenges including the rise of terrorist extremist ideology.”

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Dubai: Saudi Arabia is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from several Arab states to discuss the Syrian conflict and the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil), Egypt’s foreign ministry announced yesterday.
It said Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia were to take part in today’s talks to be held in Jeddah.
The meeting will address “the growing presence in Iraq and Syria of extremists, notably the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil),” the ministry said in a statement.
It added that the rise of Isil meant the “search for a political solution to the Syria crisis was needed more than ever”.
Since declaring a “caliphate” in June, Isil has conducted a lightning offensive, taking control of territory straddling Iraq and Syria.
Worldwide condemnation
The jihadists sparked worldwide horror and condemnation last week when they released a video showing the beheading of US journalist James Foley.
Saudi foreign ministry spokesman Osama Nugali told AFP that a “meeting between some Arab states will be held tomorrow [Sunday] to discuss some Arab issues,” without elaborating.

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