Arabs agree to form joint force as coalition strikes continue in Yemen

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 30  (Xinhua) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday said that the Arab League (AL) members agreed on the formation of a joint Arab military force to counter growing security threats.

“In response to the responsibility imposed by the grave challenges facing our Arab nation and threatening its resources, the Arab leaders have decided to approve the principle of forming an Arab military force,” President Sisi said in his closing speech of the 26th Arab Summit held in Egypt’s seaside city of Sharm el-Sheikh and attended by 20 monarchs and presidents, reports Xinhua.

Sisi added that a high-level team is to be formed and supervised by the chiefs of staff of the participant states t