Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates supported the Saudi request, which was also approved by Djibouti, the current chair of the pan-Arab bloc. Photo: Al Arabiya file

 

The Arab League is holding an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss ?violations? committed by Iran in the region, Al Arabiya reported.

Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates supported the Saudi request to hold the meeting, which was also approved by Djibouti, the current chair of the pan-Arab bloc.

The Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit has said that Iran seeks to be a ?dangerous dagger? in the region, especially toward Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries.

Gheit also confirmed that a recent missile launched by Houthi militias targeting Saudi Arabia was Iranian-made.

?Ballistic missiles fired at Saudi Arabia have amounted to 76 rockets, all Iranian-made, and therefore we affirm our full solidarity with Saudi Arabia in everything it takes to protect its national security,? he said during the emergency meeting held on Sunday.

Tensions have been rising between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

The Saudi request was based on a missile the kingdom says its air defenses intercepted near Riyadh after being fired from Yemen on November 4, according to a memo.

In its request for the meeting of Arab foreign ministers, Saudi Arabia referred to those two incidents ?in addition to the violations committed by Iran in the Arab region, which undermines security and peace, not only in the Arab region, but around the globe,? according to the memo.