Sheikh Abdullah holds calls with foreign ministers over regional security

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, engaged in several phone discussions with regional foreign ministers on Sunday to address security and stability concerns. The calls were prompted by a series of attacks by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, which began in October. The Houthis have reportedly carried out 20 assaults on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport since the start of the month.

The most severe attack, on October 10 in Riyadh, resulted in 13 fatalities, including an Egyptian flight attendant. During the Sunday calls, Sheikh Abdullah communicated with Nasser Bourita, Morocco's Foreign Minister; Badr Abdelatty, Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ayman Safadi, Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister; Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister; and Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, Oman's Foreign Minister, according to state news agency Wam.