Saudi to host regional anti-IS talks with Kerry

Saudi Arabia is to host talks between regional
foreign ministers and John Kerry Thursday as
the US secretary of state seeks to build a
coalition against Islamic State jihadists, state
media confirmed.

The meeting will bring together ministers from
Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey as well as the six
Gulf Arab states, the official Saudi Press
Agency said.

A senior Egyptian official said earlier that Iraq
would also attend while a Lebanese official
said Beirut too would be represented.

The talks in the Saudi port city of Jeddah will
address “terrorism in the region, extremist
organisations behind it, and means of fighting
them,” SPA said.