Saudi Arabia joins GCC chiefs of staff meeting as Gulf states seek closer defense coordination

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia participated in a high-level Gulf military meeting in Bahrain on Thursday as Gulf Cooperation Council member states stepped up consultations on regional security and defense coordination amid continued threats posed by Yemen’s Houthi militia and wider instability in the region. Chief of the General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili led the Kingdom’s delegation to the 23rd meeting of…