Yemen officially apologized for not hosting the 28th Arab summit due to unstable security condition in the country.

Yemen’s permanent representative to the Arab League Riyadh Akbari conveyed to AL Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit an oral message from Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Malik Mahlafi telling him about the current challenges facing the country that make it unable to host the coming Arab summit.

The country has been engulfed in a military conflict between the government headed by Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the Houthis and forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Since March 2015, the Saudi-led Arab coalition has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis upon Hadi's request.

Source: MENA