JEDDAH , Saudi Arabia, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia, concerned by the militant Islamic State's rapid rise in Syria and Iraq, has called a conference on counter-terrorism Thursday in Jeddah.
"The meeting will tackle the issue of terrorism in the region and the extremist organizations that stand behind it and the means of addressing it," said a statement by the official Saudi Press Agency. It added that representatives from the United States, Egypt, Turkey and Jordan will join the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar -- at the meeting.