Manama, Rabi'I 21, 1439 H., December 09, 2017, SPA -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, affirmed that the security and stability of the region face many serious challenges, particularly the spread of terrorists, whether supported by some countries or sponsored by violent non-governmental organisations in the region. In his address to the Manama Dialogue at its 13th session, held in the Bahraini capital of Manama today, the Minister added that the coup militias in the Republic of Yemen have refused to play any positive role in the building of Yemen, have turned against the legitimate regime and sought to establish a terrorist state subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which must not be allowed. He also praised the important role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in providing and facilitating assistance to the affected areas through the Riyadh-based King Salman Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Aid. The Minister referred to Hezbollah's terrorist activities in the Lebanese Republic, as it provides a model for what might happen if a terrorist organisation takes control of the political decision, where it does not respect Lebanon's laws and customs and does not abide by the will of the Lebanese people but receives its orders from Iran, which he said was the main reason for the continuation of the Syrian crisis. This is in addition to the smuggling of weapons and explosives and training terrorists to carry out terrorist operations in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait and other countries. Shaikh Khalid stressed that this party cannot remain in its terrorist practices everywhere without deterrence. He said that the decisions taken by the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the boycott of Qatar came after decades of country’s practices that targeted the security and stability of their countries as well as attempts to undermine national security and social peace in the Kingdom of Bahrain and overthrow the regime with the assistance of associated parties, in addition to the financing of terrorist operations in other countries. --More 15:22 LOCAL TIME 12:22 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w558602