Arab League AL members agreed to form a joint Arab military force to counter security threats.

Sisi added that a high-level team is to be formed and supervised by the chiefs of staff of the participant states to study all necessary aspects for the establishment of the joint military force.

The Arab foreign ministers said in the draft of their final communique that "the joint military force would immediately intervene to counter challenges that threaten safety and security of the member states, based on request of the concerned country."

According to the final declaration of the two-day Arab summit concluded on Sunday, forming such a force is an available option "to defend the Arab national security in confrontation of the ongoing challenges and the rapid developments particularly those related to groups' practices of violence and terrorism."

AL Secretary-General Nabil al-Araby said Sunday that the decision is "important and urgent" due to the ongoing unrests and threats facing the Arab world that require collective response.

"Participation in the joint force is optional, just like participation in anything else," the AL chief clarified in a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry.

Araby noted that the Arab military chiefs of staff will be invited for a meeting within one month to start the necessary discussions and procedures for forming the joint front.

The results of the meeting, he continued, are to be presented to the Arab leaders by a committee comprising the current summit's president Egypt, the former one Kuwait and the next one Morocco for approval

The recent Arab agreement on the joint military force comes while a Saudi-led military coalition enters its fifth day in bombing targets of the Shiite Houthi militants in Yemen, a move made without a prior permission from the AL or the United Nations.

The move was made following a prior request of fleeing Yemeni President Abd-Rabbo Mansour Hadi who urged Arab military intervention to prevent Houthis' advance in Yemen.