Syria foreign minister denies agreement to send troops to Yemen
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani denied reports on Monday that Syria had reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia to deploy thousands of Syrian fighters to Yemen, saying the recently announced military cooperation agreement focuses exclusively on training and exchanging expertise. Speaking at a joint press conference in Damascus with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi, al-Shaibani questioned the sources cited by Reuters in its reporting on the alleged…