Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry warned on Monday that the Arab region faces difficult and various challenges amid a growing wave of terrorism and extremism.

In an interview with Sky News, Shoukry said the conditions in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Libya have become very complicated.

He voiced concern about the military conflict and humanitarian conditions in Yemen.

The top diplomat said "there are no signals that the Houthi rebels want peaceful solution to the Yemeni crisis."

He cited their absence in a recent peace conference in Riyadh.

Shoukry termed as "complicated" the Arab world's relations with Iran.