CAIRO, Nov. 7 -- Egypt and Saudi Arabia called on all parties involved in regional tensions to exercise restraint, prioritize dialogue and negotiations, and avoid steps that could trigger further escalation, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

During a phone call on Friday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, reviewed joint efforts to prevent escalation and urged all parties to respond positively to mediators' efforts to defuse tensions and reach understandings, said the ministry.

They stressed the importance of avoiding military confrontations that could undermine regional security and stability and push the crisis back to square one, it added.

The ministers...