Mecca Joint Defense Agreement
Mecca defense pact puts Turkey’s commitment to Saudi under domestic scrutiny - analysis
The Mecca pact is moving from declaration to implementation, exposing unresolved questions in Turkey over troop deployments, parliamentary authority, and the risk of direct involvement in Yemen.
Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey defense pact faces first test in Houthi offensive - analysis
Mecca defense signees converging to discuss Houthi threat after Baghaei warns of escalation
Saudi Arabia turns to Pakistan, Turkey as US refuses to intervene against Houthi threat - analysis
The kingdom is searching for friends beyond Washington, for allies ready to put rockets where the rhetoric is and assist in a fight Saudi Arabia considers existential.
Turkey says Mecca pact committee to meet in Riyadh on October 5
"The meeting will address recent developments in the region and the stage reached in the Alliance’s institutionalization efforts," the Turkish statement said.
Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are set to decide next steps for engaging Yemen's Houthis politically following increased attacks by the Iran-backed group.
Saudi coalition says it intercepts Houthi missiles, drones targeting Khamis Mushait, Riyadh
Hours before the Houthi attack, the military chiefs of Saudi Arabia and defense allies Pakistan and Turkey reviewed threats facing Saudi Arabia at a meeting in the Saudi capital.
Pakistani, Saudi, Turkish chiefs discuss closer military ties
The meeting follows a Washington Post report earlier on Friday that Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing a nuclear weapons program, according to US intelligence assessments.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to hold urgent chiefs-of-staff meeting after Houthi attacks
The Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter.
Katz attacks 'paper sultan' Erdogan over UNGA speech, urges him to stop 'messing with Israel'
The defense minister accused Erdogan of financing and embracing Hamas, and claimed that he dreams of "restoring the Ottoman Empire" in a post on X/Twitter.
Saudi Arabia turns to Israel as Houthi attacks expose limits of the Mecca Pact - opinion
Houthi strikes are pushing Saudi Arabia and Israel toward unprecedented military and intelligence cooperation.
Jordanian, Qatari, Turkish leaders denounce Israel's West Bank, Gaza policies at UNGA
Iran allegedly prepares to strike back at US targets • Iranian airlines cut off from global system • UK commits air defenses to Saudi Arabia
IDF reportedly raids several areas in West Bank after one killed in Neveh Tzuf terror attack
Trump calls off planned US strikes on Houthis at last minute after Saudi plea • Iran says it has new targets, weapons ready if US launches new attack, Fars news says
