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(From Left to right) Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, CDF Field Marshal Asim Munir, and DyPM Ishaq Dar stand at the signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, in Makkah on Aug 7, 2026.

Makkah Defence Pact: Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Pledge Collective Security

07 Aug 2026

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As a new trilateral agreement commits the three countries to regard an attack on one as an attack on all, Ankara insists the pact is defensive, complements NATO and existing Gulf security arrangements ...

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