'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance

'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance This summer, a senior UAE diplomat, Lanna Nusseibeh, held consultations with a US ally in Europe. The meeting was unremarkable but informative because of the impression the European country's officials walked away with. “The UAE is t

The security pact signed on Friday by three of the world’s most powerful Muslim nations with a vow to enhance collective deterrence remains far from what many are calling an Islamic Nato, according to experts. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf’s top oil exporter, Nato member Turke

The mutual defense agreement gives Islamabad a boost in the Middle East, with mixed results closer to home.

A new analysis published by the Jerusalem Post suggests that Israel may seek to deepen its strategic partnership with India in response to a defense pact signed last week by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. Analysis: In retrospect, the seemingly out-of-the-blue Netanyahu-Modi phone call on Thursday looks more like an