Egypt considers joining Mecca defence pact: FM

At a press conference on Thursday, FM Abdelatty said Cairo was studying the possibility of joining the security pact with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

The trilateral deal signed last week stipulates that an attack on any of the three states will be treated as an attack on all.

'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.

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A NATO-like defence pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan has landed like a stone thrown into an already rippling Middle East pool.

“India remains fully committed to safeguarding its national interests and will take all necessary measures in this regard,” says MEA spokesperson