{
  "id": 11617323,
  "title": "Makkah pact defence talks next week amid Houthi attacks on Saudia Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/makkah-pact-defence-talks-next-week-amid-houthi-attacks-on-saudia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T06:04:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1561798/makkah-pact-defence-talks-next-week-amid-houthi-attacks-on-saudia-arabia/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar announced that a meeting of the Makkah Defence Alliance's Strategic Political Defence Committee will take place in Riyadh next week. The meeting will focus on Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, according to the Daily Times.\n\nThe Houthi attacks have prompted Saudi Arabia to prepare for an offensive against the Iran-backed forces in Yemen. According to the Times of India, Riyadh is considering a limited coastal assault around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait or a broader multi-front operation, which could be led by Yemeni forces and backed by Saudi air strikes.\n\nThe planned offensive aims to reverse the Houthis' recent gains, including their seizure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a key shipping route between the Mediterranean and Asia. The operation's timing remains uncertain, with estimates ranging from within a week to after the US midterm elections in early November, the Times of India reported.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia prepares for offensive against Houthis; Mecca pact allies still missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/saudi-arabia-prepares-for-offensive-against-houthis-mecca-pact-allies",
        "published": "2026-10-03T02:33:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Gold prices fall in Saudi Arabia as 21k drops to 436 riyals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/gold-prices-fall-in-saudi-arabia-as-21k-drops-to-436-riyals",
        "published": "2026-10-03T07:38:32.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}