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  "id": 12211840,
  "title": "Makkah alliance to activate 'collective deterrence', Saudi Arabia's minister of defence announces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/makkah-alliance-to-activate-collective-deterrence-saudi-arabias",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T18:26:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/makkah-alliance-activate-collective-deterrence-saudi-arabias-minister"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Makkah alliance to activate 'collective deterrence', Saudi Arabia's minister of defence announces Saudi Minister of Defence Prince Khaled bin Salman announced that the Makkah alliance will activate \"collective deterrence\" amid the current escalation with the Houthis in Yemen, following an emergency meeting of the alliance's Strategic Political and Defence Committee in Riyadh. The meeting…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Turkey, Pakistan to deploy forces to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/turkey-pakistan-to-deploy-forces-to-saudi-arabia-amid-houthi-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-05T15:23:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Yemeni army gains near Bab Al-Mandab vital for Saudi Arabia, analyst says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/yemeni-army-gains-near-bab-al-mandab-vital-for-saudi-arabia-analyst",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:42:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Mecca Alliance: Turkiye, Pakistan agree to military deployment to Saudi Arabia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/mecca-alliance-turkiye-pakistan-agree-to-military-deployment-to-saudi",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:32:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan activate Mecca Pact amid war with Houthis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-arabia-turkey-and-pakistan-activate-mecca-pact-amid-war-with",
        "published": "2026-10-05T20:43:27.000Z"
      }
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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."
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