{
  "id": 12216912,
  "title": "Pakistan, Saudi, Turkiye activate Mecca defence pact as Yemen war escalates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pakistan-saudi-turkiye-activate-mecca-defence-pact-as-yemen-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T19:04:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/pakistan-saudi-arabia-turkiye-activate-mecca-defence-pact-amid-houthi-attacks/articleshow/134716048.cms"
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  "summary": "Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye have agreed to enhance military cooperation to address regional security threats. Following recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi group, the three countries will activate collective deterrence measures. The emergency meeting of the Mecca Defence Alliance in Riyadh led to this commitment. Saudi-backed forces are also launching an offensive against the Houthis in…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-airspace-unsafe-houthis-issue-warning-for-civilian-flights-amid",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:27:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "National Shield Forces commander thanks Saudi Arabia, pledges protection for prisoners in Yemen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/national-shield-forces-commander-thanks-saudi-arabia-pledges",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:05:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Yemen military announces retaking of Mokha from Houthis amid Red Sea offensive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/yemen-military-announces-retaking-of-mokha-from-houthis-amid-red-sea",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:49:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Houthis in Yemen: 'Saudi Arabia helped create the conditions for the rise of its most formidable adversary'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/houthis-in-yemen-saudi-arabia-helped-create-the-conditions-for-the",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:00:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Pakistan and Turkey to provide military support to Saudi Arabia amid war with Houthis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pakistan-and-turkey-to-provide-military-support-to-saudi-arabia-amid",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:43:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia agree to rapid force deployment in the kingdom under Makkah pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/pakistan-turkiye-saudi-arabia-agree-to-rapid-force-deployment-in-the",
        "published": "2026-10-05T19:13:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia to regularize residency status of illegal Yemeni nationals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-arabia-to-regularize-residency-status-of-illegal-yemeni",
        "published": "2026-10-05T19:16:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}