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  "id": 12657000,
  "title": "Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/turkey-sending-technical-defensive-support-to-saudi-arabia-to-help-12657000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:25:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-sending-technical-defensive-support-saudi-arabia-help-fight"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Turkey is providing defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia in its efforts to combat the Houthis in Yemen, according to two officials. This assistance comes after Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in August, establishing a collective defense commitment among the three nations. The agreement came in response to the group's attacks on Saudi Arabia. The allies have since been working to define the parameters of their new alliance and have held both political and military meetings. On Monday, they agreed to promptly implement their collective defense commitments, ensuring the rapid deployment of military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia. Turkey, which boasts NATO's second-largest army and a strong defense industry, has expressed condemnation of the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and willingness to assist Riyadh with its technical military requirements. A Turkish official, speaking anonymously, revealed that the support Turkey is expected to provide remains limited to military equipment, intelligence sharing, and weapons systems. As of now, no other forms of deployment have been initiated as part of the alliance.",
  "summary": "Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say Turkey is sending mainly defensive and technical support to Saudi Arabia to help it fight Yemen's Houthis, two officials said on Wednesday, after the Nato member and Pakistan pledged to act on the collective defence commitment of their newly formed alliance. Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Houthis claim dawn drone and missile strikes on Saudi and Yemeni airports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/houthis-claim-dawn-drone-and-missile-strikes-on-saudi-and-yemeni",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:40:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Yemen’s Houthis attack Aden airport; Saudi forces down missile near Riyadh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/yemens-houthis-attack-aden-airport-saudi-forces-down-missile-near",
        "published": "2026-10-07T06:41:11.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Yemen’s Houthis claim strikes on Aden, Riyadh airports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/yemens-houthis-claim-strikes-on-aden-riyadh-airports",
        "published": "2026-10-07T06:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Yemen's Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi airports as conflict deepens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/yemens-houthis-claim-new-attacks-on-saudi-airports-as-conflict-deepens",
        "published": "2026-10-07T09:30:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Saudi airports activate e-gates to speed up pilgrim departures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/saudi-airports-activate-e-gates-to-speed-up-pilgrim-departures",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:06:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/turkey-sending-technical-defensive-support-to-saudi-arabia-to-help-12634825",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:34:18.000Z"
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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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