{
  "id": 15763895,
  "title": "Exclusive: Full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/exclusive-full-text-of-the-mecca-defence-pact-signed-by-turkey-saudi-15763895",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T15:26:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/exclusive-full-text-mecca-defence-pact-signed-turkey-saudi-arabia-and"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Turkish government presented the complete text of the Mecca Defence Pact to the Turkish parliament on Tuesday. Signed in August by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, this pact establishes a fresh international defense alliance obligating the signatories to support each other's defense, akin to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. Middle East Eye has exclusively obtained the agreement's text. While the document does not single out any particular country or region as a threat, it stresses that all participating nations will take the necessary steps to assist one another in the face of an armed attack on their independence, sovereignty, or territorial integrity. According to the pact's first article, \"If the territorial integrity, sovereignty, or internationally recognized borders of any of the 'Parties' are threatened or endangered, the 'Parties' shall use all necessary means to eliminate such threat(s) or danger(s).\"",
  "summary": "Exclusive: Full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan The Turkish government submitted the text of the Mecca Defence Pact to the Turkish parliament on Tuesday. The pact, signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in August, establishes a new international defence alliance that commits the signatories to one another’s defence, similar to Article 5 of the North…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}