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  "id": 1889080,
  "title": "Mecca agreement: Why Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan teamed up at this historical moment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/mecca-agreement-why-saudi-arabia-turkey-and-pakistan-teamed-up-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T07:46:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/mecca-agreement-why-saudi-arabia-turkey-and-pakistan-teamed-historical-moment"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mecca agreement: Why Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan teamed up at this historical moment Submitted by Ahmed Altuwaijri on Mon, 08/17/2026 - 19:34 The best defence alliance is not one that makes a state dependent on its allies forever, but one that makes it more capable of relying on itself The signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia , Pakistan and Turkey this month was not…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/dar-invited-to-istanbul-talks-with-turkey-saudi-arabia-and-egypt",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:27:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "How a decade of reforms turned Saudi Arabia into a global competitiveness knowledge hub",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/how-a-decade-of-reforms-turned-saudi-arabia-into-a-global",
        "published": "2026-08-19T11:07:20.000Z"
      }
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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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