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  "id": 19932222,
  "title": "Turkey's approval of Makkah pact takes effect as it signs separate defence agreement with Qatar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/turkeys-approval-of-makkah-pact-takes-effect-as-it-signs-separate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T06:19:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/11/14/turkeys-approval-of-makkah-pact-takes-effect-as-it-signs-defence-agreement-with-qatar/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Turkey officially ratified the Makkah Defence Pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on Saturday, following its recent signing of a separate mutual defence agreement with Qatar. The legislative approval process for the trilateral pact was completed when the law was published in Turkey's official gazette. The agreement, initially signed in August amid regional tensions, aims to enhance military coordination, intelligence sharing, and defence industry cooperation, modeled after NATO's Article 5. However, its implementation has been questioned due to recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, which have disrupted air travel and led to the cancellation of major international events. Turkey, a member of NATO with the second-largest army within the alliance, has ruled out deploying troops to combat the Houthis under the Makkah Defence Pact. Meanwhile, Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement on Friday, pledging a unified stance against any external armed attack targeting either country. The two nations also agreed to consult on threats to their security and regional and global defence issues, expand joint military exercises, personnel training exchanges, and deepen co-operation between their defence industries.",
  "summary": "Turkey’s law approving the Makkah Defence Pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan took effect on Saturday, a day after Ankara signed a separate mutual defence agreement with Qatar. The law was published in Turkey’s official gazette, completing the country’s legislative approval process for the trilateral pact. It comes after the Turkish parliament ratified the agreement on November 5 by 279 votes to…",
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        "published": "2026-11-13T04:10:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Turkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, pledge unified stance against attack",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/turkey-and-qatar-sign-mutual-defense-pact",
        "published": "2026-11-13T20:00:22.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Turkey, Qatar sign mutual defence agreement, pledge unified stance against attack",
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        "published": "2026-11-14T01:39:58.000Z"
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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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