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  "id": 328982,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan sign Makkah Joint Defense Agreement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/saudi-arabia-turkiye-and-pakistan-sign-makkah-joint-defense-agreement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T11:22:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/663556/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-turkiye-and-pakistan-sign-makkah-joint-defense-agreement"
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  "summary": "MAKKAH — Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement on Friday, establishing a collective defense framework under which any armed attack against one of the three countries will be considered an attack against all.The agreement was signed by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister…",
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