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  "id": 369913,
  "title": "Makkah defence pact may expand as Egypt emerges as potential member",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/makkah-defence-pact-may-expand-as-egypt-emerges-as-potential-member-369913",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T10:52:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1535909/makkah-defence-pact-may-expand-as-egypt-emerges-as-potential-member-2/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Egypt could become the next member of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, as Ankara signals plans to expand the alliance across the region. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the agreement follows a mutual defence principle similar to NATO’s Article 5. He stressed that the pact does not target […]",
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        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Makkah defence pact may expand as Egypt emerges as potential member",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/makkah-defence-pact-may-expand-as-egypt-emerges-as-potential-member",
        "published": "2026-08-09T07:24:41.000Z"
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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."
}