{
  "id": 455508,
  "title": "‘Islamic Nato’ may create China opening in Middle East",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/islamic-nato-may-create-china-opening-in-middle-east-455508",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T09:07:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/china/diplomacy/article/3363530/islamic-nato-may-create-china-opening-middle-east"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a Nato-like defence agreement in Mecca as the United States’ war on Iran prompts countries in the region to rethink security arrangements. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement stipulates that “any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all”, the three countries said in a joint statement. Saudi Crown Prince…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "‘Islamic Nato’ may create China opening in Middle East",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/islamic-nato-may-create-china-opening-in-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-08-10T09:07:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}