{
  "id": 4705471,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia to host secretariat of Makkah Joint Defense Agreement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/saudi-arabia-to-host-secretariat-of-makkah-joint-defense-agreement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T18:52:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/664199/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-to-host-makkah-joint-defense-agreement-secretariat"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISTANBUL — Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan agreed Monday to establish the secretariat of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement in the Kingdom as the three countries moved to institutionalize their defense partnership and strengthen the credibility and effectiveness of collective deterrence and defense.The decision was announced in a joint statement following the first meeting of the Strategic…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Makkah Agreement strengthens regional deterrence, says analyst",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/makkah-agreement-strengthens-regional-deterrence-says-analyst",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:19:19.000Z"
      }
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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."
}