{
  "id": 494642,
  "title": "Why Egypt held back from joining Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's defence pact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/why-egypt-held-back-from-joining-turkey-saudi-arabia-and-pakistans-494642",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T19:07:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/why-egypt-held-back-joining-turkey-saudi-arabia-and-pakistans-defence"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Egypt decided against joining Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan in a defense pact as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Mecca to sign the agreement. The trip remained a secret, with the signing ceremony announced abruptly on Tuesday. Turkish officials reportedly feared that revealing Erdogan's schedule could allow unwanted powers to interfere with the pact. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was seen with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on November 18, 2024.",
  "summary": "Why Egypt held back from joining Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's defence pact When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travelled to Mecca on Friday to sign a security pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia , Turkish officials chose to keep the trip secret. The visit did not appear on Erdogan's official schedule. Instead, the three countries decided abruptly on Tuesday that the signing…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Why Egypt held back from joining Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's defence pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/why-egypt-held-back-from-joining-turkey-saudi-arabia-and-pakistans",
        "published": "2026-08-10T15:25:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Zelenskiy says he discussed defence, food security with Saudi crown prince",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/zelenskiy-says-he-discussed-defence-food-security-with-saudi-crown",
        "published": "2026-08-10T20:46:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Zelenskiy says he discussed defence, food security with Saudi crown prince",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/zelenskiy-says-he-discussed-defence-food-security-with-saudi-crown-504600",
        "published": "2026-08-10T21:18:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Zelensky says he discussed defence, food security with Saudi crown prince",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/zelensky-says-he-discussed-defence-food-security-with-saudi-crown",
        "published": "2026-08-11T00:39:43.000Z"
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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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