{
  "id": 679613,
  "title": "Erdogan wants Turkey-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence pact to draw more countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/erdogan-wants-turkey-saudi-arabia-pakistan-defence-pact-to-draw-more",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:52:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3363823/erdogan-wants-turkey-saudi-arabia-pakistan-defence-pact-draw-more-countries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan aimed at stabilising a region wracked by conflict. The so-called Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed on Friday as the Middle East grapples with fallout from the US-Iran war, which has dragged in regional players and disrupted…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}