Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign NATO-style defense pact. Here’s where things stand

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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed a mutual defense pact in Mecca, establishing a NATO-style collective defense alliance amid escalating attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels. This agreement deepens military and security cooperation among key Muslim countries in the region.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defense agreement on Friday, as Riyadh faces escalating attacks from Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels in recent days. The agreement, signed in Mecca, sees Saudi Arabia draw two of the Muslim world’s most formidable military powers to its defense, transforming their longstanding security ties into a collective-defense alliance. … The post Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign NATO-style defense pact. Here’s where things stand appeared first on Egypt Independent.