Just a month after Saudi Arabia signed a regional mutual defence deal with Pakistan and Turkey, attacks by Yemen’s Houthis against the kingdom’s energy infrastructure and military sites are testing the pact’s limits.At a hastily convened meeting of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Riyadh on Friday, military chiefs of the three parties reaffirmed their commitment to collective defence, according to the Saudi Press Agency.The agency said the talks focused on “intelligence cooperation, military coordination, and capability integration to strengthen deterrence and collective defence”.But there was no word on what military support Pakistan and Ankara would give Saudi Arabia.
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia test limits of Mecca regional security pact
Recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure and military sites are testing a regional mutual defense pact signed a month prior with Pakistan and Turkey. Military chiefs from the three nations met in Riyadh on Friday for the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.
Cao JiaxuanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-26 · 10:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure and military sites are testing a regional mutual defense pact signed a month prior with Pakistan and Turkey. Military chiefs from the three nations met in Riyadh on Friday for the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. They reaffirmed their commitment to collective defense and discussed intelligence cooperation, military coordination, and capability integration. However, the article does not specify any military support Pakistan and Turkey would provide to Saudi Arabia.
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The talks focused on intelligence cooperation, military coordination, and capability integration to strengthen deterrence and collective defence.
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Military chiefs from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey met in Riyadh to reaffirm their commitment to collective defence.
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There was no public announcement regarding the specific military support Pakistan and Turkey would provide to Saudi Arabia.
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure and military sites are testing the limits of a regional mutual defence deal signed with Pakistan and Turkey.
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