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Intergovernmental military alliance in muslim world
The Mecca Defence Alliance, also known as the Mecca Pact or Makkah Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance in the Muslim world that was signed into force by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey on 7 August 2026. It builds upon the earlier Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on 17 September 2025 to include Turkey. The pact's ratification was officially announced amidst the 2026 Iran war. The text has not been released.
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Shia Islamist organization in Yemen
The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah or Ansarullah, are a Zaydi revivalist and Shia Islamist political and paramilitary organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s. It is predominantly made up of Zaydis, whose namesake leadership is drawn largely from the al-Houthi family. The Houthis are backed by Iran, and they are widely considered part of the Iranian-led Axis of Resistance. The group has been a central player in Yemen's civil war, drawing widespread international condemnation for its human rights abuses, including targeting civilians and using child soldiers.
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Capital of Turkey
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of over 5.3 million residents in its urban center, out of 6 million residents in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after Istanbul.
More on Wikipedia ↗On Aug. 7, the three leaders met in Mecca: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. They signed a “joint defence agreement” stipulating that an attack on any one of the three countries would be considered an attack on all three. What…
The Mecca pact, inked between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan on 07 Aug this year, was activated on 05 Oct, following continuing attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia as also its backed government in Yemen. Yemen and Saudi Arabia share a common border. The activation followed an emergency meeting of representatives…
New Delhi, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan, battling insurgencies at home and tensions along multiple borders, is too overstretched to offer meaningful military support to Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Pact, a report has highlighted. According... - Social News XYZ