Mecca

Officials from Mecca pact countries to meet Iranian officials on Oct 26, two sources say

Ministers from the Mecca Pact countries met up in Riyadh earlier in October, following an escalation of attack on Saudi Arabia by the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen.

Turkey plans mandate to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia, ruling party official says

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting at his ruling AK Party (AKP) in Ankara, Turkey, October 7, 2026. Mustafa Kamaci/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey submits Saudi-Pakistan defence pact to Parliament for ratification, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud leave after a committee meeting of Mecca defence pact in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 5, 2026. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Pilgrims caught in Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Oct 13, 2026.

Turkey’s foreign minister says Ankara weighing Saudi defence support, rules out offensive role

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud leave after a committee meeting of Mecca defence pact in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 5, 2026. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Turkey sending technical, defensive support to Saudi Arabia to help fight Houthis, officials say

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends the Mecca defense pact meeting between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 5, 2026. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Turkey says Mecca pact committee to meet in Riyadh on October 5

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is received by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ahead of the expected signing of a defence deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Ishaq Dar attends a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to discuss stability in the region following an interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt June 21, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as more Iranian flights curtailed

Amid the fighting, the Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish foreign ministers met within the framework of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, which was signed in August.

Saudis pound Yemen, Houthis fire at Saudi, as Middle East war spreads

Mecca is Islam’s holiest city and the focal point of the annual haj pilgrimage.

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