Turkey's parliament ratifies Mecca defence pact, clearing way for military support to Saudi Arabia

Turkey's parliament ratifies Mecca defence pact, clearing way for military support to Saudi Arabia

Live Blog Update| Israeli Elections 5 November 2026 22:09 GMT Turkey's parliament on Thursday ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, clearing the way for Ankara to send military support to Riyadh amid attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis against the kingdom. Under the agreement, signed by the three regional powers in August and sent to parliament for approval last month, an attack on one party constitutes an attack on all. A ruling party lawmaker told Reuters last month that Turkey would also submit a mandate to parliament allowing military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under the pact.

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