The Mecca Pact’s Real Test – Regional Security Challenges
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The Mecca Pact’s Real Test – Regional Security Challenges
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Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia test limits of Mecca regional security pact
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…
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- 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...S2
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