Current sectionMiddle East NewsTurkey said Egypt could join the Turkey-Saudi-Pakistan defense pact after technical issues are resolved, adding the NATO-style alliance does not target Iran unless Tehran attacks a member, and will have a Saudi-based secretariatShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters05:23 AM • August 09 2026 IDTTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Egypt may join the regional defense pact signed on Friday together with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia "once certain technical matters are sorted out."Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TurkeySaudi ArabiaEgyptIranCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIran-HormuzLebanonWest BankYoav SegalovitzDefense PactMichigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSaudi Arabia Says Fire Broke Out at Oil Facility Near Yemen BorderTurkey Says Egypt May Join Defense Pact Once Technical Matters Sorted OutThe Lesson on Palestine Solidarity From a Concentration CampWho Wears the Pants in This Government? Netanyahu's Wife and SonMossad Officials Say New Chief Gofman's Dismissals Meant to Serve NetanyahuRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'