P. Choiaqo
Published August 30th, 2026 - 12:55 GMT
This handout photograph taken and released by the Turkish Presidency press office on August 7, 2026, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meeting in Mecca. Photo by HANDOUT / TURKISH PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE / AFP
ALBAWABA - Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, to hold their first defense pact meeting in Istanbul on Monday.
The meeting plans to set up a "political and defense strategic committee" consisting of the nations’ foreign and defense ministers, as well as military chiefs – all against the backdrop of the U.S.-Iran war in addition to attacks from Tehran-backed Houthi rebels.
