Who rejected whom? Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and a shifting Gulf order
© Guven Yilmaz/Anadolu via AFP Published on August 20, 2026 at 14:00 pm (GMT +1) When Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, the absence of Egypt immediately attracted attention.
A screen on the Republic of Turkiye Directorate of Communications building displays the announcement of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, on 10 August 2026 in Ankara, Turkiye.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they had targeted Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery with a drone.
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