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Pakistan reportedly joins air campaign against Houthis as missiles hit Riyadh airport

A senior Pakistani military official says Pakistani jets joined attacks on Yemen’s Houthis, a claim Islamabad denies, as Houthi missiles target Riyadh airport and Saudi Arabia intercepts additional ballistic threats

Lior Ben Ari | 10.08.26

סעודיה חאג' חיילים ב צבא סעודיה מצעד לקראת החאג'

Saudi grand mufti urges troops to sacrifice their lives for ‘complete defeat’ of Houthis

Rare religious appeal comes as Houthis launch missiles and drones at Saudi targets, threaten further advances and Riyadh seeks military support from France, Turkey and Pakistan

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 09.25.26

Houthi attacks reach Mecca, exposing limits of Saudi defense pact with Turkey and Pakistan

Alerts sound in Islam’s holiest city, Jeddah and Taif as Houthi attacks intensify; Saudi pact partners offer condemnations while an Israeli expert urges quiet missile-defense help and UN says more than 100,000 have been displaced in Yemen

Lior Ben Ari | 09.15.26

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with chief of Defense Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, August 24, 2026

Pakistan delivers Saudi warning to Iran: Rein in the Houthis

Warning comes after Houthis have stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia; Pakistan's warning to Iran carries significant weight because of its defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey

Reuters | 09.10.26

Kuwait Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

Kuwait just hired Pakistan’s army to defend it

Opinion: While rejecting Israel, the Gulf monarchy is outsourcing its security to a nuclear-armed, Islamist-leaning military; a dangerous mirage of protection

Amine Ayoub | 08.29.26

What would Iran, Egypt or Bangladesh joining the Mecca Pact mean?

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan’s new defense pact could expand to Bangladesh, Egypt and possibly Iran, but conflicting interests, legal constraints and questions over mutual-defense obligations could complicate its growth

Giorgia Valente / The Media Line | 08.28.26

Trump’s Iran ‘economic D-Day’ lands as another threat

Bessent warns Iran’s trade partners the ‘US Treasury hammer’ is coming, but admits immediate secondary sanctions could ‘blow up the global financial system,’ as Trump’s promised ‘economic D-Day’ stops short of sweeping action

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 08.25.26

Pakistan’s ‘red chili capital’ faces a climate crisis threatening its signature crop

In a country where ‘food is chili and everything else is an addition,’ extreme heat, floods and rising production costs are threatening one of Pakistan’s most iconic crops and the livelihoods of thousands of farmers

Lior Ben Ari | 08.20.26

Middle East chessboard: why the Mecca pact could be good news for Israel

Analysis: In the Middle East’s strategic chess game, the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani triangle is aimed chiefly at Tehran, not Israel; with Saudi financing, Turkish technology and Pakistani military power, the emerging bloc could shift regional deterrence in Jerusalem’s favor

Mohammed Wattad | 08.18.26

Pakistan says US, Iran nearing deal as Hormuz tensions persist and oil prices fall

Defense minister says signs point to 'some sort of an arrangement' as oil prices fall, Pakistani officials head to Tehran and US forces reportedly strike a ship accused of trying to evade the blockade on Iranian ports

ynet | 08.11.26

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are drawing closer, and Israel should be worried

Analysis: The joint agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan is a significant loss for Israel and the US; it shows Gulf states' disappointment with the US and its failure to defang Iran, and makes clear the price of Israel's refusal to normalize with Riyadh

Ben-Dror Yemini | 08.11.26

Israel alarmed by Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan pact: ‘This alliance is aimed against us’

Israeli official questions claims the Mecca defense pact is focused on Iran and warns Egypt could join; Jerusalem is urged to deepen ties with Greece, Cyprus, India and the UAE as the Sunni axis grows stronger

Itamar Eichner | 08.10.26

‘Islamic NATO’ or paper alliance? The truth behind Saudi Arabia’s new defense pact

Analysis: The trilateral Makkah Agreement isn't a springboard for conquest in the Middle East; it’s an insurance policy built by three anxious powers desperate to protect their own economies

Amine Ayoub | 08.09.26

Egypt prepared to join new Mideast defense alliance: 'Iran is not the target'

Turkish foreign minister says Cairo may join the defense alliance that his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, 'after certain technical issues are resolved'; Agreement is identical to NATO's Article 5 under which an attack on one is an attack on all

Lior Ben Ari | 08.09.26

Egypt could join new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defense alliance, Turkish FM says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Cairo could join once technical issues are resolved, describing the pact as a NATO-style mutual defense alliance and insisting ‘Iran is not the target’

Lior Ben Ari | 08.08.26

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