# Mecca Joint Defense Agreement tested by Yemen

https://mins.news/en/item/75683

- CGTN, 2026-09-26 04:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-26/Mecca-Joint-Defense-Agreement-tested-by-Yemen-1QKjFjdmhag/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Military chiefs from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye met in Riyadh to discuss regional security and stronger defense cooperation. The arrangement reflects Riyadh’s effort to diversify security partnerships and build a broader regional defense network as repeated missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthis expose vulnerabilities and challenge reliance on external protection.

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