3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (191+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Pakistan said today (10 September) that there were no discussions about a military reaction ​from Islamabad under the Mecca agreement in response to ‌the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia, but added that Pakistan would act when the "time comes…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (613+ words) Thursday September 10, 2026 Pakistan has ruled out any immediate expansion of the Mecca Defence Alliance, saying no new country is currently being considered for membership as the three founding states focus on consolidating the pact. Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (604+ words) Wednesday September 02, 2026 Iran today (2 September) said it does not view the "Mecca Pact" involving Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan as something against Tehran and that Bangladesh's decision does not create concerns for them. "We don't regard the Mecca Peace Pact…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (320+ words) Wednesday September 02, 2026 More than 10 European Union members are willing to contribute resources and people to a planned mission to advise and train Lebanon's armed forces, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. The proposed mission stems from the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1004+ words) The August 2026 Mecca Joint Defence Agreement has been met with either panic or cheers, neither of which survives scrutiny. Bangladesh should treat the pact as a rational risk management strategy, and not a provocation. The threat narrative is overblown: the…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (709+ words) Wednesday September 02, 2026 Alia al-Hallaq's son Mohammed was nine when he was killed by an Israeli army bullet last October, but the Palestinian homemaker still speaks of herself as a mother of five, not four. "I still haven't accepted the idea…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (32+ words) The Business Standard Bangladesh must weigh options carefully before joining Mecca Pact: Experts Speakers call for a comprehensive cost-benefit assessment, national consensus and stronger domestic defence capabilities before any decision....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (376+ words) Tuesday September 01, 2026 Top officials from the countries party to the historic "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement" convened in Turkey today (31 August) on the occasion of the first meeting of the strategic, political and defence committee established to advance the deal, reports…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (87+ words) The Business Standard Railway General Hospital: OT, lab and beds yet no doctors and patients Thinking of buying a car – why not EV? From kothas to the kinetoscope: How Bengal’s courtesans helped build modern entertainment The new luxury is in…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (910+ words) Monday August 31, 2026 Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Sunday reiterated that the "Mecca Pact" is an internal matter of the world Muslim family" and that there is no reason for anyone to be upset or worried about this. "This is…...