Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey to Sign Joint Defence Agreement in Jeddah
A source close to the Saudi army says Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey will sign a joint defence agreement on Friday in Jeddah. The leaders of the three countries are expected to meet for the signing.
According to a source familiar with the Saudi military, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey are set to sign a joint defence agreement on Friday in the city of Jeddah. The announcement came from a close associate of the Saudi army, as reported by AFP. The agreement will be sealed at a meeting involving Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who will convene in Jeddah.
In other developments in the Middle East, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels launched missile and drone attacks that killed at least 58 government troops, according to a military source. The assault followed one of the deadliest days in Yemen's civil war in four years. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump told reporters that he believes the conflict with Iran would conclude soon.
Additionally, a Lebanese presidential source reported that Israel refused to pull back from additional areas in southern Lebanon unless the Lebanese army gained complete control over two initial 'pilot zones.' These talks stalled on that condition.
The information for this report was compiled from AFP, AP, and Reuters.