--- title: "Erdogan says Egypt could join Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact" description: "Both outlets reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Egypt could join the mutual defence pact between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Arab News Pakistan included the location (DOHA) and mentioned the interview was with Al Jazeera, while 24 News HD used the term \"Makkah defence pact\" in its headline, suggesting a different framing of the pact’s name or perceived location of significance." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/3541-makkah-defence-pact-set-to-expand-membership-says-erdogan site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Erdogan says Egypt could join Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact world · latest filing 17 Aug 2026, 10:07 AM PKT · 16–17 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Both outlets reported that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Egypt could join the mutual defence pact between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Arab News Pakistan included the location (DOHA) and mentioned the interview was with Al Jazeera, while 24 News HD used the term "Makkah defence pact" in its headline, suggesting a different framing of the pact’s name or perceived location of significance. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **24 News HD** — [Makkah defence pact set to expand membership, says Erdogan](https://www.24newshd.tv/17-Aug-2026/makkah-defence-pact-set-expand-membership-says-erdogan) · 17 Aug 2026, 10:07 AM PKT > Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Egypt could become the next country to join a newly established mutual defence pact between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Erdogan says Egypt could join Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2654841/middle-east) · 16 Aug 2026, 11:08 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > DOHA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Egypt could become the next country to join a newly established mutual defence pact between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Erdogan described Cairo’s possible accession as one of several options being considered as the alliance looks to expand its membership. The agreement, formally known as the Makkah&nb... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Turkish foreign minister says Egypt may join regional defence pact](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2381-turkey-says-expects-egypt-to-join-defence-pact) · 10 Aug 2026 · 8 outlets · 2 developments · 92% related - [Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia Form Regional Defense Pact](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5712-turkey-says-makkah-defence-pact-aimed-at-regional-security) · 31 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 76% related - [Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia Sign Trilateral Defence Pact](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1815-pm-shehbaz-expected-to-visit-saudi-arabia-on-aug-8-for-key) · 14 Aug 2026 · 16 outlets · 11 developments · 73% related - [Turkish FM clarifies defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2349-turkey-pakistan-saudi-arabia-defence-pact-technically-same) · 9 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 72% related - [Pakistan's top military official meets Saudi and Turkish defence leaders in Istanbul](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5077-makkah-defence-pact-sent-message-of-unity-peace-pm-shehbaz) · 2 Sep 2026 · 22 outlets · 6 developments · 72% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 16–17 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.