EXPLAINER-Makkah pact and defence of the Kingdom
THE Makkah alliance has moved, in less than two months, from a political declaration towards practical cooperation, though it remains a few steps short of becoming a fully operational military alliance. Its Strategic Political and Defence Committee, which met in Riyadh on Oct 5, decided “to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defence commitments”. The operative part…
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