|
|
|
|
|
09.08.26 - 18:00
|
Turkish FM Affirms Defense Pact With Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Is Same As NATO′s Article 5 (ZeroHedge)
|
|
|
Turkish FM Affirms Defense Pact With Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Is Same As NATO's Article 5
World leaders have been reacting to the Friday signing of a major defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan in the Saudi city of Makkah among their heads of state. It seeks to strengthen joint deterrence and expanding defense cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency said.
As we reported, it essentially a NATO-style agreement for the 'Muslim world' - given that it stipulates and formalizes that an armed attack on any of the countries will be treated as an attack against all of them.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has on Saturday affirmed this in very clear terms - in case there were any doubts among pundits - describing that is indeed technically the same as NATO's Article 5 mutual defense agreement.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, via Reuters
He told state Anadolu news agency that a committee of ministers similar to that within NATO would be formed to undergird the new all...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
09.08.26 - 14:15
|
Turkey Restricts Black Sea Traffic As Drone Attacks On Commercial Vessels Spike (ZeroHedge)
|
|
|
Turkey Restricts Black Sea Traffic As Drone Attacks On Commercial Vessels Spike
Via The Cradle
Turkey has begun restricting commercial ship traffic into the Black Sea amid a surge in Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian vessels, Bloomberg reported Saturday.
Turkiye's Directorate General of Coastal Safety has informed several ships heading to Novorossiysk, an important Russian oil and grain export port, that it is not issuing transit permits at this time and requires more time to review passage applications through the Dardanelles.
via Reuters
The sources told Bloomberg that Turkish authorities had provided no explanation for the move. Some vessels have also reportedly been told that the restriction applies to ships heading to Ukraine.
The report comes after a series of drone attacks targeting Turkish commercial vessels operating in the Black Sea and near Russian ports in recent months.
On Friday, a Turkish-flagged vessel, the MV Gulluk, was struck by a drone off the Russian port o...
|
|
|
09.08.26 - 13:06
|
Ukraine kauft US-Artillerieraketen in der Türkei (DPA-AFX)
|
|
|
KIEW/WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Die Ukraine kauft in der Türkei ein größeres Paket mit US-produzierten Artilleriewaffen, das auch 70 Raketen des Typs ATACMS umfasst. Zu dem Geschäft gehören weiter 12 Mehrfachraketenwerfer M270, mehr als 2.500 Artillerieraketen ......
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07.08.26 - 15:16
|
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan Sign Islamic NATO-Style Defense Pact Amid Iran War (ZeroHedge)
|
|
|
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan Sign Islamic NATO-Style Defense Pact Amid Iran War
On Friday Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a major defense agreement as leaders gathered in the city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It seeks to strengthen joint deterrence and expanding defense cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
It is essentially a NATO-style agreement for the 'Muslim world' - given that it stipulates and formalizes that an armed attack on any of the countries will be treated as an attack against all of them.
Formally called the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, it "reflects the three nations' commitment to bolstering their collective security and promoting peace, security and stability in the region and the wider world," SPA reported.
The combined estimated population of these Muslim-majority countries is 380 million people, or according to the high estimates... approaching 400 million.
Al Jazeera comments on the significance of the historic pact as follows:
This is mor...
|
|
|
|