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07.08.26 - 15:16
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan Sign Islamic NATO-Style Defense Pact Amid Iran War (ZeroHedge)
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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...
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07.08.26 - 08:30
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′Waste colonialism′ – the Turkish city carrying the weight of Britain′s pollution problem (The Guardian)
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In this week's newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana, where farmers are left to cope with microplastics, toxic smoke, and debris• Don't get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereA year ago this month, when global talks to end our spiralling plastic crisis collapsed, Emma Hardy, Britain's then marine minister and the UK's head of delegation, said she was “hugely disappointed”. The UK is committed to working, at home and abroad, to “protect the environment and pave the way to a circular economy”, she pledged.But Britain, one of the world's largest exporters of plastic waste, remains part of a global trade that enables us to send mountains of plastic rubbish to other, mostly poorer countries, fuelling pollution, health impacts and waste crime.'Danger no longer only comes from the hitmen, but from the state': the Honduran farmers labelled terrorists for protecting their landEl Niño could push 50 mil...
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06.08.26 - 08:31
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Nordex erhält Großauftrag in der Türkei über 525 MW (Dow Jones)
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DOW JONES--Nordex hat in der Türkei einen Großauftrag an Land gezogen. Wie der im MDAX und TecDAX notierte Windkraftanlagen-Hersteller mitteilte, umfasst der neue Auftrag der Türkerler Holding über insgesamt rund 525 MW die Lieferung und Errichtung von ......
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