It is heartening news that on August 7, 2026, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan signed a historic trilateral defense agreement. The Makkah Agreement aims to deepen security cooperation amid rising military tensions and conflicts in the Middle East. Its core principle is collective deterrence: an armed attack on one shall be regarded as an attack on all three.

At a time when the Muslim world faces grave challenges, such unity has become essential. The ongoing violence and oppression against innocent civilians in........

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