Yemen’s Houthis have renewed a warning for airlines, workers and travelers to avoid Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, labeling it a military target

Pakistan ratifies Mecca pact as Saudi Arabia faces attacks and Israel holds military drills Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 10/24/2026 - 10:25 Saudi authorities have lifted recent security alerts, while Washington signals the possibility of military action against Tehran Pakistan Army Major General Shahid (L) briefs an international media team near the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, 26 February 2020 (Aamir Qureshi/AFP) Off Pakistan on Friday announced that it has ratified a joint defence pact with Turkey and Saudi Arabia as the kingdom faces renewed security threats and is looking for allies to help it against Yemen's Houthis. Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson, Sajjad Haider Khan, said that Islamabad and Riyadh have completed their ratification procedures for the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by the three countries on 7 August. “Matters related to the agreement, its ratification, and operationalisation remain under discussion by the three parties,” Khan said, according to a transcript published by Pakistan’s Foreign Office. Turkey is still completing its domestic approval process as the agreement has not yet completed ratification by all three signatories. The pact was signed in Mecca by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman . It provides for collective defence in the event of an external armed attack against any of the three countries, with the nature and level of assistance to be determined according to the circumstances. The agreement has moved towards implementation following a 5 October meeting of the countries’ Strategic Political and Defence Committee. Full text of the Mecca defence pact Read More » The meeting called for the implementation of collective defence commitments and the rapid deployment of military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia, subject to the countries’ domestic laws. Islamabad has called the agreement defensive and consistent with the UN Charter. The development comes amid growing fears of a wider regional escalation, with the Houthis continuing attacks on Saudi Arabia and US and Israeli officials reportedly discussing renewed strikes on Iran months after the conflict between the countries and Tehran began. Regional escalation Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence issued warnings over potential danger in par

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Houthi missiles reportedly struck a number of targets in Yemen, including Aden's airport and a coastguard base.

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels said they launched attacks at Saudi oil facilities and airports on Saturday while Yemen’s Saudi-backed government ​said the ‌group also fired three ballistic missiles at coast guard sites in ⁠the port city of Aden.