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Syria is closely reviewing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey but has not yet decided whether to join, according to Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani.

multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Attributed statement · first recorded Aug 21, 6:30 PM

Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.

How each outlet reported it