Saudi Arabia: Turkish president meets Saudi crown prince in Mecca.

SHOTLIST: MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA (AUG. 7, 2026) (TURKISH PRESIDENCY — ACCESS ALL) 1. TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN WALKING WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE AND PRIME MINISTER MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN 2. ERDOGAN SHAKING HANDS WITH SAUDI OFFICIALS 3. VARIOUS OF ERDOGAN HAVING TALKS WITH BIN SALMANMECCA, SAUDI ARABIA — AUG. 7, 2026: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday began talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is also the prime minister of his country, at Al-Safa Palace in the holy city of Mecca. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also arrived in Saudi Arabia for a one-day working visit on Friday. During the visit, Erdogan is also expected to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The visit comes a week after Pakistan joined a new Saudi-led Red Sea naval coalition, aimed at securing the waters from attacks on shipping by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia inked a Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement in September last year.