Syria is pursuing membership in the Mecca Defence Alliance, seeking a broader security umbrella, defence24.com reports.
The move follows discussions in Damascus about joining a Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense pact, per themedialine.org.
Meanwhile, the Sulaymaniyya Takiyya Mosque reopened after 15 years, symbolizing resilience in post-war Damascus, arabnews.com notes.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: regional security. Its words also reach E13 civilizations and E9 cultures.
Here it is a dynamic between states, civilizations and cultures: post-war Damascus (E12 states), with Mecca Defence Alliance (E13 civilizations), and Sulaymaniyya Takiyya Mosque (E9 cultures).
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: post-war Damascus.
The floor of patterns across many states. In this briefing: Mecca Defence Alliance.
The floor of culture and meaning. In this briefing: Sulaymaniyya Takiyya Mosque.