Damascus: We are considering joining the Makkah coalition Asad al-Shibani, the foreign minister of the rebel government in Syria, announced that the country's joining the "Makkah coalition" is under consideration; A coalition formed on August 7 in Mecca between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan with the aim of protecting each other from threats. "Syria cannot consider its security separately from its surroundings, and the security of the Persian Gulf is part of Syria's regional security," Al-Shibani said in his speech at the "Bases of Regional Security" meeting in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. - Link.