Yemen’s armed forces say they have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance drone over the western province of Ta’izz, as fighting and exchanges of fire have intensified in several areas of the region.

Eight Arab and Muslim countries have condemned remarks by far-right Zionist ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Israel Katz on plans to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

After spending about two years in detention, Palestinian journalist and ex-detainee Ramez Awwad has said that Palestinian captives in Zionist regime’s jails are living under dire conditions, describing Israeli prisons as “graveyards for the living.”

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri says Zionist regime has turned southern Lebanon, its people and their property into a “bloody ballot box” in its upcoming electoral race, describing it as a competition over who can kill and destroy more.

Iran’s top security official has announced that a new restricted zone will be declared outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, warning that any vessel entering the area without coordination with Tehran will be placed on an Iranian sanctions list.

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The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has shot down a US military surveillance balloon over Erbil in northern Iraq as part of efforts to dismantle Washington’s spying capabilities in the region.

Iran’s top military commander says Tehran will not yield to US pressure, and that Washington’s turn to economic, psychological and cognitive warfare will fail just as its military aggression has.

The Hamas Movement has criticized a recent post published by the US-led Board of Peace on its official account on the X platform, saying its article contained information unrelated to reality and unfair positions against Palestinians and their resistance.

Hezbollah says Zionist regime’s is intensifying its attacks on Lebanon, adding that the regime’s strikes that killed four people and wounded dozens earlier in the day came amid international inaction and the Lebanese government's "failure to protect" the nation.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has announced a new international effort to break Zionist regime’s blockade of Gaza, with ships sailing between European ports before a planned attempt to reach the Palestinian territory in October.

Iran’s highest operational command unit warns the “terrorist” US military that the armed forces will deal more “severe and extensive” blows to American warships if Washington continues acts of aggression in the region.