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Nasrallah denounces calls for disarmament of Hezbollah

The secretary-general of Lebanon's Hezbollah has denounced calls by some political parties for the disarmament of the resistance movement in the run-up to next week’s parliamentary elections. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed the demand comes amid those parties' utter disregard for the worsening economic crisis in the country.

Ayatollah Khamenei hails Syria’s resistance, victory in war

The leader of Iran’s Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has hailed the Syrian government and people’s resistance and their victory in an international war waged against the country.

Syria’s Assad visits Iran, meets with Leader, president

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has traveled to Iran and met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi.

Saudi king admitted to hospital for ‘examinations’

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has been admitted to hospital for unspecified medical tests, state media reported Sunday.

Qatari emir set to visit Iran for follow-up on recent agreements

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is set to pay a visit to Iran for talks with senior officials on a variety of bilateral and regional topics, including follow-up on recently-inked agreements between the two countries.

Khatibzadeh: Normalization with Israel encouraging violence

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the normalization of relations with the Israeli apartheid regime is one of the factors that encourage and intensify violence by Zionists in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Pro- Intifada body: World must take stand against Israel’s desecration of al-Aqsa

The Secretariat of the International Conference on Supporting Palestinian Intifada has sharply condemned Israel’s sacrilegious acts of aggression against al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied al-Quds, urging the world community to take a stand against the regime’s crimes.

Three killed in stabbing attack near Tel Aviv

Israeli medics say at least three people were killed in a stabbing attack near Tel Aviv on Thursday night.

Sandstorm in Iraq sends over 1,000 to hospital

More than 1,000 Iraqis were rushed to hospital with respiratory ailments on Thursday due to a sandstorm hitting half a dozen provinces.

Israeli settlers, army troops storm al-Aqsa Mosque

Hundreds of Israeli settlers, accompanied by army troops, stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday.

Yemeni army says shot down another Saudi spy drone

The Yemeni army says its air defense has shot down a Saudi spy drone that was conducting a “hostile” mission over the northwestern province of Hajjah in breach of a UN-brokered ceasefire.

Report: CIA chief met with MbS in Jeddah

US President Joe Biden’s CIA director reportedly had an unannounced meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last month in Jeddah.

Israeli media speculate President Herzog visited Riyadh

Israeli media are reporting that an Israeli aircraft has landed in Riyadh amid comments by the regime’s president to visit to Saudi Arabia.

Yemen Supreme Political Council: No progress in implementing ceasefire

Chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat says the Saudi-led coalition is still blocking the entry of ships carrying fuel and food into the port of Al-Hudaydah, and no progress has been made in implementing the ceasefire brokered by the United Nations.

Over 200k worshipers perform Eid prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque

More than 200,000 worshipers performed the Eid al-Fitr prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Israeli-occupied Old City of al-Quds on Monday morning.

Israel to summon Russian envoy over Lavrov’s remarks

Israel has denounced Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for suggesting that the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins. Israeli Foreign Ministr Yair Lapid said the Russian ambassador would be summoned for "a tough talk" over the assertion.

Iran says ready to resume talks with Kuwait on disputed Persian Gulf gas field

A senior Iranian diplomat says Tehran is ready to resume negotiations with Kuwait on the disputed Arash natural gas field in the Persian Gulf, praising “positive” relations between the two neighbors.

US base in Iraq comes under rocket attack

Two Katyusha rockets hit an air base housing US military experts and agencies in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Saturday, the Iraqi military confirmed.

Iraq PM: Iran, Saudi Arabia to soon reach agreement on fixing ties

The Iraqi prime minister, whose country has been hosting rounds of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, says Baghdad believes Tehran and Riyadh will achieve an agreement on fixing their relations in the near future.

Palestinian, Israeli guard killed in West Bank attacks

A Palestinian man and an Israeli guard have been killed in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank. It comes after Israeli troops raided the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, designated as the International Quds Day.

Hezbollah chief: Resistance will ‘directly’ respond to any foolish act by Israel

Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader has warned Israel against any “mistake or foolish act”, saying Hezbollah will “firmly and directly” respond to any such mistakes by the occupying regime.

Yemen’s Ansarullah leader warns against normalization with Israel

Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement Leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi has warned regional Arab states, which are normalizing ties with Israel, that they will soon regret their decision to establish ties with the regime.

Leader: New equation in anti-Israel struggle as Palestinians turn to resistance

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says all the developments unfolding in Palestine signal a “new equation” in the nation’s struggles against Israel, as most Palestinians are now embracing resistance as the only option against the regime’s occupation.

Raisi: Int. Quds Day rallies symbol of solidarity among Muslim nations

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the “great movement,” which was embodied today in the mass rallies on the International Quds Day, will eventually lead to the annihilation of the occupying Israeli regime.

Israeli troops storm al-Aqsa Mosque, dozens injured

More than 40 Palestinians have been injured in a raid by Israeli police forces on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Red Crescent announced.

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