Yemen’s air defense, during these strikes, shot down a Wing Loong drone over Al-Bayda Governorate and a CH-4 drone over Al-Jawf Governorate.
The shift of Saudi Arabia’s fiber optic cable route to Greece from the Zionist regime to Syria is part of Riyadh’s new strategy to redefine the regional order and reduce dependence on the UAE–Israel axis. By investing in Syria’s infrastructure, Saudi Arabia aims to transform Damascus into a connectivity hub between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, thereby strengthening its geo-economic influence. This development also reflects the intensifying rivalry between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, as well as the region’s gradual transition from energy geopolitics to data geopolitics and digital infrastructure.
Last night, Saudi warplanes carried out airstrikes on Jabal Radfan in Lahij Province, the city of Al-Dhale, the Zand base, and areas around the village of Zubeid in Al-Dhale Province. The bombings resulted in casualties among Southern fighters and also civilians.
Fighting persists in the Khurd Valley area of southern Hadhramaut, where tribal coalition fighters aligned with Saudi Arabia are surrounded by southern forces loyal to the UAE.
In response to a request for support from Hadhramaut tribes during a recent meeting in the Al-Aleeb area, Saudi Arabia dispatched a large convoy of Al-Dara’ Al-Watan forces, consisting of 200 military vehicles, to the city of Seiyun in northern Hadhramaut province.
A group called “Harakat Rad’a” has released documents confirming that the Israeli company NSO, under a formal contract dating back to 2015, provided Saudi Arabia with the notorious Pegasus spyware program.
Following a tribal council meeting in the Al-Aleeb area of the Hadhramaut plateau, the Hadhramaut Tribal Council issued a statement placing the Hadhramaut Protection Forces on high alert and granting them full authority to take immediate and preemptive action against any external forces entering the province.
The second consignment of Saudi crude, estimated at around one million barrels, has reached Banyas port — an event seen as a significant marker in the trajectory of energy cooperation and political relations between Riyadh and Damascus.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban, held a high-level meeting yesterday with Shaher Al-Taqi, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Delta International, and Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan.
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a landmark strategic defense agreement, committing both nations to mutual military cooperation. Under the terms of the pact, any attack on one country will be considered an attack on both.
Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani, the foreign minister of the Syrian transitional government, embarked on his first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia.
Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant-General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili will travel to Tehran today at the head of a high-ranking military delegation and meet with Major-General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.
