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Iran
Mojtaba Khamenei no replacement, IRGC holds the cards, insider says
A former co-founder of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) told Euronews Mojtaba Khamenei had been preparing for the succession for years, yet lacks his father's stature. Meanwhile, IRGC military commanders have the upper hand in the power structure.
Economy
The Central Asian country rewriting the rules on women's rights
Reforms and support programs are gradually improving women’s access to education, internships and business. Women now make up 54% of university students and 61% of research roles, while over 380,000 received loans in 2025. Social norms and gender-based violence still limit progress.
Iran
Iran selects Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader to succeed late father
A panel of clerics in Iran has selected a son of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to succeed him in leading the country. Trump has called the appointment “unacceptable” saying he “won’t last long”, as Israel earmark him as a potential target.
Iran
Explainer: Who is Mojtaba Khamenei and how did he succeed his father?
Iran's ayatollah is at the heart of the complex power-sharing Islamic Republic and has final say over all matters of state. There has been only one other transfer of power in the office, when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini died at age 86.
Lebanon
Dozens killed as Israel ramps up strikes and raids in eastern Lebanon
Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon, where Israeli forces carried out a commando operation, killed 41 people, the Lebanese health ministry said on Saturday. The area witnessed intense clashes and airstrikes overnight after an Israeli force landed there and clashed with local gunmen.
United Arab Emirates
Iranian drone attack suspends flights at Dubai International airport
A drone attack near the main terminals of Dubai International Airport temporarily suspended operations on Saturday morning just after Iran announced that it would no longer target neighbouring countries and apologising for the past attacks.
Qatar
How air raid sirens and alerts shape daily lives across Middle East
Residents across the Gulf region now live in the harrowing reality of thunderous explosions overhead. As the Iran war shows no sign of slowing down, the authorities are helping educate people on what to do and how to handle this new reality.
Business
Iran's Gulf energy site strikes rattle markets, raise recession fears
Iran’s apparent erratic strikes all over the Gulf and now Azerbaijan, together with its stranglehold of the vital Strait of Hormuz, have resulted in a growing strain on the world’s global energy supplies with incalculable consequences ahead.