Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting key Gulf cities overnight caused minor damage to airports, port facilities and residential areas, with authorities across the region reporting swift interceptions and limited casualties.
Bahrain international airport was targeted by drone, Reuters quoted Interior Ministry as saying. The ministry said the drone only caused material damage.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in his office on Saturday morning during US-Israeli air strikes, Iran's state media has confirmed.
Several residential buildings in Manama were struck by Iranian missiles, Bahrain’s Interior Ministry confirmed on Saturday evening. The ministry said Civil Defence teams were continuing firefighting and rescue operations at the affected sites.
Dubai authorities have confirmed that an incident occurred in a building in the Palm Jumeirah area following Iran’s strikes against UAE after US and Israel launched major attack on Tehran.
At least one person has been killed in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, in multiple missile launches by Iran that targeted US bases across the Gulf region.
Parkin Company, a leading provider of paid public parking facilities in Dubai, has reported a 47% jump in its fourth-quarter revenue for 2025, while its net profit surged by 53% on the back of portfolio expansion, higher seasonal card sales and the introduction of variable tariffs.
Yusuff Ali M A, Chairman of Lulu Group International, has contributed AED150 million ($40.84 million) in support of the “Mother of the Nation Endowment for Orphans” initiative.
Three Gulf states — Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — have reaffirmed their solidarity with Kuwait following Iraq’s submission of maritime coordinates and maps to the United Nations, which they say infringe on Kuwait’s sovereign rights.
Saudi housing ministry, in partnership with United Nations Development Programme and UN-Habitat, aims to set up the National Urban Policy that can serve as a cohesive framework linking economic diversification, housing, infrastructure and environmental sustainability across cities and regions in the kingdom.
