Thousands gather at Imam Khomeini Mosalla in Tehran as week-long funeral rites for former Supreme Leader Khamenei begin. Main procession set for July 6; Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran that began Feb. 28.

Three sons of Ali Khamenei pray over his body as Mojtaba Khamenei becomes Iran's third supreme leader, absent from public appearance

Three of Ali Khamenei's sons—Mostafa, Masoud and Meysam Hosseini Khamenei—appeared on Sunday to say prayers over their father's body. Mojtaba Khamenei, who became Iran's third supreme leader after his father's death, was still absent.

Egypt's Sisi inaugurates new capital, cites past sieges of Constitutional Court, Council of Ministers, Defense Ministry and Media Production City as justification for relocating all state institutions to the new administrative hub, sources say.

Egypt's Sisi, at the inauguration of the new capital, cited past sieges of the Constitutional Court, Council of Ministers, Ministry of Defense, and Media Production City as justification for relocating all state institutions to the new capital, according to sources.

Egypt's Sisi vows institutional sieges will never be repeated, declares parliament, cabinet and defense ministry will never again face such threats — sources

Egypt's Sisi declares parliament, cabinet and defense ministry will never again be vulnerable to such threats, vowing the scenario of institutional sieges will never be repeated in Egypt, according to sources.

Netanyahu cabinet unanimously votes to defy Israel's High Court in historic first, refusing to recognize broadcast regulator decisions after court ordered it kept operational amid resignations

Netanyahu's cabinet unanimously voted to defy the High Court in a historic first for Israel, refusing to recognize decisions by the Second Authority for Television and Radio and directly contravening a court order to keep the broadcast regulator operational following a wave of resignations.