The Foreign Ministry urges Slovenian citizens to leave Iran due to a "serious security situation" in the country. Slovenians are being urged to arrange a safe trip home for themselves.

The Specialised State Prosecutor's Office has asked for a judicial investigation into Damjan Žugelj, a former director of the Office for the Prevention of Money Laundering, and another five individuals who are suspected of abuse of office in looking into bank accounts of over 100 people and companies at the end of 2021.

The parliamentary commission looking into alleged abuse in the construction of the C0 sewerage heard from several witnesses on Friday, all of whom warned of the risk that the planned sewerage pipeline might pose for drinking water in case of unpredictable events.

Local showers will move from the west to the south of Slovenia on Saturday morning and clouds will dominate the day. A weak southerly wind will blow on the coast. Showers and storms will be possible in the afternoon as well.

A bust will be unveiled in Gorizia, Italy, on Friday evening to honour politician, sociologist and film critic Darko Bratina. Bratina (1942-1997) was the first member of the Slovenian minority in Italy to be elected to Italian parliament and is the father of the Slovenian minority protection law, which Italy adopted in 2001.

Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon opened a business forum in Shanghai, which was attended by a 71-member Slovenian business delegation and representatives of more than a hundred Chinese companies. Fajon held talks with Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng and opened an exhibition on Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik as part of her visit to China.

As part of celebrations of the 20th anniversary of Slovenia's EU membership, President Nataša Pirc Musar will host on Monday the presidents of all four neighbouring countries to reaffirm good cooperation and adherence to the EU while discussing EU enlargement, the importance of open borders, and the turnout in EU elections.