SINGAPORE, March 26 — Oil prices edged higher today on supply concerns, with the United States stepping up efforts to limit Venezuelan and Iranian oil exports, while a bigger-than-expected drop in US crude inventories also lent support.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The ringgit is anticipated to trade within the 4.42–4.45 range against the US dollar next week, with short-term volatility contingent upon broader market dynamics.

NEW YORK, March 21 — Two men whom United States (US) prosecutors say belong to a Russian organised crime group were convicted of involvement in an unsuccessful Iran-backed plot to kill a prominent New York-based dissident and journalist.

PORT KLANG, March 21 — Malaysia recorded its biggest-ever drug bust after police seized RM1.06 billion worth of methamphetamine at West Port on January 25.

WASHINGTON, March 20 — The United States today issued new Iran-related sanctions, targeting one individual and several entities including a Chinese “teapot” oil refinery for purchasing and processing Iranian crude oil, the Treasury Department website showed.

WASHINGTON/ADEN, March 16 — United States (US) President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 24 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Iran has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral ties with Malaysia, expanding economic collaboration, and deepening engagement with Asean.

TEHRAN, Jan 18 — Two senior Iranian Supreme Court judges involved in handling espionage and terrorism cases were shot dead in the capital Tehran on Saturday, said Iran's judiciary.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — The Embassy of Malaysia in Tehran, in collaboration with the Iran’s Institute for Political and International Studies (Ipis) convened a high-level conference in Tehran yesterday focusing on Malaysia’s pivotal role as the incoming Chair of Asean in 2025.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Dec 20 — Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen yesterday and threatened more attacks against the Iran-aligned militant group, which has launched hundreds of missiles at Israel over the past year.

TEHRAN, Dec 14 — Iran will not impede the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog’s access and inspection of its sites, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organisation said today.

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 — President Joe Biden is pushing the United States’ national security agencies ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration to devise new strategies to tackle the risky, deepening ties among Russia, Iran, North Korea and China, said US officials.

AMMAN/BEIRUT/CAIRO, Dec 8 — Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family's decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East.

DUBAI, Nov 14 — Iran is willing to resolve outstanding disputes over its nuclear programme but won’t succumb to pressure, its foreign minister told the United Nations nuclear watchdog head today, as European countries push for diplomacy before Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

DUBAI, Nov 3 — Iran’s leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent US.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 26 — Malaysia strongly condemns military strikes by the Zionist Israeli regime against the sovereign state of Iran, particularly in Tehran, Karaj, Kashan, Mashhad and Shiraz early today.

TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Oct 22 — United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, in the first big US push for a Middle East ceasefire since Israel killed the leader of Hamas last week — and the last attempt before a presidential election that could upend US policy.

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 — The United States Justice Department yesterday proposed new rules to protect federal government data or Americans’ bulk personal data from getting into the hands of countries like China, Iran and Russia by placing new limits on certain business transactions.

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, Oct 21 — United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make another push for a ceasefire when he heads to the Middle East on Monday, the State Department said, seeking to kick-start negotiations to end the Gaza war and also defuse the spillover conflict in Lebanon.

ANKARA, Oct 21 — Oil prices increased on Monday amid news reports that Israel is preparing a major attack on Iran in response to Tehran’s missile attack on October 1, reported Anadolu Agency.