KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — The National Under-23 football squad’s hopes of a quarter-final spot look slim after they lost 2-0 to Vietnam for their second straight defeat in Group D of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-23 Asian Cup at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar yesterday night.

PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — The national under-23 (U-23) squad will play at least five friendly matches as warm-up for the U-23 Asian Cup campaign in Doha, Qatar, from April 15 to May 3.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO/NEW YORK, Feb 27 — United States (US) President Joe Biden hopes to have a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza start by next Monday (March 4) as the warring parties appeared to close in on a deal during negotiations in Qatar, which also aim to broker the hostages' release.

LUSAIL (Qatar), Feb 11 — Hotshot Akram Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties to inspire Qatar to a 3-1 win over Jordan in controversial fashion in the 2023 Asian Cup final at the Lusail Stadium here last night.

DOHA, Feb 8 — A late goal from Almoez Ali saw defending champion Qatar edge Iran 3-2 in a pulsating match at the Al Thumama Stadium here last night, as they march into the 2023 Asian Cup final to keep their hopes of retaining the title alive.

AL RAYYAN (QATAR), Feb 7 — Jordan pulled off a major upset in the 2023 Asian Cup by beating two-time champions South Korea 2-0 in their semifinal match and went on to create their own football history by marching into the final, here, last night.

DOHA, Feb 4 — Defending champions Qatar faced a tough challenge before securing their passage to the semi-finals of the 2023 Asian Cup with a 3-2 penalty shootout victory against Uzbekistan at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor last night  (early rhus morning Malaysian time).

AL KHOR (QATAR), Jan 30 — Two moments of brilliance by Qatar striker Akram Afif were enough to catapult his team into the 2023 Asian Cup quarterfinals after they beat Palestine 2-1 in their second-round match, here, tonight (early morning Malaysian time).

DOHA, Jan 29 — Qatar has called for the immediate and unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid to all parts of the Gaza Strip, with the guarantee of adequate levels of supplies, reported Jordan News Agency (Petra).

ISTANBUL, Jan 23 — Qatar said Tuesday that mediation efforts to reach a ceasefire and a hostage swap deal between Israel and Hamas were still ongoing, Anadolu Agency reported.

DOHA, Jan 18 — Asian Cup host and defending champion Qatar became the first country to move into the round of 16, after beating Tajikistan 1-0 in their second Group A match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor City, about 35km from here last night.

ISTANBUL, Jan 17 — Qatar announced Tuesday that it has successfully mediated an agreement between Israel and Hamas that will enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to civilians in Gaza in exchange for the delivery of medicines to Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian group.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Local fans can come together and cheer the Harimau Malaya squad by following their 2023 Asia Cup campaign in Doha, Qatar from January  12 to February 10 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, thanks to the Youth and Sports Ministry’s initiative of broadcasting all matches live on big screens at the stadium.

DUBAI/CAIRO/LONDON, Dec 2 — Israel has informed several Arab states it seeks to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza's border to prevent future attacks as part of proposals for the enclave after war ends, Egyptian and regional sources said.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 23 — Malaysia commends the agreement between Hamas and Israel on the humanitarian pause reached on Wednesday (Nov 22) as a step in the right direction to bring to an end the killing of civilians and minimise the suffering of the people in Gaza.

ISTANBUL, Nov 22 — Qatar on Wednesday said that the start of a “humanitarian pause” between Israel and Hamas will be announced within 24 hours.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — Malaysia has implemented 16 free trade agreements (FTAs) and 62 bilateral investment guarantee agreements (IGAs) to date, said Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

DOHA (Qatar), Nov 21 — Qatar’s Foreign Ministry called Monday for the formation of an international committee to look into "the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against civilians in the Gaza Strip." The country’s stance was made in a statement condemning the Israeli bombing of the...

DOHA Oct 8, – Max Verstappen will have to wait until December to get his hands on the Formula One champion's trophy, after winning his third title in Qatar on Saturday, but the Red Bull driver said it was no big deal.

DOHA, Sept 1 — Qatar has detected the country's first cases of the coronavirus variant EG.5, the country's Public Health Ministry said on Thursday.