MUNICH/WASHINGTON, Feb 16 — United States (US) and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow's nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a US lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Malaysia is unaffected by the Saudi Arabian government’s new ruling of not permitting children to join this year’s Haj, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar.

CAIRO, Feb 9 — Saudi Arabia affirmed its categorical rejection of remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about displacing Palestinians from their land, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Malaysia remains unaffected by the restrictions on the issuance of multiple-entry visas (MEVs) imposed on 14 countries, reflecting strong confidence in the management of Tabung Haji, said the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Malaysia has requested an additional 10,000 Hajj quota, which will be duly considered by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) has confirmed the detention of a Malaysian in Saudi Arabia, saying it has extended consular assistance to the individual.

BERLIN, Dec 22 — A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder, police said on Sunday.

RIYADH, Dec 16 — Saudi Arabia and Qatar condemned an Israeli decision yesterday to expand settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

BENGALURU, Dec 12 — Saudi Arabia will host the men's soccer World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries, world soccer's governing body Fifa said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Malaysia is prepared to host the first coordination meeting between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia at the foreign minister level to discuss further cooperation between the two nations.

RIYADH, Sept 30 — Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have announced the provision of monthly financial support to the Palestinian.

RIYADH, Aug 28 — Saudi Arabia yesterday denounced comments made by Israel's far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who suggested constructing a synagogue within the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, reported Xinhua.

NEW DELHI, July 18 — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL) sees Malaysia as an important country for its language promotion, and plans to work with various Malaysian universities to develop Arabic skills and scholarship.

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CAIRO, June 23 — Egypt has withdrawn the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca, a crisis unit tasked with addressing the situation said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim invited Muslims to embrace the simplicity conveyed in the Haj so that they remain humble and not blinded by temporary worldly luxury.

MAKKAH, June 16 — A total of 1,833,164 Muslims from all over the world are performing the haj pilgrimage this year, according to the General Authority for Statistics of the Saudi government.

SEPANG, June 2 — Haj pilgrims stranded in Makkah for a month expressed their appreciation to the Madani government for bringing them home safely.

MAKKAH, June 1 — The Saudi Arabian government issued a notification to all heads of haj delegations (KRH) from various countries on Thursday about strict security measures to curb visa misuse during the haj season.

SEPANG, May 26 — A 72-year-old Haj pilgrim died in a hospital in Makkah due to a ruptured blood vessel on Friday (May 24), said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar.