KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Malaysia strongly calls on all parties in the Middle East to urgently de-escalate the heightening tensions destabilising the region.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) will discuss with the relevant parties any further actions following the conflict in the Middle East, including considering the repatriation of Malaysian students from the countries involved.

SHAH ALAM, April 14 — The government is holding a special meeting this evening following Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

TOKYO, April 12 — Oil prices rose in early trade on Friday on heightened tensions in the Middle East, where Iran has promised to retaliate for a suspected Israeli air strike on its embassy in Syria, which could risk disruptions to supply from the oil-producing region.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin has reaffirmed Malaysia's continuous commitment to providing humanitarian assistance in Syria in a meeting with International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Secretary General Jagan Chapagain.

HATAY, Feb 5 — Abdullah Yanar planted flowers in front of his container home to make it feel more like a real home for his family, who have been living in temporary shelters in southern Turkiye since last year's devastating earthquake.

DOHA, Jan 31 — Three-time champions Iran are through to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup after besting Syria 5-3 in the penalty shootout after drawing 1-1 in their round of 16 match at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium here tonight (early morning Malaysian time).

CAIRO, Jan 21 — Syria urges the international community to stop Israeli attacks on civilians, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement following an Israeli airstrike on Damascus which killed at least five people, reported Sputnik.

DOHA, Jan 19 — Australia booked their place in the 2023 Asian Cup round of 16 after edging Syria 1-0 in their second Group B match at the Jassim Bin Hammad Stadium, here, last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Malaysia came back from two goals down to eke out a respectable 2 - 2 draw with Syria in their Tier One international friendly match in Chengdu, China this evening, preserving their unbeaten five-match run in international friendlies that began in March.

SEPANG, April 24 — A humanitarian mission, initiated by the Melaka government in collaboration with two non-governmental organisations (NGOs), namely the Briged Negaraku and the Malaysian Youth Volunteer Community, is being mobilised to Turkiye today.

PUTRAJAYA, April 18 — The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has collected funds amounting to RM126,600 through the Turkiye and Syria Earthquake Victims Fund, within 39 days since it was launched on February 17.

JERUSALEM, April 9 — Far-right Jewish settlers early Sunday stormed the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem.

ANKARA, March 13 — The death toll from powerful earthquakes that struck southern Turkiye last month has risen to 48,448, the country’s interior minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday.

ANTAKYA/ANKARA, Turkiye, Feb 25 — Turkiye has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkiye and Syria surpassed 50,000.

PORT KLANG, Feb 23 — Port Klang's shipping and logistics community today donated RM510,000 for humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Turkiye and Syria.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he was very touched by the concern shown by Malaysians on the fate of earthquake victims in Syria and Turkiye which saw 42 tonnes of humanitarian assistance sent yesterday.

SUBANG, Feb 19 — Malaysia's first humanitarian aid delivery mission to Syria which was hit by an earthquake earlier this month, took off last night aboard an A400 transport aircraft belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

ISTANBUL, Feb 18 — Rescue teams in Turkiye recovered three people, including a child, alive from the debris of a collapsed apartment building where they spent 296 hours since last week's earthquakes, reported the German Press Agency (dpa).

MOSCOW, Feb 17 — A 17-year-old girl was pulled alive from under the rubble in southern Turkiye on Thursday — about 248 hours after devastating earthquakes collapsed thousands of homes and killed 36,187 people, reported Sputnik.