DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 16 — The Gaza Strip suffered from Israel's intensified strikes hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, as mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday.

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 15 — Negotiators in Qatar appeared on Wednesday to be close to sealing a deal on a ceasefire in the war in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas after 15 months of death and destruction.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 10 — Pledging support for the Japanese-led Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) initiative, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Malaysia has agreed to co-chair the regional conference's ministerial meeting in July.

GAZA, Jan 9 — The Israeli occupation army committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of 70 civilians and the injury of 104 others, according to medical sources.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Most of the Palestinians brought to Malaysia in August last year for medical treatment have fully recovered from their injuries and are being prepared for repatriation, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

ISTANBUL, Jan 6 — Nearly 1,000 mosques were damaged in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip last year, Palestinian authorities said yesterday, as reported by Anadolu Agency (AA).

HOUSTON, Jan 1 — Oil prices fell around three per cent in 2024, slipping for a second straight year, as the post-pandemic demand recovery stalled, China's economy struggled, and the United States (US) and other non-OPEC producers pumped more crude into a well-supplied global market.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Dec 27 — Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital on Friday, one of three medical facilities on the northern edge of Gaza, ordering dozens of patients and hundreds of others to evacuate and leaving part of the site on fire, Health Ministry officials said.

CAIRO, Dec 22 — Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, eight of them at a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City, medics said, as the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a hospital in the north.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) veto power should be banned in cases of mass atrocities until it can be abolished, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

COPENHAGEN, Dec 2 — The world's 100 largest armaments companies saw a significant surge in weapon sales last year, driven by the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, along with broader global tensions, reported the German Press Agency (dpa).

CAIRO, Nov 29 — Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians overnight and on Friday in the Gaza Strip, many of them in the Nuseirat refugee camp at the centre of the enclave, medics said, after Israeli tanks pulled back from parts of the camp.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — “Everyone is worried because we are in a far more dangerous world today,” Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong remarked as he reflected on the evolving global landscape.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 19 — The G20 leaders' meeting in Brazil have voiced profound concern over the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the escalating tensions in Lebanon.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 18 — Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies were set to meet on Monday in Brazil for their annual summit, bracing for a shift in the global order with the return to power of United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 18 — Malaysia and Brazil stressed the urgent need for an immediate and permanent ceasefire to the ongoing conflict in Gaza as well as demanded Israel ensure unimpeded humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian Territory.

NEW YORK, Nov 17 — The UN Security Council is set to hold a briefing session on Monday on the situation in the Middle East.

BEIJING, Nov 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is hopeful that United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump’s victory will yield positive outcomes, not only for bilateral relations and trade but also for geopolitics.

BEIJING, Nov 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will extend an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the Asean Summit and the Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council Plus China Summit next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Re-elected United States (US) President Donald Trump is likely to adopt a new approach during his new term in fostering regional peace and prosperity while also strengthening existing trade relations, said US Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard D.