CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Aug 26 — There was no agreement yesterday in the Gaza ceasefire talks that took place in Cairo, with neither Hamas nor Israel agreeing to several compromises presented by mediators, two Egyptian security sources said, casting doubt on the chances of success in the latest US-backed effort to end the 10-month old war.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Aug 25 — Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo yesterday, seeking to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas, but there was no indication of progress after hours of talks.

WASHINGTON, Aug 17 — United States (US) President Joe Biden has said that no party in the Middle East should undermine efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that he claimed was now in sight, but he warned that it was "far from over." Key Quotes "No one in the region should...

RAMALLAH, Aug 14 — Israel said its forces had hit Palestinian militants in Tamoun in the occupied West Bank today while Hamas said its fighters were engaged in fierce clashes with Israeli forces in nearby Tubas city after one was killed in an Israeli raid.

BEIJING, Aug 11 — China supports Iran in defending its "sovereignty, security and national dignity", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani in a phone call today, according to a statement by China's Foreign Ministry.

GAZA CITY (Palestine), Aug 7 — The Palestinian group Hamas has appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new political chief.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Media and Strategic Communications Division of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) summoned Meta Platforms Inc.

ISTANBUL, Aug 5 — Turkiye’s government will hold talks with Instagram officials today after blocking access to the social media platform last week, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said in a post on X.

DUBAI, Aug 5 — Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, its Foreign Ministry spokesman said today, following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.

GAZA CITY, Aug 4 — Hamas announced yesterday its leaders have begun a process to select a new political bureau head following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Over 1,000 people marched on Bukit Bintang last night at the Jalan-Jalan Palestin event to express support for Palestinians suffering at the hands of the Zionist regime. The event, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Secretariat and Boycott,...

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 — United States President Joe Biden said yesterday the killing of Palestinian Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh was not helpful for reaching a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — The public has been invited to attend a Palestine liberation rally at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil, here on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Meta’s removal of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s posts on the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday has been deemed an act of double standards.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Aug 2 — The head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israel military said yesterday, a day after the group’s political leader was assassinated in Tehran.

TEHRAN, Aug 1 — A funeral ceremony is underway in the Iranian capital for Ismail Haniyeh, the Political Bureau Chief of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, who was assassinated by the Zionist regime in Tehran, reported the Iranian News Agency (IRNA).

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 — All mosques under the supervision of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim), namely the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, as well as the Putra Mosque and the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, here,  will hold the ‘solat jenazah ghaib’ (funeral prayer in the absence of the dead) for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh tonight.

CAIRO, Aug 1 — Khaled Meshaal, tipped to be the new Hamas leader, became known around the world in 1997 after Israeli agents injected him with poison in a botched assassination attempt on a street outside his office in the Jordanian capital Amman.

MOSCOW, July 31 — The United States (US) will seek a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip despite the death of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today, according to Sputnik.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, July 31 — Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari has condemned the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, calling it a 'brutal act' by the Zionist regime. "The Selangor state government strongly condemns the murder of the late Ismail Haniyeh, a...