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.

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 — A United States (US) Air Force airman who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington in an apparent act of protest against the war in Gaza has died, the military and local police said yesterday.

GAZA CITY, Feb 20 — The Palestinian group Hamas has said it would only accept a prisoner swap deal with Israel if it agrees to a full cease-fire and the entry of relief aid into the Gaza Strip.

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 — International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said that although the IMF raised the global growth forecast, there is still a need "to be mindful of risks," reported Xinhua.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Today marks the 100th day since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct 7 in the Gaza Strip with no ceasefire in sight amidst a substantial death toll and destruction in the besieged enclave.

ISTANBUL, Dec 10 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday reiterated his call to reform the United Nations (UN) Security Council, where the United States (US) vetoed a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza the previous day.

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.

BUKIT KAYU HITAM, Nov 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin has expressed gratitude to the Malaysian government for assisting in the safe release of their nationals held captive by Hamas in Gaza, Palestine.

ANKARA, Nov 26 — The Palestinian group Hamas handed over 13 Israeli captives held in Gaza at midnight Saturday to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of a prisoner swap deal with Israel.

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

ISTANBUL (Turkiye), Nov 22 —  The Israeli government and Hamas agreed to a prisoner exchange deal early Wednesday.

JERUSALEM, Nov 19 — An analysis Saturday by CNN did not exclude the possibility that the Israeli army "rearranged" weapons it claimed to have found at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City before the international media were allowed to visit the site.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has never made any remark categorising the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to state the government's position regarding the latest action by the United States House of Representatives which passed the Hamas International Financing Prevention Bill, in the Dewan Rakyat today.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 3 — Malaysia and China are ready to share expertise and experience in tackling global terrorism, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

GENEVA, Oct 29 — The knockout of telephone and internet access in Gaza means that even bread is not guaranteed, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC Ratings) foresees the Brent oil prices to remain elevated to hover around US$85 to US$95 for the remainder of 2023 and within the range of US$80 to US$100 per barrel in 2024.

ANKARA, Oct 10 — Oil prices drifted lower on Tuesday over easing concerns that the ongoing clashes between Israel and Palestine will have a limited impact on oil trading, reported Anadolu.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — Malaysia has expressed deep concern over the escalating clashes in and around the Gaza Strip, emphasising the need for an immediate halt to the loss of lives, suffering, and destruction.