DOHA, Feb 8 — A late goal from Almoez Ali saw defending champion Qatar edge Iran 3-2 in a pulsating match at the Al Thumama Stadium here last night, as they march into the 2023 Asian Cup final to keep their hopes of retaining the title alive.

AL RAYYAN (QATAR), Feb 7 — Jordan pulled off a major upset in the 2023 Asian Cup by beating two-time champions South Korea 2-0 in their semifinal match and went on to create their own football history by marching into the final, here, last night.

AL RAYYAN, Feb 2 — Jordan edged Asian Cup debutants Tajikistan 1-0 to move into the tournament semi-finals for the first time thanks to a second-half own goal at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium today.

AMMAN, Feb 2 — Jordan's King Abdullah II warned of a potential explosion in the region due to an “Israeli escalation” in the West Bank and Jerusalem, emphasising the need for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

DOHA, Jan 16 — Harimau Malaya head coach Kim Pan Gon acknowledged that Jordan were the better team and deserved to win the match after his side fell 0-4 in the opening Group E fixture of the 2023 Asian Cup at the Al Janoub Stadium here last night (January 16 in Malaysia).

DOHA, Jan 16 — Malaysia got off to a rocky start in their first appearance at the Asian Cup in 17 years as they fell 0-4 to Jordan, with former Kedah Darul Aman FC star Mahmoud Almardi emerging as the hero of The Chivalrous Ones in the Group E action at the Al Janoub Stadium, here, last night (early morning in Malaysia).

DOHA, Jan 12 — Harimau Malaya received an early blow when two key players, including Endrick Dos Santos, are most likely to be rested in the first Group E match of the 2023 Asian Cup against Jordan on Monday (January 16, 1.30 am Malaysian time).

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held a meeting with the King of Jordan, King Abdullah II, on the sidelines of the 8th Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Riyadh yesterday.

RIYADH, Nov 12 — Jordan’s King Abdullah II met with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday on the sidelines of the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit on Gaza.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah received the credentials of four foreign envoys to Malaysia at Istana Negara today.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SHAH ALAM, Oct 10 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has proposed making Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS) a centre for heritage studies. He said the matter was discussed with Egypt’s former grand mufti Sheikh Ali Gomaa during his visit to the transcontinental...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 Malaysia is poised to surpass its international tourist arrival target for this year by achieving an arrival of at least 18 million visitors, exceeding the initial target of 16.1 million tourists, said Tourism Malaysia Director-General Datuk Dr Ammar Abdul Ghapar.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 – Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah arrived in Amman, Jordan Tuesday for a four-day special visit.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah will undertake special visits to Monaco and Jordan, starting today until June 2.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — Jordan and Bahrain expressed their condolences to Malaysia following the natural disaster that struck last weekend, causing property destruction as well as loss of life.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Malaysia paid dearly for the hasty moves by the national squad defence when they were hammered 0-4 in the first Tier 1 international friendly match in Amman, Jordan, yesterday (October 6).

AMMAN, June 19 — Palestinian refugee Um Zeid spends her days at home in the sprawling Baqaa camp in Jordan sewing colourful dresses which gives her an income and keeps tradition alive.