Riyadh to enjoy trade, security cooperation benefits like joint research, development programmes with Pentagon

Agreement represents pivotal step to long-term defence cooperation

Royal aircraft leaves King Khalid International Airport just before 2.30pm local time

Doing so will also provide confidence to attract investment to a country, says the King

Sovereign also attends state banquet hosted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Event marks first time a Malaysian sovereign has visited Saudi since 1984

The trip is historic as the last ruler to visit Riyadh was the late Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah in 1984

Both sides, a mere year after inking deal, part to develop separate projects

Riyadh mandates prospective pilgrims be free of infectious diseases, chronic conditions, physically able to perform the rituals

Tabung Haji to focus on digitalising passport process to ensure smoother operations for next year's pilgrimage, says minister

Zulkifli Hasan says Tabung Haji will review risks, market conditions, financial capacity first

RM11.2 billion already reached in sectors like green tech, halal industry, renewable energy, others, says Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Three more Malaysian pilgrims have died in the Holy City of Makkah, bringing the total number of deaths to date to 19.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — The 47 Malaysian pilgrims who violated the Haj permit regulation after being duped by a local agent were only given a warning by the Saudi Arabian government.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The Hajj 2025 (1446H) has concluded without any reported incidents, marking one of the safest and most efficiently managed pilgrimages in recent years, said Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan held a bilateral meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, on the sidelines of the 2nd Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — A Malaysian Haj pilgrim who arrived in the holy land to perform the Haj, passed away this morning due to a heart attack, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Enhancing bilateral cooperation in investment and trade between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia was the main focus of the meeting between Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih.

Dubai, May 19 — Nothing captured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's isolation more starkly this week than the image of US President Donald Trump shaking hands with Syria's leader Ahmed al‑Sharaa — a man Israel has branded "an al‑Qaeda terrorist in a suit".

DOHA, May 14 — United States (US) President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel, after a surprise US announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government.