The US has returned two Malaysian nationals to Kuala Lumpur after holding them for 18 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail confirmed Malaysia had accepted the detainees and facilitated their return to the country. According to the New Straits Times, Mohamad F...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Indonesian fishermen rescued 116 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, on Saturday after their boat sank off the coast of Aceh province, according to a local daily. Jakarta Globe reported that the group had fled Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee camp, hoping to reach Indonesia or Malaysia. “They look very wea...
ANKARA (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for ending “effectively and permanently” Israel’s genocidal acts against the Palestinians in Gaza. Addressing the Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Anwar said that a “crisis of humanity” has bee...
ISTANBUL (AA) — A Malaysian court has ordered that former Prime Minister Najib Razak stand trial on December 2, in his second corruption case. Najib, 71, was jailed in 2022 in cases related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund he established to spur economic development after becoming prime minister in 2009. The High […]...
ANKARA (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has strongly condemned the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces. In a statement on X, Anwar said Malaysia mourns the loss of a “fighter and defender of the Palestinian people.” “Malaysia strongly condemned the killing, and it was clear that the regim...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan and Malaysia have slammed Israel over its relentless genocidal onslaught on Gaza and invasion of Lebanon, calling upon the international community to shun “hypocrisy” and “selective justice.” Addressing press in the capital Islamabad along with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz ...
ANKARA (AA) – Malaysia has “unequivocally” condemned Israel regime as it launched ground operations in Lebanon. “The Zionist Israel regime’s actions clearly violate security, stability as well as the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon, contravening the United Nations Charter and international law,” the Foreign Ministry said in a ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has condemned the weaponization of communication devices amid explosions in Lebanon which killed at least 32 people in two days. Expressing “grave concern” over explosions of pager devices, Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said such incidents “undermine Lebanon’s security, stability and sovereignty.” At least 32 peopl...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Malaysian prime minister has urged the US to adopt a more forceful position in pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza, emphasizing the need for global powers to take decisive action to end the Israeli onslaught. “Because of the lack of commitment of countries, particularly the US, which wields a lot of […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has issued a travel advisory to its citizens traveling to or residing in the UK amid riots in the country. “Malaysians residing in or travelling to the United Kingdom are urged to stay away from protest areas, remain vigilant and follow the latest updates and guidance provided by local authorities,” the […...
