2026

CAIRO, April 18: Tensions in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz escalated sharply on Saturday after Iranian gunboats opened fire on a commercial tanker, signaling a renewed enforcement…

Iran has announced a new set of maritime regulations governing traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, requiring all vessels to obtain authorization from its naval…

Myanmar has reduced the prison sentence of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, in a move announced by authorities following a…

Singapore and Brunei have agreed to deepen energy cooperation and reinforce supply chain resilience as global uncertainties intensify, particularly due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle…

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s ruling party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), has officially reopened its doors to several prominent former leaders, signaling a strategic move to…

LONDON: Dozens of Israeli settlers, accompanied by police, stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the walled city of occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday. The site was reopened to Muslim…

LONDON: The ongoing Iran conflict has exposed significant strain on Britain’s armed forces, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to deliver on promises of increased defense…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s mine clearance initiative, Project Masam, has destroyed 4,199 mines, unexploded ordnance, and other remnants of war in Yemen’s Abyan governorate as efforts continue to…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese departed for home on Thursday night after completing a two-day official visit to Malaysia, aimed at bilateral cooperation and…

KUALA LUMPUR: Six men, including a senior police officer, have been charged in the Sessions Court here over a series of armed gang robberies targeting residential areas in Kepong earlier…