Middle East

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim appreciates the role of Al-Azhar University in disseminating knowledge and strengthening the values and principles of moderation, said former Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Prof Dr Ali…

KUALA LUMPUR: A report circulated in Malaysia has warned that foreign logistical, financial and military networks are helping prolong Sudan’s war by strengthening the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group fighting the Sudanese…

SOFIA: Türkiye and Bulgaria have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across key strategic sectors following high-level talks in the Bulgarian capital. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan…

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — Human Rights Watch has said Colombian private military contractors were deployed to Sudan to support the Rapid Support Forces during the war in Darfur, including in the period surrounding the group’s capture of El…

KUWAIT CITY:  The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution aimed at curbing American military action in Iran, delivering a political setback to President Donald Trump as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict and restart talks on…

MAKKAH: The president of religious affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, has announced the successful implementation of the presidency's operational plan for the 1447 AH Hajj…

MAKKAH: Saudi women are continuing to demonstrate strong leadership, professionalism, and competence in serving pilgrims at the Grand Mosque during the Hajj season, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Supported by national female…

LONDON/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have expressed their condolences following the death of former Yemeni president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 80. According…

BEIRUT: A former correspondent for Iran’s Arabic-language Al-Alam TV was killed along with three displaced civilians in an Israeli airstrike targeting southern Lebanon, amid continued tensions despite a ceasefire agreement. According to…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has announced that his government will mobilise “all available capacities” to further modernise and strengthen the country’s Armed Forces, emphasising enhanced defence readiness and national security amid…