Malaysia

Israel is willing to work towards establishing ties with Southeast Asia's Muslim majority nations, its ambassador to Singapore said yesterday. The announcement comes despite their condemnation of Israel's air...

Malaysian Foreign Minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, yesterday launched a "unified" fund to support Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. Calling for donors to contribute to the fund, Hussein said that...

Malaysian security services stepped up security measures to protect Palestinians in the country after Israeli threats to target Palestinians linked to resistance groups, Anadolu reported yesterday. "The Home Ministry calls on...

Israel's National Security Council has warned its citizens that Iran may target them overseas and urged them to be more vigilant, citing threats by Iranian officials, the Times of Israel reported....

Turkey will prepare annual reports on Islamophobia in its ongoing effort to combat anti-Muslim hatred. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced Ankara's pledge yesterday while speaking at the ruling Justice...

An Israeli cabinet minister has confirmed that there is a fifth Muslim-majority country in Asia that could soon normalise relations with Tel Aviv, but clarified that it is not...

Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister, Datuk Kamarudin Jaafar, yesterday reiterated his country's support for the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. Speaking to...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has slammed the normalisation agreement concluded between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, describing it as a "step backward". In remarks to This Week...

Saudi Arabia has ended a loan and oil supply to Pakistan due to the South Asian nation's criticism that the Saudi-led Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is not doing...

Police in Malaysia raided the office of the news channel Al Jazeera in the capital Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The closure of the office raises concerns about the Malaysian authorities'...

“We were kidnapped in international waters, and taken to Israeli prisons”

A key partner in a high-profile corruption case in Kuwait, which involves the son of a former senior official, is one of the founding owners of a New York-based...

Malaysia's King, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has called on his country to pray for the "well-being of Palestinians who are being oppressed by Israel" and who are resisting...

When life closes its doors in front of us, many find ourselves with no solution except to go to our mosques, churches or temples to seek refuge with God....

A Palestinian immigrant living in Malaysia has said the latest stay-at-home order to curb the spread of coronavirus reminds him of life under Israeli occupation. Muslim Imran, chairman of the...

On 2 December last year, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Crossing on a visit that was supposed to last for a few days....

Malaysian authorities are scrambling to track down about 2,000 Rohingya men who attended a religious gathering that has led to a big spike in coronavirus cases across Southeast Asia,...

Hamas has announced that its leader's foreign tour will continue throughout 2020 in order to complete a very busy political and speaking schedule. The fact that Ismail Haniyeh will...

International parliamentarians gathered in Malaysia this weekend to defend the city of Jerusalem as well as the Palestinians, Anadolu Agency reports. On the second and last day of the...

Pakistan's "friends" felt Prime Minister Imran Khan's attendance of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in December would "divide the Ummah", the officials said during a two-day visit to Malaysia this...

Malaysian cosmetic entrepreneur Nur Sajat was detained by Saudi authorities for wearing female clothing

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammed denounces US President Donald Trump's "unfair and heavily one-sided" so-called peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, unveiled at the White House on Tuesday. In...

The Popular Conference of Palestinians Abroad has praised the Malaysian parliament's call to activate parliaments around the world for the sake of defending Jerusalem and the Palestinian cause, Safa...

Head of Hamas' Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh on Tuesday met with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammed in Kuala Lumpur, as well as the head of the Islamic party in...

Saudi Arabia has introduced new charges on Hajj visa's which will come into effect this year. Pilgrims from across the Muslim world will be required to pay $80 in...

The Head of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Ismail Haniyeh, met Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu in the movement's office in Doha today. The two...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday slammed the US assassination of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and drew parallels with the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside...

In one audio recording, Abdul Razaq asked the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to forge a loan agreement to help his stepson

Saudi Arabia has agreed to lend its weight on the issue of Kashmir by holding a special meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss concerns related...

Will the international powers allow the Muslim countries to form an alliance to advance the Islamic world on an equal footing in terms of drafting strategies and decision-making around...

Turkish-Israeli relations are witnessing increasing tension in recent days, culminating in Tel Aviv accusing Ankara of giving way to Hamas to conduct its activities on its soil. Although the...

The union of Muslim countries into a single entity has been a dream that Muslims in the east and the west have had for around 100 years, ever since...