Malaysia

Iran, Malaysia, Turkey and Qatar are considering trading among themselves in gold and through a barter system as a hedge against any future economic sanctions on them, Malaysian Prime...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on Muslim majority countries to cooperate in pushing back against US "economic terrorism". Speaking at the opening of a large summit  of Muslim countries...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has opened the Kuala Lumpur Summit for Muslim countries by calling for new strategies to deal with crises facing the Islamic world. The veteran...

A senior delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday morning to attend an international summit in Malaysia's capital. The movement said that...

Turkey and Malaysia yesterday signed 15 joint cooperation agreements in various fields, including defence, science and technology. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad told Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz that the Islamic Summit in Kuala Lumpur would not be a substitute for the Organisation of Islamic...

The Turkish president is set to attend a summit in Malaysia where participants will discuss the problems plaguing the Islamic world, officials said Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported. Recep Tayyip Erdogan will...

The American sanctions imposed on Iran violate the United Nations charter and international law, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told a conference in Qatar on Saturday, Reuters reported. "Malaysia does not...

On Thursday Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, and Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohammed, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Doha, forming a joint high committee between the two countries,...

Surprisingly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a phone call to former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, to get reassured about his health condition, which led to the rapid spread of...

Israel has banned Malay officials from crossing its border and access the occupied Palestinian territories in apparent retaliation for anti-occupation remarks made by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad. Maan...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Muslims should utilise diplomatic channel to show Israel as the "perpetrators of injustice" instead of launching attacks, local news agencies reported on Monday....

Banks in Malaysia are closing the accounts of Iranian individuals and companies, nearly a dozen affected people told Reuters, in a sign that US sanctions are having a far-reaching...

Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohammad, announced on Friday that his country is to open an accredited embassy to Palestine, Anadolu News Agency reported. "We know that Israel will not...

Malaysia's MyAQSA Foundation has gathered evidence and witness statements to present to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors at the end of this year "to allow Israel to be...

‘Israel can break all the international laws and norms of the world and it will continue to be supported and defended…There is no justice in the world,’ he said.

In recent months, Malaysia has witnessed a series of successive visits by high-ranking delegations from Hamas, indicating the growing ties between these two parties at a time when the...

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said, Tuesday, that her country looks forward to a thorough report from Egypt, explaining the reasons that caused the death...

Tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) should be made a global priority like HIV/AIDs, according to campaigners concerned about the growing evidence that the abusive practice was more widespread than...

Egypt is considering offers by US Blackstone's Zarou Ltd and Malaysia's Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd to take over three state-owned power plants, the country's electricity minister, Mohamed Shaker, announced yesterday....

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed on Wednesday received a Hamas delegation led by former head of of the movement, Khaled Meshaal, and discussed a number of issues including the...

The government of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has averted a controversy over its bid to aid the Palestinian cause, Anadolu Agency reports. Reiterating Malaysia's commitment to the Palestinian struggle,...

London is to be the new host of the 2019 World Para-swimming Championships, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced, three months after Malaysia was stripped of its right...

Malaysia has slammed Israel's use of force against Palestinian protesters marking the anniversary of the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip, calling on the international community to...

During a visit to Pakistan on Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad described Israel as a "state of robbers", the Safa news agency reported. "We are not against Jews...

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in UK held the Malaysian authorities fully responsible for the safety of five Egyptians and an unidentified sixth person who were handed over...

The Omani foreign ministry yesterday announced that it had assisted negotiate the release of an Indonesian and a Malaysian held by Houthis in Yemen. "The Sultanate had reached an...

A flight to Malaysia forced to turn around after a Saudi mother left her baby at airport

Malaysian authorities yesterday handed over four Egyptian citizens to Cairo, who had been held for four years in Malaysia over security charges. The spokesperson of the Malaysian foreign ministry...

A delegation from the Palestinian Sports Ministry in Gaza yesterday visited the representative of Malaysia, Mohamed Nader Qamar Al-Zaman, thanking him for his country's ban on Israeli athletes entering...

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 world para swimming championships after the country banned Israeli athletes from participating. The...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad yesterday reiterated his country's support for the Palestinian people and their rights. This came during a phone call with the head of the...