The United States yesterday announced the approval of a US$147.5 million (RM677 million) sale of 155mm high-explosive artillery munitions and related equipment to Israel under an emergency provision that waives the usual congressional review.
King Abdullah of Jordan and President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt had a meeting in Cairo to discuss bilateral issues as well as the ongoing crisis in Gaza. A statement Sissi’s office confirmed that Jordan and Egypt would reject any moves that would create an influx of refugees. Both leaders called upon the international community…
French President Emmanuel Macron demanded a “lasting ceasefire” in Gaza during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, his office said, as an escalating humanitarian crisis grips the Palestinian territory. “France will work in the coming days in cooperation with Jordan to carry out humanitarian operations in Gaza,” the French presidency added…
US announced a new weapons package which may be the final aid since Congress has not approved supplemental funding bill for Ukraine. The package including weapons system worth US$250 million was approved through the Presidential Drawdown Authority. US President Joe Biden has been urging Congress to pass aid package worth US$110 billion for Ukraine, Israel…
There was an explosion near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday. The blast however did not kill or wound any staff members, authorities said, adding that investigations into its cause were ongoing. Officials were still inspecting the area that has been reopened to the general public. There was no information suggesting anyone on…
Former Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran has called for the recruitment and management of foreign workers to be managed solely by the Human Resources Ministry instead of its current practice that also includes the Home Ministry. “The current situation, where two ministries share responsibility for managing foreign workers, is not in the best interest of…
Johor and Sabah have become the latest states to be hit by floods, taking the total to six states, with the number of evacuees as of 6 am today rising to 28,310 people compared to 25,938 yesterday evening. According to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), Kelantan remains the state with the highest number of…
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, issued a joint statement on the elevation of Malaysia-Japan ties to a strategic comprehensive partnership today. The statement was issued before both leaders witnessed the signing and exchange of notes of the official security assistance grant by Japan that will provide monitoring and…
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who arrived in Tokyo yesterday for a five-day working visit will be meeting his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida at the latter’s office at about 11am (local time) today. The itinerary shared by the Prime Minister’s Office with the Malaysian media indicated a hectic schedule for Anwar starting with a…
India imported 217,847 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia in November as the country’s overall vegetable oil imports rose 13% during the month. The shipments from Malaysia were made up of 195,505 tonnes of crude palm oil (CPO), 16,343 tonnes of refined, bleached, and deodorised (RBD) palmolein, and 5,999 tonnes of crude palm kernel oil…
