One million targeted to join the million people rally for Palestine

SHAH ALAM: Approximately one million Malaysians are targeted to participate in a massive rally as a gesture of solidarity with Palestine, scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 24 next year. Malaysian Islamic Organisations Consultative Council (Mapim) president Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid stated that the programme, known as "Perhimpunan Sejuta Rakyat Untuk Palestin" (the...

Crowd gathers outside US embassy to kick off six-day ‘Kepung Demi Palestin’ rally

KUALA LUMPUR: A crowd of protestors gathered outside the US embassy in solidarity with Palestine amid heavy police presence on Tuesday (Dec 26). The crowd gathered outside the embassy around 10.45pm with the entrance in front of the embassy blocked by police. Dozens of policemen were seen standing by in front and around the embassy, with the...

King witnesses preparations for third delivery of Ops Ihsan

SEPANG: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Monday (Dec 18) witnessed preparations for Malaysia's third delivery of the Ops Ihsan humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) cargo terminal here. His Majesty, who was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi,...

Asean, Japan can play role in helping find solution to Palestine-Israel conflict, says Anwar

TOKYO: Asean and Japan can collectively play a significant role within the global community towards achieving a peaceful and durable solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Malaysian Prime Minister noted that all Asean Member States and Japan had voted in favour of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Dec 12,...

UPM pays tribute to poet killed in ongoing Gaza violence

PETALING JAYA: Universiti Putra Malaysia has paid tribute to alumni and celebrated poet Dr Refaat Alareer, who was killed in the ongoing bombing in Gaza. In a post on its official alumni Facebook page, it said that Refaat was part of its PhD program under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Noritah Omar. UPM Alumni said he...

Man arrested over statement supporting diplomatic ties between Malaysia, Israel

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a man over his statements supporting diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Israel. Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the individual who was known as Victor Yong, 36, was arrested following the statements he made. “The statements were made in an interview with an Israeli social media influencer...

39 Palestinians freed in first Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange deal

RAMALLAH (Bernama-Anadolu): The first batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners was released from the Israeli Ofer prison in the west of Ramallah, as part of the Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange deal. Anadolu Agency (AA) reported that Israel and Hamas on Friday (Nov 24) conducted the first prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict on Oct 7. Under the...

Anwar, Wan Azizah perform umrah, pray for peace in Palestine

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail performed the umrah in Makkah on Sunday (Nov 12), after attending the Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh. The Prime Minister, in a post on Facebook, also said he had prayed for Palestine to...

Open Rafah border to allow humanitarian aid into Palestine, urges UTM lecturer

JOHOR BARU: The Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt should be opened to allow more humanitarian aid to be given to the Palestinians. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia senior lecturer Dr Mohamad Darwish said the ban on entry to Gaza has also caused the hospitals to suffer a healthcare crisis. “Since there is no electricity, the hospitals have to...

M’sia and Iran prepared to enhance ties, says Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Iran are ready to improve bilateral relations including in the fields of economy, education, science and technology, as well as explore opportunities for new cooperation, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said this was discussed during his talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on...