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Malaysia's Najib convicted of abuse of power in 1MDB graft trial
AFP, Published on 26/12/2025
» PUTRAJAYA (MALAYSIA) - Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty on Friday of abusing his power in the 1MDB graft scandal, which saw billions plundered from the now-defunct sovereign wealth fund.
Afghanistan, Pakistan to firm up truce at Istanbul talks
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» ISTANBUL - Afghan and Pakistani negotiators are to meet in Istanbul on Saturday to address security issues and establish a lasting ceasefire along their shared border after an outbreak of unexpectedly intense and bloody clashes.
Lebanon says Israeli fire kills 1 as residents try to go home
AFP, Published on 27/01/2025
» BURJ AL MULUK (LEBANON) - Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed one person Monday and wounded seven others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages.
Syria's military hospital where detainees were tortured, not treated
AFP, Published on 22/01/2025
» DAMASCUS - Former Syrian detainee Mohammed Najib has suffered for years from torture-induced back pain. Yet he dreaded being taken by his jailers to a military hospital, where he received beatings instead of treatment.
Israel pushes deeper into Gaza
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Tuesday, driving tanks and armoured bulldozers through the rubble of shattered buildings and hunting for Hamas militants who carried out the worst attack in Israel's history.
Ground battles rage in Gaza as concern grows for hospitals
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli ground forces fought deadly battles with Hamas militants inside Gaza on Monday and sent tanks to the outskirts of the biggest city while air strikes kept raining down on the besieged Palestinian territory.
Lebanon's Hezbollah calls for 'day of rage' over Gaza hospital strike
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BEIRUT - Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement Tuesday called for a "day of rage" to condemn a strike on a Gaza Strip hospital as hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the French and United States embassies in protest.
Malaysia's Anwar thwarts opposition challenge in state polls
AFP, Published on 13/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition thwarted a challenge by an opposition alliance in state elections, official results showed Sunday, with analysts saying the win would buy him time to consolidate power in the largely Islamic Southeast Asian nation.
Malaysians vote in six state elections seen as referendum on Anwar
AFP, Published on 12/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians in six states went to the polls Saturday to vote for state assembly members in elections widely seen as a barometer of support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government.
In times of crisis, Lebanese squabble over clock change
AFP, Published on 26/03/2023
» BEIRUT - Wracked by a crippling economic meltdown and political deadlock, Lebanon on Sunday added a seemingly odd question to its growing list of woes: "What time is it?"