MFA condems attack as egregious, dangerous action undermining ceasefire negotiations, hostages release

Netanyahu has shown contempt for peace by attacking a nation key to mediation — Anwar

Doha condemns actions as cowardly, flagrant violation of international law

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s initiative to broker a ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the United States successfully defused tensions in the Middle East, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

SEPANG, June 24 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed several Malaysian flights to the Middle East have been cancelled following airstrikes on a United States military base in Qatar today.

ISTANBUL, June 24 — Several Arab nations temporarily closed their airspace late yesterday as a precautionary measure amid heightened tensions in the region following an Iranian missile strike on a United States (US) military base in Qatar earlier, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

Dubai, May 19 — Nothing captured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's isolation more starkly this week than the image of US President Donald Trump shaking hands with Syria's leader Ahmed al‑Sharaa — a man Israel has branded "an al‑Qaeda terrorist in a suit".

ISTANBUL, May 15 — The United States (US) has secured investments worth US$10 trillion (RM42.8 trillion) as a result of President Donald Trump’s Middle East tour this week.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Malaysia and Qatar held a discussion on bilateral ties, the upcoming second Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit (GCC) and Asean-GCC-China Economic Summit.

DOHA, April 27 — Qatar Prime Minister heikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said today that efforts to reach a new ceasefire in Gaza have progressed but an agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the war remains elusive.

DOHA — Qatar's prime minister on Sunday called on Israel and Palestine to immediately begin negotiating phase two of the Gaza ceasefire, adding that there is no clear plan for when talks will begin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — The Malaysian and Qatari Parliaments have committed to continuing their support for Palestine while fostering deeper cooperation both regionally and internationally.

ISTANBUL, Jan 16 — Qatar, Egypt, and the United States (US) vowed yesterday to guarantee the implementation of a Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, which is expected to come into effect on January 19, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

DOHA, Jan 6 — Syria's new rulers said on Sunday that US sanctions on Syria were an obstacle to the war-torn country's rapid recovery and urged Washington to lift them during a visit by Syrian officials to Qatar.

RIYADH, Dec 16 — Saudi Arabia and Qatar condemned an Israeli decision yesterday to expand settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

GENEVA, Dec 5 — Qatar's prime minister said Wednesday that US president-elect Donald Trump wants a ceasefire in Gaza before his upcoming inauguration on January 20, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

LONDON, Nov 12 — Two branches of Qatar’s royal family began their fight over a diamond worth millions of dollars at London’s High Court yesterday, with a company run by a cousin of Qatar’s Emir trying to enforce his alleged right to buy the 70-carat gemstone.

DOHA, Nov 10 — Qatar has denied media reports that it has withdrawn as mediator in the Gaza ceasefire negotiation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed Malaysia’s full support for Qatar’s decision to prioritise the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

DOHA, Aug 13 — Qatar Charity (QC) has delivered 21,500 food parcels via 39 convoys to the Gaza Strip, Xinhua quoted the Qatar News Agency report yesterday.