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PUTRAJAYA, July 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that Malaysia will not bow to pressure that could undermine national policies, including negotiations with the United States (US) related to tariffs.

CAIRO, July 3 — DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing evidence of the ties between two great cultures of the period, with a fifth of his genetic ancestry traced to Mesopotamia.

AMMAN/ISTANBUL, June 17 — Twenty-one Arab and Muslim countries have issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s airstrikes on Iran, calling for regional de-escalation, nuclear disarmament “without selectivity” and respect for international law, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

BEIJING, March 7 — China supports the plan for restoring peace in Gaza initiated by Egypt and other Arab countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said today.

ISTANBUL, March 5 — An emergency Arab summit in Cairo adopted on Tuesday Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

DUBAI, March 3 — Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said yesterday that Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan, which ensures Palestinians remain in their land, is ready and will be presented at an emergency Arab summit in Cairo tomorrow.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — Malaysia and Egypt share a firm stance in rejecting any attempt to force Palestinians out of Gaza, stressing that such actions would severely undermine efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state.

CAIRO, Jan 29 — Egypt will not participate in the displacement of Palestinians, an “act of injustice” that would threaten Egyptian security, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said today, in his first public response to Donald Trump’s call for Cairo to take in residents of the Gaza Strip.

GAZA CITY (Palestine), Jan 28 — The Palestinian group Hamas said Monday that a senior delegation led by Mohamed Darwish, the head of its Shura Council, had arrived in Egypt for an official visit to discuss the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange with Israel, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Eight Malaysian students from Al-Azhar University in Egypt sustained minor injuries in an accident while travellingSaid on Saturday (January 26) afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — The Foreign Affairs Ministry (Wisma Putra), via the Embassy of Malaysia in Cairo and Education Malaysia Egypt (EME), is closely monitoring the situation involving eight Malaysian students from Universiti Al-Azhar who were involved in a road accident while travelling to Port Said.

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has proposed relocating Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring countries like Egypt and Jordan — an unusual proposal that was opposed by the former administration of Joe Biden, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — Most of the Palestinians brought to Malaysia in August last year for medical treatment have fully recovered from their injuries and are being prepared for repatriation, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 24 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari led a state government delegation on an official visit to Cairo, Egypt, from November 5 to November 7.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Egypt has bolstered Malaysia-Egypt bilateral relations, unlocking RM4.8 billion (US$1.1 billion) in potential export opportunities for Malaysia, according to the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).

CAIRO, Nov 11 — Al-Azhar University has agreed to offer scholarships to outstanding Malaysian students in medicine, engineering and technology, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Malaysia and Egypt condemned the Israeli attacks and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon to avert further humanitarian catastrophe.