BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed today to punish the perpetrators of an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping convoy a day earlier that wounded the force's outgoing deputy commander.

ISTANBUL: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stressed on Saturday Lebanon’s commitment to Israel’s withdrawal from occupied southern territories within the timeline set by a ceasefire agreement, which is set to expire in seven days, the Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry must not remain passive observers in matters affecting Malaysia's sovereignty, said its minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 158 Lebanese residents participated in the Medic Care Day programme organised by Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) 850-12 in Marakah.

The deal struck on Nov 27 to halt the war required Hizbollah to immediately lay down its arms in southern Lebanon and gave Israel 60 days to withdraw its forces there and hand over control to the Lebanese army and United Nations peacekeepers.

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Beirut, Lebanon: Tens of thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war between Israel and Hizbollah headed back to their devastated towns and villages Wednesday as a ceasefire took hold.

THE last few months have been busy for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. From meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to officiating Malaysia’s position as a partner country of the BRICS economic bloc, Anwar is steering Malaysia away from outward alignment with the West.

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes pummelled south Beirut on Monday, Lebanese official media said, and health authorities reported 31 people killed across the war-hit country, most of them in the south.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and South Korea have elevated their bilateral relations to a strategic partnership. This follows a meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul today.

GENEVA: The UN said Tuesday that over 200 children have been killed in Lebanon since Israel escalated attacks targeting Hizbollah in September.

BEIRUT, Lebanon: US special envoy Amos Hochstein said Tuesday in Beirut that an end to the Israel-Hizbollah war was “now within our grasp” as he met officials to discuss a truce plan largely endorsed by Lebanon.

KUALA LUMPUR: The fourth group of the Malaysian Battalion 850-12 (Malbatt 850-12) for the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping and humanitarian mission in Lebanon departed from Subang Air Base today.

UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday condemned recent attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL), calling on all parties to respect the safety of members of that force.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim called on the international community to unwaveringly support the vital role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take swift, decisive, and unified action to ensure the safety and security of all United Nations (UN) peacekeepers who are carrying out the council’s mandate.

KUALA LUMPUR: The father of a Malaysian peacekeeper in Lebanon says he has endured sleepless nights following an Israeli Defence Force strike that injured six Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) servicemen.

BEIRUT: The United Nations’ peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said on Friday that the Israeli military’s “deliberate and direct destruction” of its property was a “flagrant violation” of international law.

KUALA LUMPUR: The six Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) members who were injured in an explosion near Saida Stadium, Lebanon, yesterday are safe at Camp Marakah with other members.

KUALA LUMPUR: No airstrikes or ground engagements have been reported within the Malaysian Battalion 850 (Malbatt 850) area of responsibility in Lebanon.