Guantanamo

The two men pled guilty to multiple offenses before a military commission.

A US official said the plea deals almost certainly involved guilty pleas in exchange for taking the death penalty off the table.

They have been charged alongside Indonesian terror suspect Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali.

The five defendants have been offered a plea agreement that would avoid death penalty in exchange for admitting guilt and a life prison.

More than 150 organisations sent a letter to US President Joe Biden on Wednesday urging him to "prioritise closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba."

Mohammad Mani was transferred to Saudi Arabia after a review board determined that he no longer represented a significant threat to US.

The government is closely monitoring the trial involving two Malaysians at the United States Naval Station court in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, said Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.

American Caitlan Coleman and her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle, were kidnapped while backpacking in Afghanistan in 2012 by the Taliban-allied Haqqani network.

Islamic State militants said Abu-Zakariya al-Britani detonated a car bomb at an Iraqi army base southwest of Mosul this week.

Obama's final push to shrink the inmate population aims to send as many as 19 prisoners to at least four countries.

The information was conveyed during a meeting on Wednesday between the Deputy Prime Minister and Lee Wolowsky, the United States Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure.

This administration bears some responsibility for Guantanamo's continuing role as a warehouse for prisoners who were captured in the early 2000s.

A total of 91 suspected militants remain at Guantanamo, a prison that once housed about 700 inmates at its peak.

A new commander took charge Wednesday at Guantanamo, the US prison for terror suspects that US President Barack Obama has tried in vain to close.

A dispute is on-going as to where to house detainees who will be brought to the US for trial or indefinite detention, according to US officials.

Malaysia's men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has withdrawn from next week's Swiss Open due to a recurring right ankle injury.

A 47-year-old Malaysian man is being investigated for allegedly uploading fake content that touches on the 3R (religion, race and royalty) on social media.

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has urged the public to be the eyes and ears of the ministry and report shortages of bottled cooking oil in their areas.

The International Court of Justice will hold hearings next month on Israel's obligations towards Palestinians, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Sapura Energy Bhd's (SEB) former major shareholders are no longer involved in the company's management as part of its restructuring efforts.

Intel Corporation (INTC.O) has appointed semiconductor Malaysian-born industry veteran and former board member Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO.

Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here today to give his statement

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