Mahmud Abbas

More than 75 pct of the 232 units of Residensi Advena homes in Section 16 Shah Alam were sold on the first day of its launch yesterday.

Mahmud, who is the former chairman of the Halal Development Corporation, takes over from Siti Zubaidah Abd Jabar who retired on Aug 10.

According to Mahmud, Malaysia has 6,727 companies with halal certification, of which 1,507 are exporters and over 1,300 are SMEs.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was in hospital on Thursday for a heart test but the 81-year-old's health was reported to be normal, officials said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been seeking to arrange a meeting between the two in Moscow in a bid to restart peace efforts that have been at a standstill for more than two years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a multilateral French peace initiative as he met his French counterpart on Monday.

The White House played down suggestions that Vice President Joe Biden would launch a new peace initiative during a visit to Israel and the West Bank next week.

Greece's parliament approved a resolution on Tuesday calling on the government to recognise the state of Palestine.

Benjamin Netanyahu went to the United Nations on Thursday to call for an immediate resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians and to savage the international community's nuclear deal with Iran.

The Palestinian flag was raised at the United Nations as Mahmud Abbas called on the world body to grant them full membership.

Shinzo Abe said he would not bow to "terrorism" as he took charge to free two hostages snatched by Islamist militants.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday accused the Islamist movement Hamas of trying "to destroy" efforts to broker national unity through a series of bomb blasts in Gaza last week.

The streets of east Jerusalem were calm ahead of the prayers at midday, following an Israeli clampdown on the shrine.

Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah reached a comprehensive agreement Thursday for the return of their unity government in Gaza after two days of talks in Cairo, negotiators from both sides.

Egypt is to invite Israeli and Palestinian delegations to return to Cairo to resume talks on a long-term truce for Gaza, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced on Saturday.

Anthony Albanese says social media firms would be required to destroy personal data used to verify ages of users.

Local institutions were the primary supporters of Bursa Malaysia for the fifth consecutive week.

High Court judge says the Home Ministry's seizure of the Pride watches was made without a warrant and was invalid.

Laos pledges to prosecute those responsible for the incident which has killed six tourists.

PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim meets with South Korean President Yoon Suek Yeol at the Yongsan Presidential Office.

Max Verstappen faces an even bigger, and more thrilling, battle to stretch the run to five in a row next year.

Families living in the targeted areas began fleeing their homes after nightfall.

Trump, who fiercely prizes loyalty, has long relied on family members for political advice, but which relative has his ear is known to vary.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid says that US President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet selections are drawing significant attention.

Hezbollah movement fires heavy rocket barrages at Israel and Israeli military says houses had been destroyed or set alight near Tel Aviv.