Syrian refugee

A growing number of Syrian refugee women and girls are challenging societal pressure to marry early.

Anas Qaterji gained a large following among foodies crazy for the spicy cooking he brought from home.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim stressed that those "who cross the line are punished as deserved before the law," adding that if necessary, "we will deport those (refugees) who commit crimes."

Five suicide bombers attacked Lebanese soldiers as they raided two Syrian refugee camps in the Arsal area at the border with Syria on Friday.

For Ahmed Zaki Khawla, the choice of heading to Malaysia became his next option after failing to make his way to Europe.

Syria refugees performing prayers at the Syrian Refugee School in Setiawangsa Kuala Lumpur on 12 April 2017. - Astro AWANI / Shahir Omar

Trump, during his presidential campaign last year, had called for Gulf states to pay for establishing safe zones to protect Syrian refugees.

The refugee problem was among the issues discussed during the bilateral meeting between Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi noted that Lebanon, a country of over four million people, was currently hosting some 1.5 million Syrian refugees.

The 27-year-old man, whose asylum application was rejected a year ago, had been targeting a nearby pop music festival.

Malaysia is aiming to give temporary shelter to 500 Syrian migrants by the end of this year.

On May 28, 100 Syrian immigrants from 24 families from the Bekka Valley refugee camp in Lebanon are due to arrive via special flights.

In early April, Lebanese security forces broke up the largest known sex trafficking ring there in recent years, freeing at least 75 Syrian women.

Turkey on Sunday denied claims that its military opened fire on Syrian refugees fleeing clashes between Islamic State group jihadists and rebels in northern Syria.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the European Union that Ankara would not implement a key deal on reducing the flow of migrants if Brussels fails to fulfil its side of the bargain.

UTP has proudly unveiled Malaysia's first multidisciplinary engineering programme.

The US "will make another push, with Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and others, to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza," says Joe Biden.

Flooding is expected near Sungai Semerak, Pasir Puteh, affecting low-lying villages within 5km of the river, according to PRABN.

Here's a summary of the policies Donald Trump has said he will pursue when he takes office on Jan. 20.

The Taliban-led foreign ministry denies having arrested that number of journalists and added that those arrested had committed a crime.

Many users continue to be tricked and scammed even though police have repeatedly issued warnings about scams proliferating on social media.

Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.

Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.