The Malaysian government has announced stricter regulations for foreign workers to reduce reliance on overseas labor and boost domestic employment. According to Al Jazeera, the new plan, effective from June, will raise the minimum salary required for a work visa and limit the duration of stay for foreign workers to between five and ten years. More
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing would maintain an “objective and fair position” and oppose violations of other countries’ sovereignty. In a post on X, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Wang had held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi. Wang urged all parties to make use of every More
More than 200 people were injured in Israel over the past 24 hours amid ongoing attacks by Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah on the country, a media report said. Al Jazeera, quoting Israel’s Health Ministry, reported that 204 injured people were admitted to hospitals during this period. No further details on their condition were provided. On More
The administration of US President Donald Trump has proposed a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, a media report said on Wednesday. The plan was submitted to Iran through intermediaries from Pakistan, who have also offered to host renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran, a person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity, told More
Thousands of people have been killed across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on 28 February, Reuters reports. Here are the reported death tolls as of 23 March, which Reuters said it had not independently verified. A US‑based rights group, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), said More
Bahrain has submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that would allow countries to use “all necessary means” to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Diplomats said that the draft text is backed by other Gulf Arab states and the United States, although it is unlikely to More
The President of the European Commission has called for the start of negotiations with Iran and a de-escalation of tensions to end the war. According to Tasnim News Agency, Ursula von der Leyen said that now is the time for the parties to return to the negotiating table and end hostilities. She added that the More
At least 64 people, including 13 children, have been killed in an attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. In a social media post on Saturday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that multiple patients, along with two female nurses and one male doctor, were among those killed More
Qatar’s Ministry of Defense has announced that search and rescue operations are underway after a helicopter crashed in the country’s territorial waters. According to Gulf News, citing the Ministry of Defense, the helicopter suffered a technical malfunction during a routine mission and went down in the sea. The Ministry of Interior also confirmed that specialized More
Iran has launched new missile strikes on southern Israel, injuring over 100 people in the cities of Arad and Dimona, according to media reports. Al Jazeera reported that the attacks occurred Saturday night in retaliation for strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facilities. Sources said Israel’s air defense system failed to intercept at least two of More
