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  • Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that the Gulf will be included in the restricted area outside the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Three oil tankers that have been sailing through "an unauthorized route" in the Strait of Hormuz and three US-affiliated vessels in other areas have been targeted, according to a statement released by Iran's IRGC navy on Saturday.
  • Exit polls indicate that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
  • At least five people were killed when an Amazon cargo jet crashed off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, striking vehicles and catching flames.
  • After ash erupted from the Anak Krakatoa volcano over 150 kilometers away, affecting thousands of passengers, Indonesia halted its main international airport outside of Jakarta on Sunday.

Tag: 1MDB Case

September 13, 2022

Selangor Ruler Backs King: ‘Royal Pardon...

In a rare move, one of Malaysia’s sultans on Monday backed the king in saying that royal pardons cannot be granted arbitrarily or through any special treatment, as the ruling party leans on the palace to give one to imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak

September 9, 2022

Source: No Special Treatment for Najib,...

Incarcerated former Prime Minister Najib Razak is being kept in an isolation cell inside a wing for high-security inmates at the Kajang prison, but otherwise is getting no special treatment, a highly placed source told BenarNews on Thursday

September 2, 2022

Court Sentences Najib’s Wife to 10...

A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced former first lady Rosmah Mansor to 10 years in prison for bribery during the administration of her husband, Najib Razak, the former prime minister who was put behind bars last week for corruption

August 24, 2022

Prison For Ex-PM Najib as Top...

Last-minute theatrics failed to save former Prime Minister Najib Razak from the lockup Tuesday as Malaysia’s highest court upheld his conviction in a 1MDB-related case and sent him to Kajang prison on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur to serve his 12-year sentence for corruption

July 22, 2022

Najib Fails in Bid to Appoint...

Former Prime Minister Najib Razak cannot have a foreign lawyer represent him in his final appeal hearing next month against his conviction in a case related to the 1MDB financial scandal, a court ruled Thursday

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