Al-Raya Newspaper: Prominent Headlines of Issue 613
“We consider the chapter of war to have come to an end, and from now on, we want relations based on mutual respect and a new chapter of positive engagement,” Afghanistan’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said in an interview with The New York Times in Kabul. Mr. Muttaqi said the United States...
The 60-day negotiation window under the US-Iran memorandum of understanding expired on 17 August with no substantive progress over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has set a deadline of several weeks for the US to fully implement the memorandum and has announced a shift in its policy “from defensive to full-scale offensive.”
On August 12, 2026, the Federal Court of Malaysia (the highest court) dismissed the Kedah State government's application for leave to appeal against a ruling that invalidated its action to halt the issuance and renewal of licenses for gambling premises. A three-judge panel chaired by Justice Rhodzariah Bujang ruled that Kedah had failed to meet the threshold requirements under Section 96(a)...
