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)...
In a recent interview with The New York Times in Kabul, Afghanistan’s foreign minister formally invited the United States to reopen its embassy and invest in Afghanistan’s infrastructure and mineral sectors, stating:...
The Supreme Council for Education and Teaching held its first meeting yesterday, Monday, 17/8/2026, to consider the educational system of the modern state and ways to reform it in light of the education...
Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Alamin and peace and blessings be upon the most honorable of messengers, our master Muhammad, and upon his family and companions, and upon those...
