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Free Malaysia Today
21 hours ago
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Veteran diplomat Shahrul appointed Malaysia's new US ambassador
Malaysia's ambassador to the US, Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, receiving his letter of appointment from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim at Istana Negara today. (Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : Former foreign ministry secretary-general Shahrul Ikram Yaakob has been appointed the new Malaysian ambassador to the US. The position had been vacant for more than four months since the previous ambassador, Nazri Aziz, ended his two-year stint in Washington in February. Shahrul, a career diplomat, received his letter of appointment from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim at Istana Negara today. Shahrul served in the diplomatic service for 34 years, including two stints in the US. He was previously assigned to Malaysia's diplomatic missions in Washington and Beijing, among others. Shahrul held several key positions during his tenure at the foreign ministry, including deputy secretary-general for bilateral affairs, director-general of the Asean-Malaysia National Secretariat during Malaysia's Asean chairmanship in 2015, and undersecretary of the multilateral political division. He served as first secretary at Malaysia's embassy in Washington in the 1990s and was the country's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York from 2017 to 2018. He also served as Malaysia's ambassador to both Qatar and Austria.
LBCI
2 days ago
- Business
- LBCI
Iran demands 'guarantee' US will lift sanctions in nuclear talks
Tehran called on Washington to provide a formal guarantee that it will lift sanctions imposed on Iran in ongoing talks on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. "We want to guarantee that the sanctions are effectively lifted," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told a news conference in Tehran. "So far, the American side has not wanted to clarify this issue." AFP
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Business
- Al Arabiya
Iran demands ‘guarantee' US will lift sanctions in nuclear talks
Tehran called on Washington to provide a formal guarantee that it will lift sanctions imposed on Iran in ongoing talks on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. 'We want to guarantee that the sanctions are effectively lifted,' foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told a news conference in Tehran. 'So far, the American side has not wanted to clarify this issue.' Developing
Al Arabiya
6 days ago
- General
- Al Arabiya
Russia wants legally binding mechanisms for Ukraine peace: Report
Russia, as part of its peace proposals, wants legally binding mechanisms to guarantee that the Ukraine conflict will not resume, the foreign ministry was quoted as saying by state news agency TASS on Thursday. The ministry said that Kyiv was aware of Moscow's position that a final settlement was possible only if the 'root causes' of the conflict were completely eliminated, the agency reported.
Al Arabiya
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Finland summons Russian ambassador over suspected airspace violation
Finland's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned Russia's Helsinki ambassador to ask for an explanation regarding a suspected violation of Finnish airspace that took place last week. The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with the NATO alliance boosting its presence in the area with frigates, aircraft and naval drones.
