Israel-Palestine conflict

Prabowo Subianto has embarked on a trip to five Middle Eastern countries, during which the issue of Gaza is expected to feature prominently.

History suggests that the city-state will maintain its steady, pragmatic course through increasingly turbulent international waters.

In Indonesia and elsewhere, anger at Israel's brutal attacks on Gaza has provided grist for the extremist mill.

Of the 31 Thai agricultural workers captured by Hamas in October 2023, just one remains in captivity.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government has been among the staunchest critics of Israel's attacks on Gaza.

Thirty-one Thai agricultural workers were abducted by Hamas fighters on October 7, 2023.

The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on Tel Aviv to ensure that no more Thai workers are sent to high-risk areas.

Kuala Lumpur has accused tech giants of censoring pro-Palestinian opinion since the beginning of the Gaza war on October 7.

The Beijing Declaration should be viewed as evidence of China’s increasing eagerness to position itself as a prominent mediator in West Asian affairs.

After talks in Beijing, Fatah, Hamas, and other factions have agreed to form a unified government representing Palestine.

Incoming leader Prabowo Subianto seems set to play a more active international role than the current president.

From Gaza to Myanmar, the current constellations of geopolitics pose one of the most significant barriers to justice.

Full-fledged protests in India’s capital were quickly muffled, so students have resorted to quieter means of dissent.

The meeting came just days after a U.S. Treasury delegation visited Malaysia to express its concerns that the Palestinian group was raising funds in the country.

The U.S. Treasury Department has expressed its concerns over Iran using Malaysian entities to finance allied militant groups, including Hamas.

The Western-led “rules-based order” is fraying, but nothing seems to be emerging that might replace it.

Wang's visit is another sign that Beijing wants to get off on the right foot with the incoming Indonesian administration.

This is not the first time that regional opinion toward the U.S. has soured over events in the Middle East.

The city-state recently denounced a Facebook post from the Israeli embassy as “unacceptable."

The two nations' foreign ministers addressed the body during an advisory proceeding examining Israel's post-1967 occupation of Palestinian territories.

The Malaysian leader has long expressed strong, and at times contradictory, views on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

The ban singled out ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., Israel’s largest shipping company, which has been permitted to dock at Malaysia's ports since 2002.

Fikri Rofiul Haq, 24, who came to Gaza with an Indonesian charity, has remained behind in order to bear witness to the ongoing war.

For Southeast Asia's Muslims, support for Palestine is rooted in national identity.