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AFP US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of his Gaza peace plan, hailing it as a “historic and unprecedented” step to ending the two-year-old war. [1]

Palestinians gather to receive cooked meals from a food distribution center in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 18, 2025. [2]

Mindanao, Islamic leaders condemn vandalism of Marawi cathedral The ulama: "Insult to and lack of respect for Islam". [3]

PoliticsNeighbors back Philippines against Islamic State-linked fighters Region fears Marawi siege may be prelude to greater terrorist threat Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte checks a sniper rifle during a handover ceremony for equipment provided... [4]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police said on Monday they had arrested four people, among them three foreigners, with links to an Islamic State cell based out of the southern Philippines. [5]

KUALA LUMPUR -- Sunday's deadly bombing of a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines is stoking worries over more violence in the city of Marawi, which was besieged by Islamic State-linked groups in 2017, experts tell Nikkei Asia. [6]

SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian nations plan to use spy planes and drones to stem the movement of militants across their porous borders, defense officials said at the weekend, as concerns rise over the growing clout of Islamic State in the region. [7]

SINGAPORE -- State-linked DBS Group Holdings is closing its Islamic Bank of Asia (IB Asia) subsidiary after securing an inadequate slice of the growing Islamic banking pie, despite Singapore's importance as a regional financial hub. [8]

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[1] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-10-09 · 75% match

Trump says Israel, Hamas agree to first phase of peace plan

AFP US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of his Gaza peace plan, hailing it as a “historic and unprecedented” step to ending the two-year-old war.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-08-19 · 75% match

Hamas accepts new Gaza truce plan: Hamas official

Palestinians gather to receive cooked meals from a food distribution center in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on August 18, 2025.

[3] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Mindanao, Islamic leaders condemn vandalism of Marawi cathedral

Mindanao, Islamic leaders condemn vandalism of Marawi cathedral The ulama: "Insult to and lack of respect for Islam".

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-07-06 · 75% match

Neighbors back Philippines against Islamic State-linked fighters

PoliticsNeighbors back Philippines against Islamic State-linked fighters Region fears Marawi siege may be prelude to greater terrorist threat Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte checks a sniper rifle during a handover ceremony for equipment provided

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-01-24 · 75% match

Four Arrested in Malaysia with Alleged Links to Islamic State

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police said on Monday they had arrested four people, among them three foreigners, with links to an Islamic State cell based out of the southern Philippines.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-12-05 · 75% match

Marawi attack rekindles Islamic State fears in the Philippines

KUALA LUMPUR -- Sunday's deadly bombing of a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines is stoking worries over more violence in the city of Marawi, which was besieged by Islamic State-linked groups in 2017, experts tell Nikkei Asia.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-06-05 · 75% match

SE Asian Nations Step Up Cooperation as Islamic State Threat Mounts

SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian nations plan to use spy planes and drones to stem the movement of militants across their porous borders, defense officials said at the weekend, as concerns rise over the growing clout of Islamic State in the region.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-09-16 · 75% match

DBS to close Islamic bank

SINGAPORE -- State-linked DBS Group Holdings is closing its Islamic Bank of Asia (IB Asia) subsidiary after securing an inadequate slice of the growing Islamic banking pie, despite Singapore's importance as a regional financial hub.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-12-21 · 75% match

Malaysia Arrests Seven for Suspected Links to Militant Groups

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police said on Tuesday they have arrested seven people, including four foreigners, for suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) militant group and for planning attacks in Malaysia and abroad.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-01-05 · 75% match

Burma Faces Danger From IS Militants, Malaysian Police Say

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Burma faces a growing danger of attacks by foreign supporters of Islamic State (IS) recruited from Southeast Asian networks in support of persecuted Muslim Rohingyas, Malaysia’s top counter-terrorism official has said.

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