Atef Najib was detained in the Latakia region, an Assad family stronghold where some loyalists of the former regime have taken refuge. Assad and his family fled to Russia when rebels swept across ...

He also tells us what’s in store if ex-PM Najib wins his fight to serve the rest of his jail sentence under house arrest.

The announcement on Monday reflects the weakened position of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, which wanted caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to keep the job, following its devastating war with ...

Malaysia’s appeals court has granted a bid by jailed ex-premier Najib Razak to see a document he said should allow him to serve his sentence at home, in a rare win for a disgraced former leader ...

SINGAPORE – A bid for house arrest by jailed former Malaysian premier Najib Razak has rattled the administration of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as his opponents and the Umno faction in his ...

PUTRAJAYA: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s house arrest appeal bid will have to be heard at the High Court, the Court of Appeal ruled on Monday (Jan 6). The High Court had in July ...

Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak, currently serving a corruption sentence, secured a legal victory on Monday when the Court of Appeals allowed him to pursue his bid to serve the ...

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak faced more tough scrutiny over four letters purportedly from the Saudi Arabia royal family, which the prosecution claimed to be "bogus". Deputy Public Prosecutor ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Najib Razak, Malaysia’s most famed incarcerated politician, is roiling the country’s political waters with his bid to serve out his six-year jail sentence under house arrest.

In a split 2-1 decision, the court overturned a previous High Court ruling that had rejected Najib’s request to review his sentence related to the case. Najib, 71, has lobbied hard for his ...