Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said current Saudi ruler King Salman had not mentioned anything about his claim to have received donations from the previous Saudi ruler King Abdullah during a 2017 “selfie” moment in Malaysia.

Najib Razak says Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir had previously confirmed the donations and has never retracted those remarks.

Najib Abdul Razak testified that the half-brother of late Saudi monarch King Abdullah did not deny there was a royal donation to the then Malaysian prime minister. Najib today told the Kuala Lumpur High Court that King Salman did not raise the issue when the latter paid an official visit to Malaysia in 2017.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jordan's King Abdullah II called Thursday for a secure Syria as the top US diplomat opened a regional tour following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.

As for Gaza, the monarch called for an immediate end to the Israeli war on the Palestinian territory. He also urged intensified efforts to sustain the cease-fire in Lebanon, highlighting the necessity of achieving a comprehensive de-escalation to promote security and stability across the Middle East.