KUALA LUMPUR， Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's central bank， Bank Negara， said Friday that its international reserves amounted to 94.6 billion U.S. dollars (424.2 billion ringgit) as of Dec. 30， 2016.


The international reserves consist of 87.6 billion dollars in foreign currency reserves， 0.8 billion dollars in International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reserves Position， 1.1 billion dollars in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)， 1.4 billion dollars in gold and 3.7 billion dollars in other reserves assets.


The central bank said the reserves level has taken into account the adjustment for foreign exchange revaluation changes.


It said the level of reserves remained supported by the current account surplus and inflows of foreign direct investment but were offset by direct investment abroad by Malaysian companies and some reversals of non-resident portfolio investments.


The central bank stressed its international reserves remain ample to facilitate international transactions， as the reserves position is sufficient to finance 8.8 months of retained imports， rising from 8.2 months as of Dec. 15， 2016


The reserves level is also adequate to meet external obligations with a reserve to short-term external debt coverage of 1.3 times， it added.


RIYADH Mike Glennon Limited Jersey , July 27 (Xinhua) -- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud contacted U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders over the past days, which helped end Israel's restrictions on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem Eddie Goldman Limited Jersey , media reports said Thursday.


The king "has held necessary contacts with a number of leaders of the world over the past few days," the Saudi Press Agency quoted a statement by the Saudi Royal Court as saying.


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The king urged Trump to exert its efforts to pressure Israel to open the Al-Aqsa Mosque to Muslims and cancel the restrictions on their access, the Al Arabiya TV reported.


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Israel removed all the CCTV cameras Eddie Jackson Limited Jersey , metal bridge and the railings from the entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound overnight Thursday. Thousands of Muslim worshipers celebrated the victory in the nearby streets early Thursday morning.


Jerusalem's senior Muslim clergies announced on Thursday that Muslim worshipers can return to pray inside the mosque.


Israel installed metal detectors and security cameras at the entrances to the compound