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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesman Atty. Harry Roque said that the government was looking at other countries where Overseas Filipino Workers repatriated from Kuwait could go. Roque said that Oman and Bahrain were two countries that were being considered. “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has given priority to the right to life of our OFWs and will not allow further inhumane treatment to be inflicted on our OFW’s in Kuwait,” Roque said in […]
by Bassem Aboualabass Agence France Pressse CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Saudi Arabia warned Sunday that it would not stand idly by in the face of Iranian “aggression,” as Bahrain said the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement was “in total control” of Lebanon. The foreign ministers of both Gulf states spoke at an extraordinary general meeting of the Arab League at its Cairo headquarters, called by Riyadh. The meeting comes as tensions soar between regional arch-rivals Saudi Arabia […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Bahrain’s foreign minister on Monday suggested suspending Qatar’s Gulf Cooperation Council membership until it accepts the demands of its Arab adversaries in the region’s worst crisis in years. “The correct step to preserve the GCC would be to freeze Qatar’s membership until it sees reason and accepts the demands of our countries. If not, we will be fine with it leaving the GCC,” Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa said on Twitter. […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — A “terrorist” bomb attack in a Shiite village in Bahrain has killed a policeman and wounded two others, the interior ministry in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom said on Monday. The attack late Sunday occurred in Diraz, west of the capital Manama, the ministry said on its Twitter account. Witnesses said they heard a loud blast near the home of revered Shiite cleric Isa Qassim, where five people were killed […]
by Ian Timberlake with David Harding in Doha Agence France Presse United States President Donald Trump threw his weight behind efforts to isolate Qatar on Tuesday, backing Saudi Arabia and its allies after they cut ties with Doha over claims it supports extremism. In a surprise move against a key US ally, Trump suggested Qatar — home to the largest American airbase in the Middle East — was funding extremism as he tacitly backed the diplomatic […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday urged Qatar and neighboring Gulf Arab countries that have severed diplomatic ties with it to engage in dialogue to resolve their dispute. “Neighbors are permanent; geography can’t be changed. Coercion is never the solution. Dialogue is imperative, especially during blessed Ramadan,” Zarif tweeted, referring to the Muslim month of fasting. Zarif also phoned his Qatari counterpart to discuss the latest development, and also […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced on Monday they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism. Saudi news agency SPA said Riyadh cut diplomatic ties and closed borders with its neighbour to “protect its national security from the dangers of terrorism and extremism.” A Saudi official cited by SPA said the country decided to “sever diplomatic […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived from his successful Middle East trip early Monday morning, saying this was his “most productive trip ever” with signed business deals worth more than $925 million in the three countries visited. He also came home together with the overseas Filipino workers who had been given pardon by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, fulfilling his earlier promise that he would come back home with his fellow Filipinos. They were […]
DOHA, Qatar –The Philippines and Qatar have signed trade agreements worth $200 million during the final leg of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Gulf tour, Manila’s trade and industry secretary told reporters in Doha Sunday. Ramon Lopez said 6,000 jobs would be created in the Philippines as a result of the 13 agreements signed between private companies at the weekend, which covered areas such as health, defense and tourism. “The private firms in Qatar have shown great […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines would “stand by and protect” Bahrain as it was in the country’s “national interest” to do so. “It is in our national interest that we..support and defend Bahrain,” he told around 4000 Filipinos who gathered at the Khalifa Sports Center on his last day of visit to Bahrain. According to Duterte, Bahrain was, after all, a place where there are Filipinos. He said he has already […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has announced the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers that will address the concerns of that sector of Philippine society. Duterte made the announcement in a speech before around 4000 Filipinos who had gathered at the Khalifa Sports Complex on his last day of official visit to Bahrain on Friday. “Ang (OFWs) meron na kayong in a few months a Department of OFW only. Sabi ko kay […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Isa-isang inalam ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kalagayan ng mga Overseas Filipino Workers sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, kung saan siya ay naka-state visit simula pa noong Lunes. Sa pagbisita ng Pangulo, naging emosyonal ang mga OFW. “My first question is, where is the Department of OFWs? That is the first question–the Department of OFWs. We want it,” sabi ng isa. Sagot naman ni Duterte, “A (Department of OFWS) is […]
