Middle East

Israel police recommend corruption charges for Netanyahu

  by Jean-Luc Renaudie and Mike Smith Agence France Presse JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli police recommended Tuesday that Prime Minister…

Macron sticks by plan for compulsory national service

PARIS, France (AFP) - Two decades after it scrapped its compulsory military service France will introduce a mandatory "national service" for all…

France hikes defense spending to hit NATO target

by Daphné Benoit Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - France on Wednesday announced plans to boost defense spending by more than 40…

DOLE magsasagawa ng isang job fair para sa mga OFW na nasa Middle East

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) - Magsasagawa ng isang job fair ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) para sa mga…

Syria raids kill nearly 30, as war of words escalates over chlorine use

by Abdulmonam Eassa Agence France-Presse ARBIN, Syria - Regime bombardment killed nearly 30 people in a rebel enclave near Damascus on Monday, as…

Duterte threatens Mideast work ban; tells those countries to do something to stop OFW abuse

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday threatened to ban Filipinas from working in the Middle East as he said Overseas Filipino…

World powers step up pressure on Syria, Russia over chemical attacks

by Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France - Two dozen countries agreed Tuesday to push for sanctions against perpetrators of chemical attacks in…

Turkey steps up assault on Kurdish militia in Syria

by Diyar Mustefa and Bulent Kilic in Hassa Agence France-Presse AFRIN, Syria - Turkey on Monday intensified its offensive against Kurdish militia targets…

Pence in Jerusalem pledges embassy move by end of 2019, faces protest

by Mike Smith Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined  -  US Vice President Mike Pence pledged to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem…

UAE accuses Qatar of ‘intercepting’ 2 passenger planes

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates accused neighbouring Qatar of "intercepting" two Emirati passenger planes en route to Bahrain…

Medical evacuations begin from besieged Syria rebel bastion

DOUMA, Syria (AFP) - Aid workers have begun evacuating emergency medical cases from Syria's besieged rebel bastion of Eastern Ghouta, the Red…

After US veto, UN assembly to vote on Jerusalem resolution

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session Thursday to vote on a draft resolution rejecting President…

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