Philippines

A new conflict has occurred between Kuwait and the Philippines over the protection of domestic workers and the rights of Kuwaiti employers after the Gulf state suspended visas for...

Kuwait is maintaining a ban it imposed on issuing visas for workers from the Philippines amid an ongoing labour row between the two countries which talks have failed to...

The Philippines has temporarily halted sending new domestic workers to Kuwait after the grotesque murder of 35-year-old domestic worker Jullebee Ranara in the Gulf country last month. Philippine Migrant...

Athletes attend the half marathon organized with the slogan "We are racing for peace" in Tripoli, Libya.

The Philippines will lift a ban on deploying domestic workers to Saudi Arabia and resume it in November, after Riyadh agreed to boost protective measures for Filipino migrants, officials...

Qatar has deported migrant workers who have been protesting to demand they are paid their wages ahead of the World Cup which will be held in Doha in November....

The recruitment of Filipino domestic workers has been suspended in Saudi Arabia, after a decision issued by the Philippines' Ministry of Labour. According to Saudi media, recruitment offices in...

Philippine national Maya and her husband lost their low-paying jobs in the United Arab Emirates early in the coronavirus pandemic and with it their work visas and health insurance....

The Biden administration is drawing up arms deals with at least three human rights abusers including Egypt, despite pledging to put human rights at the centre of its foreign...

Egypt is one of ten countries where Apple Inc will not be offering its new private relay service, a feature which will prevent service providers and advertisers from being...

For the 11 days Israeli air strikes pummelled Gaza, Dr Khamis would try to take a two-hour nap around 8am, the only time he could catch some much needed...

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has summoned the Philippines envoy, Macairog Alberto, to protest against his country's vote in favour of forming an inquiry commission into Israel's violations in the...

The Philippines has suspended the deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia after it received reports that their employers and recruiters were making them pay for COVID-19 testing, quarantine and...

The United States has approved Turkey's decision to sell military helicopters to the Philippines in defiance of Congressional opposition, Turkish officials reportedly revealed yesterday. According to the news outlet Middle...

No one is born a migrant. Such status depends on many factors, including the way people are treated by society, and the opportunities and possibilities they have for the...

Israel's National Security Council has warned its citizens that Iran may target them overseas and urged them to be more vigilant, citing threats by Iranian officials, the Times of Israel reported....

The Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI) has opened an investigation into allegations that some of its officers were involved in the trafficking of 44 women to work in Syria, AFP...

A new report by Amnesty International says that health workers, lawyers, journalists and rights activists in several countries including Egypt have failed to get support or funding from British...

Filipina workers and maids have been trafficked from the United Arab Emirates to Syria where they have been subjected to assault, rape, abuse and the withholding of their wages,...

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has temporarily suspended flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Philippines and Sri Lanka starting from 17 August after several passengers...

The Philippine government is investigating the suicide of a maid who died on Sunday after an incident at a shelter run by its embassy in Beirut for Filipino workers...

The fate of about 26 Filipino women housed in a crowded shelter under the care of the Philippine Embassy in Beirut has highlighted the plight of foreign workers in...

Egypt's Information Minister has said that there are 3,378 Egyptians stranded abroad, spread across Africa, Asia, Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia. Osama Heikal said that over the...

Saudi Arabia indefinitely extended a curfew due to the coronavirus on Sunday amid a surge of new infections, and the United Arab Emirates warned of possible action against countries...

Philippines Ambassador to Lebanon Bernardita Catalla died early this morning of coronavirus in Beirut, according to local media reports. Catalla, 62, was being treated in a hospital in Beirut...

The Philippines and India have refused to receive 340 of their nationals who were convicted of violations and were instructed to be expelled from Kuwait. The two countries insist on obtaining...

The Middle East region, battered by wars and adjoining humanitarian crises that have left millions of people stateless, hungry and diseased, is in urgent need for peace, security, and...

Saudi Arabia suspended on Thursday the travel of citizens and residents outside the country temporarily to several states that have been witnessing the spread of the coronavirus. The Saudi...

The Israeli military hosted an international conference on "military doctrine" last week, with dozens of delegates from 30 armies attending, reported the Jerusalem Post. The event was organised by...

The Philippines yesterday announced a "total lift" to a ban on sending local household workers to Kuwait. Philippine labour minister, Silvestre Bello III, told Kuwait's Al-Qabas that the ban...

The father of a Filipina domestic worker who was sexually abused and beaten to death by her employers in Kuwait has refused financial compensation for her death, local media...

Iranian beauty queen Bahareh Zare is seeking asylum in the Philippines claiming Iranian police have contrasted a fake case against her