RIYADH – A large number of Saudis and expatriates, including social media users, mourned the death of prominent Filipino scholar and preacher Sheikh Muhammad Delabina. He died in Riyadh on Tuesday evening after a prolonged illness.
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President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines urged on Tuesday all United Nations Member states to reverse course on inequality, saying the issue will define humanity's future.
"From what I have seen that future will likely be one of inequality, (...)
Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper last year, the UN's intellectual property agency said in a new report published on Monday.
According to the findings of the World (...)
Boxing star Manny Pacquiao on Sunday announced he will run for president of the Philippines in the 2022 elections.
He officially accepted the nomination to be standard-bearer of the PDP-Laban camp which he co-leads with Senator Aquilino "Koko" (...)
The United Nations children's agency has asked authorities to reopen schools in countries where millions of students are still not allowed to return to classrooms following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eighteen months into the pandemic, schools for nearly (...)
Nearly 330,000 people in Shanghai have been evacuated as the city braced for heavy rains and strong winds brought by Typhoon Chanthu, Chinese authorities announced Tuesday.
According to Xinhua news agency, Shanghai meteorological center said that (...)
Super Typhoon Chanthu made landfall in the far northern Philippines on Saturday, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain to the archipelago.
Chanthu, known as Kiko in the Philippines, was one of the strongest storms this year, with sustained winds (...)
Mental health and psychosocial support must be seen as integral to all humanitarian, peacebuilding and development programs across the UN, the secretary-general said on Wednesday.
António Guterres was speaking at a high-level event on Mental Health (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Court of Audit (GCA), has been elected for the membership of the Governing Board of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI). GCA won the membership by receiving 36 (...)
The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 22,415 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, the highest ever single-day spike, raising the number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,103,331.
The DOH also reported 103 coronavirus-related (...)
The Philippines will lift the travel ban for all inbound travelers from 10 countries starting from Sept.6, the presidential spokesperson said on Saturday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement that the ban, put in place in April (...)
The UAE Space Agency Sunday hosted Hjayceelyn M. Quintana, Philippines Ambassador to the UAE, along with a delegation from the Philippines Space Agency to explore potential collaborations in the space sector, as the two countries look at ways to (...)
The United Arab Emirates dispatched an aircraft, which arrived in the Philippines' capital of Manila on Thursday, carrying medical supplies, including 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses, as part of the UAE's ongoing efforts to support countries in (...)
Starting Aug. 4, 2021, shoppers can enjoy a wide range of everyday essentials, grocery, exotic fruits, vegetables, frozen and chilled foods, fresh deli items as well as non-food items, household, and home furnishing. More than 120 new products have (...)
MANAMA — Residents from "red list" countries can return to Bahrain as the country has added three more countries to the list.
In a statement carried by the Bahrain News Agency on Thursday, Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs said that it has updated (...)
India is sending a task force of four warships into the South China Sea on a two-month deployment that will include exercises with Quad partners the United States, Japan and Australia, India's Defense Ministry announced on Monday.
The warships will (...)
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday becoming the first athlete from the Philippines to win gold at the Olympics.
The 30-year-old set an Olympic record, lifting a combined weight of 224 kilograms, to clinch the top spot in the women's (...)
Philippine authorities moved thousands of residents of the capital, Manila, out of their low-lying communities on Saturday as heavy monsoon rain, compounded by a tropical storm, flooded the city and nearby provinces, according to Reuters.
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Authorities in the Philippines have evacuated more than 15,000 people in Metro Manila and some parts of the country as heavy monsoon rain, compounded by a tropical storm, flooded the city and nearby provinces.
"We ask residents of affected areas to (...)
The Philippines on Friday recorded 16 new cases of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant, according to media reports.
Out of the total 16, 11 are local cases, making them the first locally transmitted infections since the outbreak of the (...)
MANAMA — Bahrain has updated its coronavirus travel "red list," adding 16 more countries to it in line with government directives after a review of the latest recommendations of the country's coronavirus taskforce, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) (...)
Chaired by Prince Abdulaziz Bin Talal, president of AGFUND and chairman of Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development, the committee announced during its 22nd meeting held here Tuesday this year's prize laureates as follows:
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Chaired by Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, President of AGFUND and Chairman of Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development, the committee announced during its 22nd meeting held here today this year's prize laureates as (...)
A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops crashed in a southern province after missing the runway Sunday, killing at least 17 military personnel while at least 40 were rescued from the burning wreckage, officials said.
Defense Secretary (...)
Thousands of people have been evacuated and authorities in the Philippines have raised the danger level of the Taal volcano after it spurted a huge plume of gases and steam into the air.
Thousands of people have been evacuated and authorities in the (...)
