Middle East

Chronic Hunger Stalks Millions in War-Torn Yemen

GENEVA — The U.N. World Food Program is scaling up its emergency food and nutrition program for millions of Yemeni civilians who are on the brink of famine. The WFP warns conditions...

Amputee soldiers join Duterte’s Israel, Jordan visit

AMMAN, Jordan -- They came from different provinces and served different units of the Philippine Army. The seven soldiers, who joined the seven-day official visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to the State of...

OFWs give Duterte ‘rockstar’ welcome in Israel

JERUSALEM, Israel—Close to 2,500 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Israel gave President Rodrigo Duterte a “rockstar” welcome at the Ramada Hotel on Sunday night. Duterte, who arrived here on a four-day visit,...

Duterte, Netanyahu hold bilateral talks

MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in bilateral meeting on Monday as part of efforts have a broader cooperation between the two countries. The meeting,...

Muslims begin annual Hajj rituals at Mecca

Nearly 2 million Muslims from around the world have begun the yearly hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia at Mecca, Islam's holiest site. "We are very blessed by Allah to be in this...

Israel seizes Swedish activist ship bound for Gaza Strip

Israel's navy Saturday seized a Swedish-flagged sailboat carrying activist passengers that was trying to breach the long-standing blockade of the Palestinian Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said the vessel, named "Freedom for...

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