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UN chief urges compromise, realism between Saudis and Iran

February 1, 2016 - 8:17am

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon used a stopover in the Middle East on Monday to urge Saudi Arabia and Iran to compromise and interact responsibly, seeking to calm a flare-up in tensions between...

World

Government urged: Ensure safety of OFWs in Middle East

By Non Alquitran | January 19, 2016 - 9:00am

Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman and senatorial aspirant Francis Tolentino urged the government yesterday to ensure the safety of more than two million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in...

Metro

Philippine embassies in Middle East told to review contingency plans

By Ghio Ong | January 14, 2016 - 9:00am

Vice President Jejomar Binay urged yesterday Philippine embassies in the Middle East to prepare and review their contingency plans should tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran escalate.

Headlines

AFP on standby for possible evacuation of OFWs in ME

By Jaime Laude | January 9, 2016 - 9:00am

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has placed on standby all available air assets for possible emergency evacuation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East amid mounting tensions between Iran...

Headlines

Iran, Saudi Arabia tensions can't halt slide in oil prices

By David Koenig | January 5, 2016 - 1:38am

Even the escalating tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia, two big oil-producing countries, can't halt the slide in energy...

Business

No agreement on aid, prisoners in Syrians talks

By Zeina Karam | January 27, 2014 - 7:06am

Syrians on opposite sides of their country's civil war tried again yesterday to find common ground, but a morning session focusing on the release of prisoners and an aid convoy to a besieged central city failed to...

World

Syrians talk aid and prisoners as mortars hit Homs

By Zeina Karam | January 26, 2014 - 8:34pm

Syrians on opposite sides of their country's civil war tried again Sunday to find common ground, with peace talks focusing on the release of prisoners and an aid convoy to a besieged city that once more came under...

World

Turkey: Syrian regime's actions equal war crimes

January 24, 2013 - 3:10am

Syria's bombardment of its citizens should be declared a war crime and aid groups must be given greater access to the millions suffering there, Turkey's foreign minister told the World Economic Forum.

UN: Violence in Syria worse than before ceasefire

June 28, 2012 - 4:00am

The violence in Syria has worsened since a cease-fire deal in April and the bloodshed appears to be taking on dangerous sectarian overtones, the UN said yesterday.

Oil hovers below $98 amid Europe economy concerns

December 13, 2011 - 3:32pm

Oil prices hovered below $98 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid expectations Europe's debt crisis will hurt the continent's economic growth and demand for crude.