A letter from a descendent of Italy's wartime King, apologizing for his ancestor's role in enabling Mussolini's fascist policies during World War II, has been criticized by historians and Jewish groups after several decades of silence from members of the disbanded royal family. [...]

Yulia Navalnaya's husband was poisoned and detained. Now she is piling pressure on Vladimir Putin

"Why are you detaining me? Have I violated any laws?" demanded Yulia Navalnaya, as four policemen surrounded her on Saturday. She was on her way to a protest in Moscow, where thousands had gathered to demand the release of her husband, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, from jail. [...]

Schools shut, dine-in services suspended in Bahrain

The health ministry had said it has detected a new variant of coronavirus, without saying which kind. [...]

Coronavirus: UAE issues new quarantine rules for employees

Quarantine period for unvaccinated employees will be deducted from their annual leave or considered an unpaid one if they have none left. [...]

Missing since Feb 2020, 'heartbroken' youth flies home

He received psychiatric treatment in Dubai, after help from the Dubai Police, Consulate General of India and a social worker [...]

Pres. Duterte studying recommendation to impose price freeze on pork, chicken, says Sen. Go

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is now mulling the issuance of a price freeze for pork and chicken because of the unexplained rise in the prices of these meat products, according to Senator Christopher “Bong” Go. The senator who is the President’s former aide said that he had already relayed to President Duterte the public’s complaints about the high prices of pork and chicken, and even of fish and vegetables. Go said […] [...]

DFA repatriates over 3,000 Filipinos abroad during the third week of January

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said it repatriated over 3,000 overseas Filipinos during the third week of January. Of the 3,288 Filipinos abroad repatriated, the DFA said 470 were seafarers while 2,818 were land-based. The DFA said some of those repatriated this week overseas Filipinos with a medical condition, those coming from Singapore and Oman, and a seafarer from Brazil. The DFA also safely brought home an undocumented overseas Filipino from Brunei, […] [...]

Wildfire ravages massive section of Argentine forest

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — A wildfire raging in the south of Argentina has consumed a huge patch of forestland in two days, local authorities said Tuesday — the equivalent of almost 20 Central Parks. The blaze, its origins still unknown, is threatening a vast region around El Bolson, a town of some 18,000 inhabitants in the Rio Negro province in northern Patagonia. More than 100 firefighters have been deployed, working side by side with […] [...]

Philippines News

International News

Creative/Design Jobs in UAE

Front Office Jobs in UAE

In Pictures

Business News

Health

Jobs in the Middle East, Asia, UAE and Canada

Photography

Graphic Design

Videos

Entertainment News

WKND Special: Building the bridges to Gulf women’s hearts