Posts Tagged middle
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA Maoist guerrillas in the Philippines are set to rake in millions of dollars from extortion this year, boosted by protection money forked out by politicians contesting the May elections, the military said Sunday. The armed forces said they were on course to rid about half the Philippine territory of communist insurgency by the middle of the year, but conceded that the Communist Party of the Philippines has retained the ability to raise funds by threat or…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
FEATURE 01/07/2010 ABU GOSH At the risk of whipping up discord with Lebanon, an Arab-Israeli village is planning to make the worlds biggest hummus, a humble chickpea dip that stirs passions across the Middle East. On Friday, residents of the village of Abu Gosh, near Jerusalem, will mash up 4,000 kilograms of chickpeas, sesame paste, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic. That is twice as much as the Guinness record set in October by chefs in Lebanon, Israels neighbor, longtime political foe and culinary rival
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines - A brewing debt crisis in Dubai has raised a specter of gloom on the Philippines, where many households have been relying on petrodollars sent home by a large pool of overseas workers in the Middle East. While the immediate impact is in the form of escalating risk aversion in the financial markets, the sharpest blow could come from the potential loss of overseas Filipino jobs that, in turn, could curb remittance flows and dampen domestic consumer spending if the Dubai crisis worsens, analysts and economists said. Global…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Conrado Ching 11/23/2009 The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) will give a heroes welcome to more than 300 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who will arrive today at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from the Middle East. While pambasang kamao Manny Pacquiao gave us honor in sports, our workers from abroad help our economy improve through their dollar remittances, MIAA spokesman Connie Bungag said. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration chief Carmelita Dimzon will personally greet the arriving OFWs which is held every year…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
HE SAYS 09/02/2009 Sen. Dick Gordon is looking at the players of the ZTE Broadband scam of Gloria Arroyo rather differently. For him, the personalities who surfaced to expose it, and the government officials who figured in the $329.48-million mess, one of the biggest anomalies under the Arroyos administration, are all part of a scheme to defraud government of big money through this botched deal with China.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Angie M. Rosales 09/02/2009
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
09/02/2009 Peace negotiations between the government and the Muslim secessionist group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) continues to hang in the balance with the two panels holding of contradicting positions on at least two issues. “Nothing is definite We are still awaiting word from the Malaysian facilitators
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
focus 08/31/2009 STOCKHOLM Swedens fervent defense of free speech has sparked a diplomatic storm with Israel over the governments refusal to condemn an article accusing Israeli soldiers of smuggling dead Palestinians organs. The row is likely to overshadow a visit to Israel by Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt next month, right in the midst of Swedens presidency of the European Union, a key player in the Middle East peace process. Many ordinary Swedes back the governments stance of not condemning the piece by Aftonbladet, the countrys top-selling daily, according to a survey released on Wednesday
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Julmunir I. Jannaral, Correspondent Cotabato City: After the Islamic scholars failed to see the New moon on Thursday, the first day of the holy month of Ramadan was declared on Saturday. The date corresponds to Ramadan 1, 1430 in the Hegira calendar, and Filipino Muslims are now on their 3rd day of fasting from dawn to dusk for the whole month.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By William B. Depasupil, Reporter THE government is determined to get back the ownership of a prime land in Makati City from a real estate firm owned in part by the owners of a top local major broadsheet
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
By Jomar Canlas, Reporter THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port Collector in Subic will now be prosecuted, after being charged in court by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the crime of bigamy or having marriages with different men, following a ruling that a Muslim woman cannot marry more than once.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Mario Yango, retired civil service commissioner and former Philippine representative to the International Civil Service Commission, died on June 29 at the Manila Doctors Hospital surrounded by his family. He was 84.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Saudi Arabia will be using biometrics for visa applicants from 2010, the Department of Foreign Affairs has announced for the guidance of Filipinos applying for visas to go to the Middle East country.
