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PH to repatriate 51 Pinays from UAE

By Roy Mabasa The Philippine government today announced the repatriation of 51 Filipino women who went to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as tourists, found…

18 Jul 2018 - 2:04 pm
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., April 10, 2018. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)/ Manila Bulletin

Inside Qatar’s charm offensive to win over Washington

By Reuters WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - There was much bonhomie as a few dozen people, including members of Congress and US administration officials, gathered last week…

05 Jul 2018 - 3:02 pm
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The UAE accuses Qatar of sending fighter jets to intercept passenger flights, which Doha denies (AFP Photo/GIUSEPPE CACACE)/ Manila Bulletin

Qatar’s rivals turn to top UN court in airspace feud

By Agence France-Presse Qatar's regional rivals including Saudi Arabia and the UAE said Wednesday they would file a complaint at the highest UN court against the isolated Gulf state over…

27 Jun 2018 - 7:54 pm
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FILE - This undated file photo obtained by The Associated Press shows a drawing of a prisoner being abused at a prison in Yemen run by the United Arab Emirates. Arabic from right to left reads: "Anti-terrorism," "Innocent citizen," and "Real terrorism behind their back, they don't look at." With hugs and kisses, family and friends of a Yemeni actor celebrated Monday, June 25, 2018, after he and at least three other detainees were freed from UAE-controlled prisons in southern Yemen where they had been held without charges for nearly a year. (AP Photo, File/ MANILA BULLETIN)

Detainees released days after AP report on UAE-run prisons

By the Associated Press CAIRO — With hugs and kisses, family and friends of a Yemeni actor celebrated Monday after he and at least three…

26 Jun 2018 - 10:01 am
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In this May 20, 2016 photo, a Bombardier CL604 aircraft, with tail number TC-TRB, descends to land in Istanbul. The Turkish private jet flying from the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul carrying a group of young women crashed Sunday night, March 11, 2018 in a mountainous region of Iran during a heavy rain, killing all 11 people on board, authorities said. The doomed aircraft days earlier carried a bachelorette party bound for Dubai.The General Civil Aviation Authority in the UAE said the flight took off from Sharjah International Airport on its way to Istanbul. Sharjah is a neighboring emirate of Dubai. (AP Photo/Yigit Cicekci)

Iran recovers black box from Turkish plane crash killing 11

By The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says that authorities have recovered the "black box" from a Turkish private jet…