The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Philippines have signed an agreement on the upcoming arrangements for the annual Islamic pilgrimage or Hajj. This came after Saudi's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah signed with various countries, including the Philippines, a number of pacts for the Hajj season 1444 AH...
Photo: Xinhua News Agency RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia announced on Monday its plan to bring the number of pilgrims during the upcoming Hajj season back to the pre-pandemic level. "The number of pilgrims will return to what it was before the pandemic, without any age limit," Saudi Minister...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Leaders of China and the member states of the Arab League agreed here Friday to strengthen cooperation and enhance the China-Arab strategic partnership. This handout picture released by the Saudi Press Agency SPA shows leaders posing for a commemorative picture during the...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a visit that is likely to focus on energy ties as Washington warned of Beijing's growing influence. Xi, recently reanointed as leader of the world's second biggest economy, arrived in the capital...
DOHA (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia stunned Lionel Messi's Argentina on Tuesday, Nov. 22, beating the two-time winners 2-1 in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi leaves the pitch after the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group C football match between Argentina and Saudi...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Filipino workers would have new opportunities to work in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom pushes its new massive development plan and expands its economy. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed...
BANGKOK., Thailand—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. intends to seek help from Saudi Arabia amid the oil crisis, duplicating the foreign country's aid to the Philippines back in the 1970s. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman meet...
The Gilas Pilipinas' sixth man also delivered against Saudi Arabia. Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA Photo) The second and final assignment for Gilas in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers didn’t feel like a road game, all thanks to the Filipino community in Jeddah who went out and...
With only one window left before the big dance in the FIBA World Cup next year, Gilas Pilipinas is finally shaping up to be the team that most of the Filipino fans have imagined. Scottie Thompson provides another all-around game for Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA Photo) Put to a tough test while still...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it had executed two Pakistani nationals for smuggling heroin, the first time the death penalty had been administered for drug crimes in nearly three years, according to an AFP tally. The executions drew a rebuke from Amnesty International, which...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to the Philippines met to discuss the strengthening of their partnership for the benefit of Marawi City's most vulnerable families. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) "I am...
Senators are considering a deployment ban on Filipino domestic helpers to countries practicing the Kafala system--mostly countries in the Middle East--to prevent future abuses of overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) abroad. Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel raised this idea during the plenary...
