Iran 's politburo-like body known as the Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States "corrects its behavior," issuing new demands that could shake up talks on a deal to manage the waterway and traffic on it. Iran 's state broadcaster...
Film producer Aquino Plotado received the Best Film Producer award during the 12th Emirates Film Festival 2026 held on July 26 at the New Covent Garden Theatre in Mall of the Emirates. Plotado was recognized for producing the short film "As the Call, So the Echo." The film previously earned Best...
Filipino travelers holding valid visas or residence permits from several countries will soon be able to enter the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through a visa-on-arrival facility, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Wednesday, June 24. In a statement on Wednesday evening, the DFA said...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The drones that targeted the United Arab Emirates ' Barakah nuclear power plant all came from Iraq, the country 's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, an indication that Iraqi Shiite militias backed by Iran were likely behind the assault. No group has...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates ' Barakah nuclear power plant Sunday, setting an electrical generator ablaze on its perimeter and again straining the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the...
Twenty-three stranded Filipinos have safely returned to the Philippines after the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai facilitated their repatriation, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday, May 5. The DFA said the stranded Filipinos were repatriated on April 27 via a commercial...
PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte -- Nikita Shulchenko turned in a powerhouse ride to rule the first individual time trial and stretch his overall lead after seven stages of the MPTC Tour of Luzon 2026 on Tuesday, May 5. The 26-year-old Russian, who has held the yellow jersey since Stage 3 in Palayan City,...
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) may be a signal of a structural shift in how oil power will be exercised in the decades ahead. As the cartel loses one of its largest and most technically advanced producers, the implications...
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya -- LCW UAE Cycle’s Ivan Anisimov took the spotlight in a mass finish to clinch Stage 4 of the MPTC Tour of Luzon 2026 that started at the Bongabon Town Arch in Nueva Ecija and ended in front of the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Capitol here on Saturday, May 2. The 23-year-old...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices. The UAE 's decision had been rumored as a possibility...
Special Envoy to the United Arab Emirates Ma. Anna Kathryna Yu-Pimentel on Wednesday, April 15 welcomed the opening of the Manila office of Dubai International Chamber, describing it as a clear result of strengthened diplomatic and economic engagement between the Philippines and the United Arab...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, April 14, noted a decline in repatriation requests from non-overseas Filipino workers (non-OFWs) following the recent ceasefire between the United States and Iran, signaling a temporary easing of tensions in the Middle East. In its latest update,...
