(L-R) Lt. Gen. Matsunaga Koji, vice chief of staff of Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF), and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. (Photo: DND) The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) signed by the Philippines and Japan will further propel the two countries’...
CLINICAL MATTERS Having made it to Aswan after a grueling 14-hour road trip through the Egyptian Desert, we settled down for the night in our cabins on board the Nile cruise ship the Queen of Sheba. The ship was docked for two nights in Aswan and was scheduled to sail the day after to Kom...
RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) — Egypt’s president announced Sunday his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed. There was no immediate response from Israel or Hamas as the latest talks were expected in Qatar,...
IVORY COAST (AFP) -- Record seven-time champion Egypt was dealt a major blow on Friday, Jan. 19, as captain Mohamed Salah was ruled out of two Africa Cup of Nations games with a hamstring injury, while holder Senegal and Cape Verde qualified for the last 16. Egypt's national football team captain...
IVORY COAST (AFP) -- Egypt face an anxious wait on the extent of Mohamed Salah's injury sustained in a lively 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, Jan. 18, while Nigeria defeated host Ivory Coast 1-0. Ghana's Mohammed Kudus (AFP) Mohammed Kudus struck twice for Ghana...
IVORY COAST (AFP) -- Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in its opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, Jan. 14, while Nigeria was held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen getting on the scoresheet. Egypt's forward Mohamed Salah (center) runs with the ball...
IVORY COAST (AFP) -- Serial goal scorer Mohamed Salah has conquered the world, Europe and England with Liverpool. Now he dreams of leading Egypt to African glory. Egypt's Mohamed Salah (AFP) He has come agonizingly close twice with his country, being part of the teams that lost the 2017 and...
Two Filipino doctors were among those who exited Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 2. Humanitarian aid trucks arriving at a storage facility in Khan Yunis in the Southern Gaza Strip from Egypt after having crossed through the...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Chairman Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo wants Philippine authorities to whisk away Filipinos from Gaza as quickly as possible with the opening of the Egypt-Gaza border....
Filipinos in Gaza would have to wait for a while as the Gaza-Egypt border has yet to open amid the violence that erupted there between Hamas and Israel, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday, Oct. 21. Smoke billows from the Gaza's Rafah border crossing Egypt during...
Filipinos who will cross into Egypt from Gaza are assured of smooth entry into the country once the border opens, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official said Saturday, Oct. 20. DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said Egyptian Ambassador to the Philippines Ahmed Shehabeldin already...
Filipinos in Egypt are advised to take precaution against demonstrations as protest actions are expected ​across the country. ​The Philippine Embassy in Cairo​ issued an advisory after it said that there are ​"currently random marches/demonstrations in Egypt, including...
