The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the top religious authority for Sunni Muslims, on Wednesday urged Islamist militants in the Philippines to free a reporter with Al-Arabiya news channel seized in June.
Two rapid response teams (RRT) have been sent to Egypt and Israel to assist in the possible evacuation of some 100 Filipinos and their Palestinian spouses in conflict-stricken Gaza, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a press briefing Monday.
Two rapid response teams (RRT) were sent to Egypt and Israel on Monday to assist in the possible evacuation of some 100 Filipinos and their Palestinian spouses in the conflict-stricken Gaza, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a press briefing on Monday.
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday reminded Filipinos seeking employment in Egypt to obtain a working visa/permit prior to departure.
So far, no Filipinos have been hurt in the mass protests in Cairo and other parts of Egypt demanding an immediate end to army rule in the troubled nation.
Syrian soldiers fire on tens of thousands of protesters who flood the streets shouting for the ouster — and even the execution — of President Bashar Assad as his embattled regime tries to crush a five-month-old uprising despite broad international condemnation.
Moammar Kaddafi threatens to carry out attacks in Europe against “homes, offices, families,” unless NATO halts its campaign of airstrikes against his regime in Libya. He delivers the comments in an address to one of the largest pro-government rallies in months in Tripoli’s Green Square.
