Middle East Updates

Developments in the Mideast war and its impact on Asia-Pacific

Iran war: Philippine fallout

The question I keep getting asked these days is how the Iran conflict will hit…

Asean states working on fuel-sharing deal

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which the Philippines currently chairs, will expedite the…

Fuel price surge halts fishing in Misamis Oriental

OPOL, MISAMIS ORIENTAL—Rising fuel costs triggered by escalating tensions in the Middle East are beginning…

Trump to allies: Send ships to Strait of Hormuz

Manama, BAHRAIN—US President Donald Trump called for other nations’ warships to help protect world oil…

US bombs military sites on Iran’s Kharg Island  

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—President Donald Trump said that the United States destroyed military sites on…

Asean ministers urge ceasefire in Iran amid economic threats

A drawn-out conflict in the Middle East could eventually ripple across Southeast Asia and dampen…

Government scrambles to get fertilizer, fuel supplies

The government is scrambling to secure fuel and fertilizer supplies for the sugar industry, as…

White House slams CNN for airing Khamenei message

The Trump administration denounced CNN on Thursday for airing a portion of the new Iranian…

Iran to continue hitting US bases–Khamenei

Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday in his first statement as Iran’s new supreme leader that the…

The Middle East crisis and Philippine agriculture

During the 2008 global financial crisis, Rahm Emanuel said: “Never let a good crisis go…