Middle East Updates

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

Ombudsman aspirants back lifestyle checks on gov’t officials

Most applicants for Ombudsman on the second day of public interviews by the Judicial and…

Altamirano continues lending hoops a winning hand

Coach Eric Altamirano has always been both a student and a teacher of the game.…

DFA lowers alert level in Iran even as hostilities continue in Middle East

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) lowered its alert level in Iran from voluntary repatriation…

Scale of Afghans returning from Iran overwhelming 

ISLAMABAD—The pace and scale of Afghans returning from Iran are overwhelming already fragile support systems,…

PH caregiver wounded in Iran counterstrike dies

A 49-year-old Filipino caregiver in Israel passed away on Sunday morning after sustaining injuries from…

T-bill rates mostly up amid fragile Israel-Iran truce

The Marcos administration borrowed at higher cost during Monday’s sale of short-dated Treasury bills (T-bills)…

Iran’s supreme leader appears in public

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the…