Saudi crown prince named prime minister
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been named prime minister, a post traditionally held by the…
Manila establishes ties with Niue
MANILA has formally established diplomatic relations with Niue, an island country in the South Pacific located northeast of New Zealand.…
Baguio notes downward trend in dengue cases
BAGUIO CITY: Dengue cases in the Summer Capital are decreasing following a seasonal and cyclical pattern similar to what happened…
UP graduate tops Sept 2022 licensure exam for social workers
THE Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has announced that 2,955 examinees hurdled the licensure examination for social workers held this September…
Iran police vow to confront Amini protests with ‘all might’
PARIS: Iran’s police warned on Wednesday they would confront “with all their might” women-led protests that erupted nearly two weeks…
Pope to visit Bahrain in November
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will in November visit Bahrain, home to the biggest Catholic church in the Arabian peninsula, the…
5 arrested with huge cache of narcotic pills in Riyadh
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Five persons, including two Saudis and three Syrians, were arrested with a huge cache of…
Norway and Denmark tighten security around energy infrastructure after pipeline ‘attack’
OSLO/COPENHAGEN — Norway and Denmark will increase security and surveillance around their energy infrastructure sites after the alleged sabotage of…
Nord Stream: Explosions recorded prior to discovery of major gas leaks
COPENHAGEN — Seismologists recorded what they think were explosions before gas began pouring out of two Russia-to-Germany pipelines under the…
Full results out for Ukraine ‘referendums’ as Kremlin-backed authorities claim victory
MOSCOW/KIEV — The Kremlin-installed governments of the four Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine have all declared victories in the so-called annexation…