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Gulf economies to shrink 7.6% over virus, oil slump – IMF
The International Monetary Fund's 2020 projection for the 6-nation Gulf Cooperation Council dramatically worsens
Kuwait Airways to lay off 1,500 foreign employees
Kuwait Airways says the decision to slash jobs is part of a 'comprehensive plan' to deal with the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic
Kuwait, Saudi halt oil production from neutral zone
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia decide to shut down the offshore Khafji oil field for one month starting June 1
Gulf stocks battered by coronavirus, oil price war in Q1 2020
The 5 major bourses in the Gulf region plummet in the first 3 months of the year, with Dubai's market losing more than a third of its value
Domestic worker is first Filipino coronavirus case in Kuwait
The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait says she is in stable condition
Duterte wants death penalty for OFW Villavende's killers
President Rodrigo Duterte says his 'heart bleeds' for overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East
Gulf shares slump after OPEC fails to agree on virus action plan
All the 7 bourses in the Gulf close in the red on Sunday, March 8, amid a panic sell-off over fears that energy prices could collapse
Kuwait suspends flights from PH, 6 other countries amid coronavirus outbreak
The new measure will cover all incoming flights to and from the Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt
Coronavirus compounds Gulf economic woes as oil prices slump
Capital Economics estimates the 6 Gulf Cooperation Council states will lose some $40 billion of oil revenues in 2020
Kuwait to screen travelers from PH, 9 other countries amid coronavirus outbreak
Responding to Kuwait's new rules, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III says the Philippines will 'slow down' the deployment of overseas Filipino workers
Gulf bourses dive as coronavirus hits oil price
(3rd UPDATE) The Gulf region's stock markets are badly hit on Sunday, March 1, with oil prices sagging below $50 a barrel amid novel coronavirus fears
4 more Middle East nations report coronavirus cases
Bahrain shuts 3 schools after a man who had transported children to the institutions tested positive after returning from Iran
Kuwait, Bahrain announce first coronavirus cases
(UPDATED) Kuwait reports 3 infections and Bahrain one in citizens who had returned home from Iran
Philippines lifts deployment ban to Kuwait
The lifting of the ban means newly-hired and returning skilled workers, semi-skilled workers, professionals, and household service workers can return and work in the Gulf state
Philippines eases deployment ban to Kuwait
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III says a total lifting of the ban will 'not be happening any time soon'
Locusts boiled, baked, or dried? Kuwait serves up insect delicacy
The surprisingly nutritious, protein-rich insect is considered a 'delicious delicacy' by Kuwait's older citizens
Kuwaiti employers of OFW Villavende charged with murder – Bello
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III says the total deployment ban will stay until terms of a 2018 labor deal with Kuwait are incorporated in standard contracts for all Filipino workers
Malacañang: Kuwait OFW deployment ban stays until labor agreement implemented
The Philippine government says terms in a 2018 labor agreement with Kuwait must be incorporated in every contract with overseas Filipino workers in the Gulf State
Philippines orders total deployment ban to Kuwait
The total deployment ban covers all newly hired workers – domestic workers, skilled workers, and professionals
OFW Villavende sexually abused, battered before death – NBI autopsy
Justice Secretary Menardo Gueverra says the NBI will submit a formal report on the autopsy results on Jeanelyn Villavende's body on January 13
Murdered OFW in Kuwait wanted to go home months before death
The Department of Labor and Employment says Jeanelyn Villavende repeatedly asked her recruitment agency to bring her home 3 months before she was beaten to death
PH condemns killing of yet another Filipina domestic worker in Kuwait
(3rd UPDATE) The Department of Foreign Affairs summons the Kuwaiti ambassador in Manila 'to express the government’s outrage over the seeming lack of protection' of Filipino domestic workers in the Middle Eastern country
Kuwait PM, cabinet quit after disputes with parliament
Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah 'submitted the resignation of the cabinet to the emir...in order to allow for a cabinet reshuffle,' says a government spokesman
Kuwait ruler in U.S. hospital for 'tests', Trump meeting postponed
A meeting with US President Donald Trump set for September 12 is postponed due to the hospital stay of Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Drone used to smuggle drugs into Kuwait
Authorities say this is the first time a drone was used in smuggling illegal drugs
Gulf economy recovering but faces oil volatility – IMF
The International Monetary Fund urges Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to expand reforms
Sondos Al-Qattan 'should be blacklisted' as foreign employer – PH commission
Commission on Filipinos Overseas Undersecretary Astravel Pimenetel-Naik says the Kuwaiti social media influencer should be included in the POEA's 'list of undesirable foreign employers'
Arroyo meets with Alvarez, Duterte ratings, Kuwaiti blogger | Evening wRap
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MAC, Etude House cut ties with Kuwaiti beauty blogger after rants vs OFWs
(UPDATED) MAC Cosmetics, one of the world’s largest makeup brands, joins the list of international companies that cut ties with controversial social media star Sondos Alqattan
Migrante demands apology from Kuwait celeb who ranted vs maids' day off
'By projecting herself as a slave-owner, Sondos exhibits intoxication in her overinflated ego and false sense of superiority,' says Migrante
Duterte apologizes to Kuwait for 'harsh' language
'I'm sorry for the language that I was using but I'm very satisfied by the way you responded to the problems of my country,' President Rodrigo Duterte tells Kuwait
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Malacañang: Duterte yet to sign lifting of Kuwait OFW deployment ban
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says he has yet to see a signed written order on the lifting of the ban
Filipino household workers can fly to Kuwait next week – Bello
'Skilled workers can fly to Kuwait anytime but the household service workers can fly next week, pending their visa application approval,' says Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III
Duterte lifts Kuwait deployment ban, Senators on Sereno ouster, Trump on North Korea | Midday wRap
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Duterte orders lifting of Kuwait OFW deployment ban
(UPDATED) The President gives the instruction to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, 'upon recommendation of Special Envoy to Kuwait Abdullah Mama-o'
Barangay & SK elections, Angara dies, Bello on Kuwait deployment ban | Midday wRap
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DOLE seeks partial lifting of Kuwait deployment ban
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says relations between the Philippines and Kuwait are now 'normal'
Duterte open to lifting OFW deployment ban to Kuwait
As long as the conditions required by President Rodrigo Duterte is met, he is open to lifting the ban
Philippines and Kuwait sign agreement protecting OFWs
(3rd UPDATE) The protection agreement covers all Filipino household services workers and skilled workers in Kuwait
Duterte’s satisfaction rating, SC ousts Sereno, Mayweather in Davao City | Evening wRap
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Cayetano: Kuwait assures PH of 'firm commitment' to protect OFWs
The Philippine is expecting the agreement on additional protection for OFWs in Kuwait will be signed on Friday, May 11
Filipino diplomats in Kuwait 'expected to be released'
'The diplomats are expected to be released in two to three days,' says Malacañang as a Philippine delegation meets with Kuwaiti officials in Kuwait
Kuwait frees Filipino drivers, Complaint vs Calida, Mahathir wins | Midday wRap
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Kuwait frees 4 Filipino drivers in OFW rescues
(3rd UPDATE) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says that by May 11, the Philippines hopes to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Kuwait for the better treatment of OFWs there
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Duterte names Abdullah Mamao as special envoy to Kuwait
Newly appointed Special Envoy to Kuwait Abdullah Mamao, a San Beda law graduate, is the presidential adviser on overseas Filipino workers
[OPINION] To escape poverty, hard work is not enough
Diokno’s recent statement, for the record, is a gross misrepresentation of economists' contemporary thinking about the nature of poverty and income mobility
