Saudi king calls for halting heinous crimes in Gaza

SAUDI KING  Salman on Sunday called for halting “heinous crimes” in the Gaza Strip amid the deadly five-month Israeli offensive on the Palestinian enclave.

Philippines negotiates with Saudi to protect OFWs

THE GOVERNMENT is now negotiating with Saudi Arabia so that Filipino workers could get appropriate wages and protect their rights and well-being.

Misuari endorses Bongbong-Sara tandem

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Moro National Liberation Front Nur Misuari has endorsed presidential aspirant Bongbong Marcos and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

FEATURE: Advantages for Muslim expatriate working in Muslim countries by Gamson Jr Mawallil Quijano

FOR A Muslim Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) like me working in a Muslim country like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and State of Qatar is both gratifying and a great blessing from Allāh. Simply because these are Muslim countries and I’m a Muslim. In these countries, I find it so convenient to practice my way of life as a believer of the Islamic faith.

Migrant advocacy network praises Saudi abolition of ‘kafala system’

THE MIGRANT advocacy network, Churches Witnessing With Migrants–Philippines praised Saudi Arabia for abolishing the “kafala system,” saying, it is a positive step that will protect Filipino and other migrants workers.

Saudi sends food aid to poor Marawi residents

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Saudi Arabia donated some 5,000 food baskets to poor Muslim families in Marawi City in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Sur.

Police hold Saudi man on alleged terror links

POLICE ARE holding a Saudi national accused o being a member of the Islamic State operating in East Asia.

Muslim lawmakers want probe on alleged Hajj fraud schemes

'Pilgrims support House Resolution 611'

MUSLIMS ARE supporting a proposed probe on alleged fraudulent schemes in the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia, saying, there had been persistent reports and complaints from pilgrims who paid huge amount of money for services and accommodations, but got less and worse, some had been left to fend for themselves in Mecca.

Muslim lawmakers Shernee Tambut, of the Kusug Tausug partylist group; and Samier Tan, of Sulu province, have filed House Resolution Number 611 directing the Committee of Muslim Affairs to conduct an investigation in aid of legislation in order to implement remedial measures that will put a quietus to the endless miseries being experienced by Muslim Filipino pilgrims.

17 OFWs in Halloween party arrested in Saudi Arabia, says DFA

THE DEPARTMENT OF Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed the arrest of 17 Filipino workers who participated in a Halloween party in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Citing information from the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato said the Filipinos are being held at the Al Nisa Jail in the capital. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Adnan Alonto said Embassy officials have been requesting access to the detained Filipinos since their arrest was reported last week.

The Filipinos were among a number of people taken into custody by Saudi intelligence operatives, who raided a compound in Riyadh, after neighbors complained of loud noise coming from the Halloween party.

The envoy noted that it was not immediately clear what charges have been filed against the detained Filipinos, but initial information the Embassy had gathered indicate that the organizers of the event have been charged with holding an event without a permit and for disturbing the neighborhood.

Saudi laws strictly prohibit unattached males and females from being seen together in public. The DFA and the Embassy issued an advisory urging overseas Filipino workers, particularly those in Middle East, to be mindful of local sensitivities. (Joyce Ann L. Rocamora)

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