Manila 24 April 2017 (PNA) Exemption of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from paying the airport terminal fee will begin on Sunday (April 30). They just have to declare that they are an OFW to be exempted. This exemption shall be recognized at any point of sale, whether in the Philippines or abroad. According to Manila...

Kabul, Afghanistan 24 April 2017 (AP) U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived unannounced in Afghanistan on Monday to assess America's longest war as the Trump administration weighs sending more troops. Kabul was the final stop on a six-nation, week-long tour Mattis said was intended to bolster relations with allies and partners and to get an...

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) 24 April 2017 Afghanistan’s Defence Minister General Abdullah Habibi and Army Chief of Staff General Qadam Shah Shahim, have resigned in the wake of a Taliban attack that left scores of soldiers dead, the presidential palace says. The attack happened on Friday at an army base near Mazar-e Sharif. Insurgents...

Doha 24 april 2017 Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani inaugurated the Kahramaa Awareness Park in Doha this evening. Opening ceremony was coincided with the celebration of 5th anniversary of 'Tarsheed', a national campaign for Conservation of water and electricity being held under 'One Promise, One Journey'...

Seoul 24 April 2017 (Yahoo News/Reuters) North Korea detained a U.S. citizen on Saturday as he attempted to leave the country, bringing the total number of Americans held to three. Korean-American Tony Kim had spent a month teaching an accounting course at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), the university's chancellor, Chan-Mo Park...

Doha 23 April 2017 (QU) Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, Former Prime Minister of Qatar stressed on the importance of establishing a diplomatic, proactive and preventive joint policy between the Gulf states to face the policies aimed at creating tension and conflicts in the region. He was Key-note speaker today in Qatar...

Doha 23 April 2017 (QNA) Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and President of the Republic of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic held an official session of talks at the Emiri Diwan on Sunday. Croatian President extended her congratulations to Emir on Qatar on the safe return of the Qatari nationals who were...

Washington 22 April 2017 (USDOD News) Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met today with Emir of State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Defense Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah in Doha, Qatar, Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon said in a readout of the meeting. The meeting closely followed a March 27 meeting...

Afghanistan 22 April 2017 (AlJazeera) Taliban fighters dressed in military uniforms attacked a key army base in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing and wounding dozens of soldiers, officials said. An Afghan official, speaking to Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity, said more than 50 soldiers had been killed and many others wounded at the...

Islamabad 21 April 2017 'The Exprerss' A day after the Panamagate verdict, the opposition heavily staged a protest in the National Assembly, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation. The opposition unanimously announced on Friday it would not accept the premier as the leader of the House in the wake of the adverse judgment made by...