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What the Egyptians can teach the Filipinos

By Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez | January 3, 2016 - 9:00am

If we have a lot to learn from the Israelis, as we have expounded in our last column, we must also allow the Egyptians to teach us as a nation and as a people.

Over a year ago

Freeman Opinion

World Bank approves $1 billion loan to Egypt

December 19, 2015 - 12:20pm

The World Bank Group announced on Thursday a $1 billion loan to Egypt, the first installment of an $8 billion financing plan to help the country carry out key economic reforms.

Over a year ago

World

Assad: Syrian troops advancing thanks to Russian airstrikes

By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue | November 22, 2015 - 3:44pm

Syria's president says his forces are advancing on "almost" all fronts thanks to Russian airstrikes that began nearly two months ago and have tipped the balance in his favor in some parts of the country.

Over a year ago

World

IS releases picture of bomb it says downed Russian plane

November 18, 2015 - 8:52am

The Islamic State group has released a photo of the bomb it says was used to bring down a Russian passenger plane in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on board.

Over a year ago

World

Egyptian Museum marks 113th anniversary amid tourism slump

November 16, 2015 - 3:05pm

Egyptian authorities sought to project an upbeat tone as the country on yesterday marked the 113th anniversary of its famed Egyptian Museum, the home of the world's largest collection of Pharaonic-era antiquities,...

Over a year ago

World

Egypt police kill 15 Sudanese migrants at Israel border

November 15, 2015 - 4:02pm

Egyptian police on yesterday killed 15 Sudanese migrants and wounded another eight who were trying to jump into Israel over the fence separating it from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, security and hospital officials ...

Over a year ago

World

What downed Flight 9268?

November 6, 2015 - 9:00am

Though many mysteries still surround the recent crash of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula, some explanations of what happened are more likely to be true than others. On Oct. 31, Metrojet Flight 9268 broke...

Over a year ago

Letters to the Editor

Over a year ago

Obama says US taking seriously bomb as plane crash cause

Over a year ago

President Barack Obama says the U.S. is taking "very seriously" that possibility that a bomb caused a Russian plane to crash...

World

The Latest: US officials: Heat detected around Russian jet

November 3, 2015 - 5:00pm

The latest developments after Saturday's crash of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.

Over a year ago

World

Airline exec says external impact caused Egypt plane crash

By Dmitry Lovetsky | November 2, 2015 - 5:22am

Only an external impact could have caused a Russian plane to dive into the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people on board, the airline said Monday, adding to a series of incomplete and confusing statements from...

Over a year ago

World

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China sees nothing wrong with Philippine’s VFA termination

China said the Philippines has the right to develop relations with other countries and advance its interests, downplaying concerns that Manila’s decision to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States left it vulnerable to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.

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