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PH embassy in Lebanon to repatriate OFWs who wish to fly home amid US-Iran tensions

Rhyse Furio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 08:46 PM

BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Philippine Embassy in Lebanon is offering to fly home Filipino workers who may be affected by tensions between the United States and Iran.  Read more »

What war? Filipino worker in Lebanon rejects evacuation calls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 11:40 AM

For a Filipino worker in Lebanon, calls for them to evacuate are unnecessary at this time since the situation in Beirut remains stable. Read more »

Lebanon bans fugitive Ghosn from foreign travel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 10:48 PM

Lebanon banned former auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from travel Thursday and asked Japan to hand over his file on financial misconduct charges, as Tokyo urged the fugitive businessman to return.   Read more »

Ghosn vows to clear name at first appearance since fleeing Japan

Tony Gamal-Gabriel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 09:37 PM

Fugitive auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn vowed Wednesday to clear his name as he made his first public appearance at a news conference in Beirut since skipping bail in Japan. Read more »

Mga OFW sa Iraq, pauuwiin na dahil sa tensiyon sa Middle East

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 06:32 PM

Pauuwiin na ang mga Pinoy na nagtatrabaho sa Iraq, Iran at Lebanon. Ito ay dahil sa paglala ng tensiyon sa Iraq.  Read more »

Hezbollah: US forces in Middle East to pay price for Soleimani killing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 11:49 PM

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday the US military in the Middle East would pay the price for the killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, and US soldiers and officers would return home in coffins. Read more »

Ghosn flees to Lebanon, says won't be 'held hostage' by Japan's justice system

Issam Abdallah and Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 08:10 PM

Ghosn's abrupt departure marks the latest dramatic twist in a year-old saga that has shaken the global auto industry. Read more »

Pope Francis defends migrants, calls for peace in Christmas message

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 08:29 PM

In his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) Christmas Day message, the 83-year-old Pope called for peace in the Holy Land, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Venezuela, Ukraine and several African countries caught up in conflicts. Read more »

DFA tells Pinoys in Lebanon to remain indoors amid protests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:32 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday instructed Filipinos in Lebanon to take precaution amid anti-government protests there. Read more »

Lebanon scraps WhatsApp fee amid violent protests

Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 12:15 PM

BEIRUT - Demonstrators and police clashed in Lebanon on Thursday as thousands of people rallied against the government's handling of an economic crisis, in one of the biggest protests the country has seen in years. Read more »

Lebanon deploys water cannon, helicopters to fight wildfires across country

Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 12:38 AM

Wildfires that have swept across Lebanon since Monday have burned swathes of the country's forest and killed at least one person, prompting Beirut to deploy water cannon and call on its neighbors for help. Read more »

Lebanese army fires at Israeli drones

Rouba El Husseini with Alice Hackman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 08:04 AM

BEIRUT - The Lebanese army opened fire on Israeli drones in south Lebanon Wednesday in a rare incident as tensions mount between the neighbors. Read more »

5 human trafficking victims bound for Malaysia, Lebanon rescued

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 04:35 PM

Five women leaving for Malasyia and Lebanon were rescued from suspected human trafficking at the Clark International Airport in Angeles City, Pampanga, the Bureau of Immigration said Wednesday. Read more »