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Mga OFW na 'di pinapasahod' ng employer sa Saudi Arabia umaapela ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 12:33 PM

MAYNILA - Umaapela ngayon ang 32 OFW na trabahador ng isang food and beverage company sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ng tulong matapos umano silang hindi pasahurin nang 2 buwan ng kanilang employer. Read more »

3 performers stabbed on stage in Saudi capital: state TV

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 12 05:44 AM

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Three performers were stabbed during a play in the Saudi capital Monday and the alleged assailant was arrested, state television said, in the first such incident since the kingdom opened its doors for entertainment. Read more »

Saudi Arabia approves listing of energy giant Aramco

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 04:08 PM

Saudi regulators on Sunday approved state energy giant Aramco's request to make its stock market debut, firing the starting gun on the highly anticipated offering which could be the world's largest. Read more »

64 distressed OFWs mula Saudi pauwi ng Pilipinas

Lyndon Aballe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 07:19 AM

SAUDI ARABIA—Pauwi na ng Pilipinas nitong Huwebes ang 64 na distressed overseas Filipino workers sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa Saudi kalmado pero alerto matapos ang pag-atake sa Aramco

Maxxy Santiago at Lyndon Aballe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 08:02 PM

Nanatiling kalmado pero alerto ang mga Filipino sa Saudi Arabia matapos ang naganap na drone attack sa oil facility ng Saudi Aramco noong Sabado. Read more »

Cleared for takeoff: Saudi women start exercising their newest right

Stephen Kalin, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 23 07:56 AM

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's international airports are the scene of the latest "first" for women citizens, who can now leave the country without permission from a male relative as the kingdom chips away at its heavily criticized guardianship system. Read more »

Rapper Nicki Minaj to perform in Saudi Arabia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 06:09 AM

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—US rapper Nicki Minaj will perform in Saudi Arabia this month, organizers said, triggering a storm on social media as the ultra-conservative kingdom loosens decades-old restrictions on entertainment.   Read more »

UN 'paralysis' delaying justice for Khashoggi murder: expert

Nina Larson and Ben Simon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 03:33 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland—UN "paralysis" has prevented accountability for the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a rights expert said Wednesday, accusing Secretary General Antonio Guterres of failing to act in pursuit of justice.  Read more »

Pilipinas, Saudi pag-uusapan ang mga business investment sa ARMM

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 05:56 AM

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Dumating sa Riyadh Lunes ng gabi ang ilang mambabatas para sa diyalogo ng Pilipinas at Saudi Arabia ukol sa posibleng business investments.  Read more »

DFA to help kin of OFW stabbed dead in Saudi Arabia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 02:55 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said it will assist in the repatriation of the body of a Filipino migrant worker who was stabbed to death in Saudi Arabia.   Read more »

OFW stabbed, strangled to death by fellow Pinoy in Riyadh

Zhariya Camid, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 07:42 AM

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) was stabbed and strangled to death by a fellow Filipino in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Philippine Embassy said Monday. Read more »

Pamilya ng namatay na nurse sa Saudi hiling ang hustisya

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 05:14 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Nais ng pamilya ng isang 40 anyos na babaeng nurse na may managot sa pagkamatay nito sa Saudi Arabia.  Read more »

Senior Saudi prince returns home amid Khashoggi crisis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 06:38 AM

A senior Saudi prince who courted controversy after appearing critical of the king and crown prince has returned to the kingdom amid a crisis over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, family members said. Read more »

Mga Pinay na dumalo sa Halloween party sa Riyadh, inaresto

Zhariya Camid-Alamada, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 01:36 AM

Inaresto at ikinulong ang ilang babaeng Filipino sa Riyadh dahil umano sa kanilang paglahok sa Halloween Party.  Read more »

DOLE chief Bello confirms Pinoys were arrested in Riyadh party

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 11:39 PM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III confirmed that some overseas Filipino workers were arrested while attending a party in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Read more »

DFA verifying posts on alleged arrest of Pinoys in Riyadh party

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 09:44 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it is verifying social media posts saying some Filipinos were allegedly among those arrested in a Halloween party in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Read more »

Merkel: No arms German exports to Saudi until Khashoggi killing cleared up

Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 06:05 AM

ORTENBERG, Germany - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul a "monstrosity" and vowed to halt all German arms exports to Riyadh until the case is cleared up. Read more »

Turkey vows to reveal 'naked truth' over Khashoggi death

Fulya Ozerkan with Brian Knowlton in Washington and Joe Jackson in London, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 08:30 AM

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday vowed to reveal within days the "naked truth" over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Riyadh said it did not know the whereabouts of his body and that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been unaware of any operation to murder him. Read more »

Saudi court orders man to allow his daughter a passport

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 08:51 AM

RIYADH - A Saudi court has ruled in favor of a woman whose father refused to allow her to have a passport, local media reported Thursday, sending ripples in the kingdom which has long held to its male guardianship system. Read more »

OFW sa Riyadh na 'minamaltrato' ng amo, umaapela ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 08:13 AM

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL - Humihingi ng tulong ang nanay ng isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia dahil minamaltrato umano ito ng kaniyang amo. Read more »