A Filipina karate expert single-handedly thwarted an attempt by two high school students to kidnap her in Kuwait, an Arab newspaper reported Thursday night.

At least 104 distressed overseas Filipino workers, many of whom allegedly suffered abuses by their employers, returned home from Kuwait shortly before midnight Thursday.

Over 200 Filipinos in Kuwait charged with minor offenses were granted amnesty, following the one-week special visit of Vice President Jejomar Binay in the troubled Middle East region.

The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that 68 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Friday afternoon.

Negotiations are ongoing for the repatriation of nearly 500 distressed overseas Filipino workers in Kuwait, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.

Over 80 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and their children arrived in Manila Friday from Kuwait.

Around 80 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFW) will return to the country from Kuwait on Friday, Vice President Jejomar Binay said Wednesday.

More than 4,000 Filipino Catholics in Kuwait packed the Holy Family Cathedral in Kuwait City to attend Christmas Mass, the biggest number in recent years.

Amid the alarming number of foreign household helpers dying or being abused in Kuwait, the Philippine Embassy there has urged agency owners to step up efforts to ensure the safety and welfare of overseas Filipino workers in that Middle East country.

The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait reported that Ambassador Shulan O. Primavera met with local journalists Mr. Ben Garcia of Kuwait Times and Ms. Maxxy Santiago of ABS-CBN Balitang Middle East on December 6 to issue a statement on the reports of the alleged rape and brutal murder of a Filipino couple in Salmiya, Kuwait. He [...]