Kuwait invites Philippines leader to visit amid tensions
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kuwait's ruling emir has reportedly invited Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to his country to resolve tensions after a Filipina maid was found dead in a freezer.
That's according to a report Monday by Kuwait's state-run KUNA news agency, which quoted Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah announcing the proposed visit in March.
It's unclear if Duterte has accepted the invitation from Kuwait's emir, the 88-year-old Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Some 250,000 Filipino workers are in Kuwait. Many work as domestic help.
Duterte's government banned workers from going to Kuwait after the Filipina's body was found Feb. 6 in a Kuwait City apartment that had reportedly been abandoned for more than a year. Duterte has criticized Kuwait over other Filipino killings and abuse there.