Through bribery and corruption. Many of the Popes throughout the history were corrupt and manipulated the affairs of countries.
It depends on what you mean. If you are asking whether there was ever a Catholic Pope in Rome who was Arab, the answer is No. With the exception of Pope Francis, all of the Popes throughout history have come from Europe. If you are asking about any pope at all, then many of the Coptic Popes in Alexandria have considered themselves Arabs.
There have been 11 papal resignations, or assumed resignations. For a complet list along with explanations, click on this link.
Of the 266 popes in the history of the Church, only about 80 have been declared as saints.
There is only one pope at a time but over history there have been a total of 266 popes from Saint Peter to Pope Francis.
Pope Benedict XVI is recognized as the 265th pope in the history of the Church. Therefore, 264 popes have preceded him in the papal office.
There is no pope in the Philippines. There is only one pope and he is in Vatican City. He is pope of the entire Catholic Church throughout the world, including the Philippines.
196 popes have come from Italy.
217 popes have been born in Italy.
There have been no popes named Kenneth.
There have been no popes named Jude.
I am sure there are many popes in Heaven but am equally sure that there are a number of popes burning in hell.