JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday, sharply escalating a conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas that began nearly a year ago and threatening to push the Middle East closer toward a region … Continued
Addis Abeba – The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), an armed group engaged in conflict with government forces in the Oromia region, has denied reports of an internal split following claims that the central zone command, led by Sagni Nagasa, has broken … Continued
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia– More than 550 schools in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are still being used as military camps, a regional education official said Monday. Ato Redai G. Ezger, deputy head of the Tigray Regional Education Bureau, told daily Addis … Continued
Chinese investors, who have significantly contributed to Ethiopia’s economy with investments totaling approximately $5 billion across more than 2,000 projects, are increasingly relocating their operations to neighboring countries such as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. This trend is attributed to a … Continued
SALEH FAREED JEDDAH: A devastating fire ravaged large parts of Jeddah International Market, which at more than 50 years old is one of the oldest markets in the governorate. No casualties have been reported in the blaze at the famous … Continued
Ethiopia defends MoU with Somaliland Toronto – Ethiopia has been mostly silent about the Memorandum of Understanding it signed with Somaliland while Somalia delved into garnering military, diplomatic and military support from the region on alleged grounds that the agreement violates … Continued
Ethiopia dominated Sunday’s Berlin marathon, with winners in both the men’s and women’s races and runners in five of the six podium places. Milkesa Mengesha, 24, beat Kenya’s Cybrian Kotut by just five seconds in the men’s event, pulling clear … Continued
Mohamed Samir Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, addressing the General Debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, highlighted Egypt’s concerns over the Nile River water crisis and condemned unilateral actions that threaten Somalia’s sovereignty. Addressing the … Continued
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has confirmed that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike By BASSEM MROUE and MELANIE LIDMAN BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan … Continued
By Ashenafi Endale Revenues down 55 percent since 2021 Ethiopia’s lucrative khat exports to neighboring Somalia have gone completely underground as the trade reels from the effects of the diplomatic fallout between the two countries and cumbersome taxes levied by … Continued
Somalia’s prime minister on Friday accused Ethiopia of actions that “flagrantly violate” Somalia’s territorial integrity after Addis Ababa’s shock announcement it would lease a stretch of coastline from the breakaway region Somaliland. The region has been on alert since January … Continued
NAIROBI (Xinhua) — The total number of food insecure people in East and Central Africa hit 82.2 million, said the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, in a report … Continued
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