Middle East
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News: Ethiopia denies reports that it participated in the US embassy opening celebrations in Jerusalem
Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, May 16/2018 – Ethiopia’s ministry of foreign Affairs said despite media reports, its delegates did not…
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News: UN Migration agency speaks of appalling, inhumane situation migrants are facing in Yemen. Ethiopians among them
Ethiopian migrants wait under trees Obock, Djibouti. Sana’a, May 09/2018 – Following a visit to Yemen this week (02-06/05) Mohammed…
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Analysis: Storm on Ethiopia’s Doorsteps: Tackling convulsions in the greater Middle East and Northeast Africa
The latest crisis in Ethiopia following the killing of civilians by army members in Moyale has so far displaced above…
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News: Saudi Arabia detains twelve Ethiopian Muslims on Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage
Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, July 03/2017 – Twelve members of Ethiopian Muslims who were in Saudi Arabia on Hajj…
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Forty per cent don’t access education in a language they understand
A new paper by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report) reports that 40% does not access education in a…
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UN in Addis Abeba to hoist Palestine flag during Solidarity Day
Two months after the 102nd meeting of the 69th General Assembly meeting, where a vote on the raising of flags…
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The price of European indifference
Bernard-Henri Lévy Baghdad – Europe’s migration debate has taken a disturbing turn. It began with the creation of the catch-all…
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A belated victory for Non-Proliferation
By Chris Patten London – Let us give praise where it is richly deserved. Despite all the criticism they…
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Islamic political parties: Secularists or opportunists?
Mohamed Salih, Special to Addis Standard Three distinct notions of politicized Islam dominate the landscape of the Islamic World. The…
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IOM begins evacuation flights from Yemen; Ethiopians among evacuees
On Sunday 12th April, IOM organized its first charter flight to evacuate 141 third country nationals (TCNs) from Sana’a, Yemen.…
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