Ethiopia: A Journey to Tears of Joy

By Merve Şebnem Oruç I’m back from my dreamlike Ethiopia visit. After a one-week break from chaos in the amazing country, I am still trying to get used to my old life. I am in Istanbul now but I think I have forgotten my heart and my mind there. If someone told me before I

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U.S. Embassy: Reports of Potential of an Imminent Terrorist Attack in Addis Ababa, Bole Area by Al-Shabaab

OSAC.GOV The U.S. Embassy advises U.S. citizens in Addis Ababa to avoid large crowds and places where both Ethiopians and westerners frequent.  The Embassy has received threat reports of al-Shabaab’s intent to target the Bole area.  Restaurants, hotels, bars, places of worship, supermarkets, and shopping malls in the Bole Area should be avoided until further

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UK Ambassador in Lebanon swapped jobs with Ethiopian maid Kalkedan

The Daily Star BEIRUT: UK Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher “swapped” jobs with an Ethiopian maid Monday in an effort to promote the rights of migrant workers. “I’m trading places with Kalkedan, from Ethiopia, tomorrow. We want to highlight the rights of foreign domestic workers in Lebanon,” read a post on Fletcher’s Twitter page Sunday.

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Eritrean voyage to hell – New documentary film by French TV

Each month between 3000 and 4000 young Eritreans flee Eritrea and many of them fall into the hands of evil human traffickers and organ traders, according to the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations for Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth. The following is trailer of a shocking documentary film produced by a French TV, Public Sénat.

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Ethiopian maid hang herself in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi family got the shock of its life when its members woke up in the morning to find their Ethiopian housemaid hanging from the door of her bedroom. Police, examining the maid, found that she had tied her neck with a rope and then tied it to the upper part of the door of

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‘Giant leap’ to type 1 diabetes cure

BBC By James Gallagher Insulin injection Scientists were able to transform stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells The hunt for a cure for type 1 diabetes has recently taken a “tremendous step forward”, scientists have said. The disease is caused by the immune system destroying the cells that control blood sugar levels. A team at

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Ethiopia’s Top Ten Religious Highlights

Travel Pulse By DAVID COGSWELL PHOTO: The Churches of Lalibela were carved out of solid rock. (Photo by David Cogswell) Ethiopia is emerging from the shadowy sidelines of the world community and joining the global travel industry, bringing its attractions to market. The richness of the country’s historical sites will surprise most people who have never visited

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Temesgen Desalegn has been sent to Prison, again!

By MINILIK SALSAWI Ethiopian journalist and columnist Temesgen Desalegn has been arrested today after a kangaroo court in Addis Ababa convicted him terrorism charges. L ‪

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The Rise and Fall of the “Baksheesh State” in Ethiopia

By Al mariam   The rise of the “baksheesh state” in EthiopiaMy long time readers by now know that I mint my own words and phrases whenever I find it necessary to convey my ideas and arguments with greater clarity, precision and creativity.  In this commentary I introduce the concept of the “baksheesh state” (beggar

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ከሐይማኖታዊ ይዘቱ ይልቅ ፖለቲካ ለሚሸተው የቤተ ክህነቱ ስብሰባ የትውልዱ ፖለቲካዊ ምላሽም ያስፈልገዋል።

ጉዳያችን የሰሞኑ በቤተክህነት በአቡነ ማትያስ ሰብሳቢነት የተደረገው ጉባኤ እና በማኅበረ ቅዱሳን ላይ የተሰነዘረው የፈጠራ ክስ፣በመቀጠልም በኢቲቪ ዜና ላይ የተላለፈው ስብሰባውን አስታኮ ”ምዕመናን ነቅታችሁ ጠብቁ” መሰል ዜና ሁሉ አንድ ነገር ያሳያል – በቤተ ክርስቲያን ላይ አንድ የአደጋ ደወል ከቅርበት እየተሰማ መሆኑን። ስብሰባው ላይ ወቀሳ የሰነዘሩት እና የፈጠራ ክሶችን በማኅበረ ቅዱሳን ላይ ያወረዱቱ  ባብዛኛው የሚጠቅሱት የመፅሐፍ ቅዱስ

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