50 migrants, mostly from Ethiopia and Somalia, found dead in Yemen

Associated Press By AHMED AL-HAJ SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni security official and witnesses say the bodies of dozens of illegal immigrants, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia, have been found on western beaches after their boat capsized in the Red Sea. Witnesses said Monday that about 50 bodies were found starting Friday and buried

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Ethiopian Woman Beaten, Raped, Threatened By An Egyptian

Arab Times A25-year old Ethiopian woman filed a case at Abu Halifa Police Station against an Egyptian expatriate who attacked and raped her, and threatened to kill her if she reported to the police, reports Al-Seyassah daily. According to security sources, the Egyptian expatriate forced the victim into his flat, after which he beat her

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Meriam Ibrahim: Sudan ‘to free’ death row woman

BBC Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag pictured on her wedding day with her husband Daniel Wani Meriam Ibrahim has been sentenced to 100 lashes as well as death by hanging Sudanese authorities are to free a woman who was sentenced to death for having abandoned the Islamic faith, a foreign ministry official says. Meriam Ibrahim, who

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White House Science Fair Features Project by Ethiopian-Born Student Felege Gebru

Addis Ababa, 31 May 2014  – President Barack Obama hosted the 2014 White House Science Fair last Tuesday, May 27th highlighting some of “America’s most innovative students” and featuring a variety of projects, including a pedestrian alert system designed for use in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia invented by Ethiopian-born Felege Gebru, 18, and Karen Fan, 17

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Ethiopian Airlines Co-Pilot Hailmedhin Abera Granted Resident Status

EMF The Switzerland government has granted asylum to the Ethiopian co-pilot who seized control of the Boeing 767-300 on 17 February 2014 and flew it to Geneva, according Ethiopian attorney who closely following the case. The Ethiopian government has pushed the Swiss government to extradite the Co-pilot Hailemedhin Aberaby labeling him as a “traitor”. The

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Karlheinz Boehm, Founder of Menschen fuer Menschen (“People for People”), Dies

AP BERLIN (AP) — Karlheinz Boehm, an Austrian actor and human rights activist who founded an aid group dedicated to helping people in Ethiopia, has died. He was 86. Boehm’s group, Menschen fuer Menschen (“People for People”) said he died at his home near Salzburg on Thursday. It didn’t give a cause of death. In

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Karlheinz Boehm, Founder of Menschen fuer Menschen (“People for People”), Dies

AP BERLIN (AP) — Karlheinz Boehm, an Austrian actor and human rights activist who founded an aid group dedicated to helping people in Ethiopia, has died. He was 86. Boehm’s group, Menschen fuer Menschen (“People for People”) said he died at his home near Salzburg on Thursday. It didn’t give a cause of death. In

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Arabsat claims signal jamming originates in Ethiopia

Rapid Tv Television transmissions from channels carried by Arabsat have suffered intentional signal interference from international jammers based in Ethiopia, according to the regional satellite operator. The Saudi-based organisation says it resents the “illegal act” and expressed surprise at this “vandalism”, given there are no Ethiopian or Eritrean channels among the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite bouquets

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Arabsat claims signal jamming originates in Ethiopia

Rapid Tv Television transmissions from channels carried by Arabsat have suffered intentional signal interference from international jammers based in Ethiopia, according to the regional satellite operator. The Saudi-based organisation says it resents the “illegal act” and expressed surprise at this “vandalism”, given there are no Ethiopian or Eritrean channels among the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite bouquets

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