ReutersU.N.'s COP28 climate summit in Dubai World leaders on day two of Cop28 in Dubai. ReutersPresident Sheikh Mohamed and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres hold a meeting at the Cop28 summit in Dubai. Photo: UAE Presidential CourtDelegates on the 11th day of the Cop28 summit at Expo City Dubai. Pawan Singh / The NationalCOP 28 UAE Delegates on the 11th day of the Cop28 summit at Expo City Dubai. The Cop will explore ways to provide relief to those affected by climate change and aim to build consensus on priority actions for the health system’s response to climate change, paired with financing.

ISLAMABAD: The Ethiopian embassy on Tuesday sought collaboration with the Pakistani government in the financial sector to attract Pakistani investors towards its flourishing economy. Ambassador Jemal Beker Abdula expressed the desire for the collaboration in a meeting with caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar. During the meeting, both sides discussed avenues of opportunities including different initiatives to deepen the already flourishing bilateral ties between the two countries. In response, Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar congratulated the ambassador on opening the embassy in Pakistan and starting Ethiopian Airlines’ operations in Pakistan. She lauded the impressive reforms carried out by Ethiopia in the recent past and reiterated the government’s commitment to strengthen bilateral relations.

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According to the Thai authorities, levels of PM2.5 above 50 mcg/m3 is considered unsafe, whereas the World Health Organisation says exposure to concentrations above 25 mcg/m3 for over 24 hours poses the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses and even cancer.

Islamabad: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) on Tuesday sought collaboration with Pakistan in the financial sector in order to attract investment from Pakistani businessmen for its flourishing economy. Ethiopian Ambassador to Pakistan Jemal Beker Abdula (L) while meeting with the Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs Dr Shamshad Akhtar on December 12, 2023. — Facebook/Ethiopia Embassy IslamabadJemal Beker briefed the minister about the home-grown economic reforms carried out by Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed in five major sectors including agriculture, agro-processing, manufacturing, mining, technology and tourism. He also highlighted the initiatives taken by the Embassy of the FDR Ethiopia in Islamabad during its first year for strengthening the bilateral relations through strong regional and multilateral cooperation. “Opening of Ethiopian Embassy in Pakistan is a game-changer for Ethiopia-Pakistan bilateral relations,” the ambassador said, adding the arrival of Ethiopian Airlines flight in Karachi was another breakthrough in this regard.

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The National Identity Program of Ethiopia (NIDP) has published an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the recruitment of a public relations firm that will champion a comprehensive national communication strategy aimed at fast-tracking the attainment of a 90 million digital ID enrollment target. The PR firm will assist the Ethiopian government in clearing barriers hindering full acceptance of the digital ID and communicate with citizens attempting to understand the social risks involved in the deployment of the program. The public relations campaign will include half a dozen television advertisements and six more radio ads, in multiple languages. Since its launch in 2021, NIDP has been expanding avenues for collaboration on the use of the Fayda ID which the country has made the principal proof of ID for access to important government an private sector services. Article TopicsAfrica | digital ID | Ethiopia National ID Program (NIDP) | Fayda | national ID

The Speaker of the parliament Szymon Holownia denounced the incident carried out by Grzegorz Braun and said there would be no tolerance for antisemitic and xenophobic behaviour in the Sejm, the Polish parliament. He then took to the podium in the chamber where he described the Hanukkah as "satanic" and said he was restoring "normality". Asked just after the incident if he was ashamed, Braun replied: "Those who take part in acts of Satanic worship should be ashamed." The Speaker excluded Braun from the sitting and said he would inform prosecutors about his actions. "Someone extinguished the Hanukkah candles and a few minutes later we relit them," he said.

(EPA PHOTO)United States climate envoy John Kerry says the language on fossil fuels in the text "does not meet the test" of keeping 1.5 alive. "I, like most of you here, refuse to be part of a charade" of not phasing out fossil fuels, Kerry said. "COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure," former US Vice President and climate activist Al Gore posted on X. "The world desperately needs to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible, but this obsequious draft reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word. "This is the first COP where the word fossil fuels are actually included in the draft decision.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Dec, 2023) The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) on Tuesday sought collaboration with Pakistan in the financial sector in order to attract investment from Pakistani businessmen for its flourishing economy. He also highlighted the initiatives taken by the Embassy of the FDR Ethiopia in Islamabad during its first year for strengthening the bilateral relations through strong regional and multilateral cooperation. “Opening of Ethiopian Embassy in Pakistan is a game-changer for Ethiopia-Pakistan bilateral relations,” the ambassador said, adding the arrival of Ethiopian Airlines flight in Karachi was another breakthrough in this regard. She lauded the impressive reforms carried out by the FDR Ethiopia in the recent past and reiterated the commitment of the Pakistan government for strengthening bilateral relations with Ethiopia. The minister assured the ambassador of all-out support for deepening economic cooperation between the two countries.

Federal police released an official statement on Facebook announcing that Taye was arrested on Tuesday for “collaborating with anti-peace forces who want to destroy Ethiopia”. Africa Insights Wake up to the essential with the Editor's picks. A fresh round of talks between OLA and the government ended without agreement last month, with each side blaming the other for the breakdown. The Oromo ethnic group accounts for about a third of the 120 million inhabitants of Africa’s second-most populous country. The OLA has been accused by the government of orchestrating massacres, something the rebels deny.

In previous guidance from 2016, the Vatican said the ashes must be kept in "sacred places" and therefore neither at home, divided among family members nor scattered to the wind. It warned that a Christian funeral could be denied to those who request that they be scattered. This would be on condition that anti-Christian practices such as pantheism or naturalism are "ruled out" and that the remaining part of the ashes are kept in a sacred place, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said. Tuesday's statement, signed by the Vatican's doctrinal chief Argentine Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez and approved by Pope Francis, was a response to questions posed by the head of the Italian Catholic Church, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. It also said the ashes of the dead may be mixed in a common urn, rather than kept separately, as long as the identity of each deceased is marked "so as not to lose the memory of their names".

Zara says some people saw something in the advertising images 'far from what was intended'. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)Fashion brand Zara says it regrets the "misunderstanding" over an advertising campaign featuring mannequins with missing limbs and statues wrapped in white that triggered calls for a boycott by some pro-Palestinian activists. "Zara regrets that misunderstanding and we reaffirm our deep respect towards everyone," Zara said. Zara said at the launch of the collection on December 7 that it was inspired by men's tailoring from past centuries. The photos appeared to show an artist studio with ladders, packing materials, wooden crates and cranes, and assistants wearing overalls.

The police station was being used by the Pakistani Army as a base camp. Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti condemned the attack and expressed grief over the deaths, a statement from his office said. Several people were wounded and in critical condition, said Aizaz Mehmood, an official of the state-run rescue service. In a statement, a Pakistani Taliban group, the Tahreek-e-Jihad Pakistan (TJP), which has emerged recently, said its militants carried out the attack aimed at the Pakistani army. It was not immediately clear whether the group was linked to the main Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group of Islamist and sectarian militants, which has targeted the state and its agencies for years, seeking to overthrow the government and replace it with rule based on their harsh brand of Islamic law.

However, government-led initiatives in recent years are starting to turn the tide, waking the highly overlooked market up to promising opportunities, especially when it comes to its tech startup ecosystem. What’s more, it is preparing to enact the Ethiopia Startup Act. “These measures have made it easier for entrepreneurs to start and run their businesses, contributing to the overall growth of the startup ecosystem. With a population second only to Nigeria’s over 200 million, Ethiopia is one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa (at an average of 9.5 percent annually). Now, the administration’s efforts are gradually starting to pay off, metamorphosing a nascent tech scene and creating employment.