Direct Flights Between Iraq, Germany and Denmark to Resume
The Ministry of Transport has announced the resumption of direct flights between Iraq, Germany, and Denmark through a joint operation. The Ministry of Transport, through Minister Razzaq Muhaibas Al-Saadawi, successfully negotiated and proposed the resumption of direct flights between Baghdad and several European capitals. As a result, there will be seven weekly flights to destinations such as Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Munich, starting on November 10. During these meetings, he proposed the establishment of direct flights between Baghdad and various European capitals, an idea that gained approval. According to Al-Saadawi, there will be seven weekly flights to destinations like Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Munich, starting from November 10.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 12:56 UTC
Ethiopian-born Virginia teen honored for inventing potential skin cancer-treating soap – Deltaplex News
(NEW YORK) — A 14-year-old student has created a new kind of soap that he hopes could potentially be used to treat skin cancer someday. Heman Bekele, a high school student in Fairfax, Virginia, says it costs only $8.50 to create a batch of 20 bars of the soap, which he calls Skin Cancer Treating Soap, or SCTS. “He is an incredibly bright, passionate and focused young man,” Deborah Isabelle, Heman’s mentor for the 3M Young Scientist Challenge and a product engineering specialist at 3M, said about him in a statement. According to Isabelle, there are topical creams that treat skin cancer, but they are more expensive than SCTS, and use different ingredients and formulations. According to the young scientist, those images stuck with him, leaving him to wonder how constant exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun were affecting the people of his homeland.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 12:39 UTC
One year on, peace holds in Tigray, but Ethiopia still fractured
An accord signed a year ago between the rivals in Ethiopia’s Tigray war has brought peace to the shattered region but ignited yet another conflict in the increasingly fractured nation. With the guns silent at last, Ethiopia’s northern region has begun the task of rebuilding. Close to 90 percent of Tigray’s health facilities were damaged or destroyed in the conflict, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report. “Health facilities were looted. For some, you only still have a shell, a concrete shell,” the NGO worker said.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 11:33 UTC
One year after peace in Tigray, civilians still victims of crises in Ethiopia, says HRW
One year after an agreement brought peace to the Tigray region, fighting and atrocities against civilians continue in northern Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch (HRW) deplored on Thursday, calling on the international community not to "look the other way". "The governments supporting the fragile truce in Ethiopia cannot look the other way while the crises intensify" in the country, and "civilians continue to be the main victims of atrocities", said HRW Africa Director Laetitia Bader in a statement. The Pretoria agreement broke the alliance between the federal government and the Amhara forces that had supported it in Tigray. Tensions degenerated into open conflict in the Amhara region in April, following an attempt by the federal army to disarm them. The Pretoria agreement "lacks details on the repression of the crimes committed, in particular on the type of investigation mechanisms with a view to future prosecutions", deplores HRW, which is sceptical about the "transitional justice" process promised by Addis Ababa.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 11:09 UTC
Group Travel a Growing Luxury Trend
Take for instance the fantasy of a private VIP jet. Once reserved for the elite few, private charter and VIP travel has become increasingly accessible and attractive to a broader range of travelers. This trend highlights the changing preferences of travelers who are increasingly seeking the camaraderie and exclusivity of group travel without the hassles of commercial flights. In response to this demand, private jet operators have raised the bar when it comes to in-flight dining experiences. The increasing popularity of group travel and the heightened gastronomic expectations of discerning passengers have all played a pivotal role in reshaping the industry.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 10:59 UTC
Dashed hopes and limited aid trouble Tigrayans a year after Ethiopia truce
Many Tigrayans say they can’t return home despite the ceasefire because forces allied with the federal government still occupy parts of the region. At its peak in July 2021, Wekeynos joined the Tigrayan side as an infantryman after it recaptured Mekelle from Ethiopian forces. According to the aid worker, some of the starving IDPs are now resorting to pickpocketing and burglaries in surrounding urban areas. “Another factor is that IDPs in Tigray are competing for limited aid supplies with IDPs in other parts of Ethiopia, the Sudan crisis and most recently the Israel-Gaza conflict,” the aid worker said. … We’ve been told that currently, it’s the federal police and Ethiopian army personnel that are in control of western Tigray.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 10:40 UTC
News: Ethiopian Human Rights Council raises concern over alarming surge in abductions, attacks in Oromia region
Established in 1991, the Ethiopian Human Rights Council is the oldest independent human rights organization in Ethiopia (EHRCO/Facebook)Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) has expressed serious concern over the escalating number of abductions and attacks carried out by armed groups, predominantly in the Oromia region. Despite repeated appeals to federal and regional authorities to intervene and halt these activities, attacks on Ethiopian citizens and foreigners persist unabated, demonstrating a failure to adequately protect human rights and ensure security, the non-governmental rights group said. This convention clearly defines enforced disappearance as a violation of human rights and mandates that states hold the perpetrators legally accountable. The human rights group also expressed its willingness to assist authorities in crafting stronger laws and policies to address disappearances, uphold human rights protections, and restore security. While the government attributes these actions to the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), the armed group denies any involvement.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 10:34 UTC
AU Commission Chairperson Commends All Ethiopians for Embracing Peace and Reconciliation on the First Anniversary of the Signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement on Tigray
The Chairperson welcomes the vital performance of the Team of African Experts serving under the AU Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (MVCM) in the Tigray region, launched on 29 December 2022, in Mekelle. He further commends all AU Member States, particularly the Governments of Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, for the support extended to the MVCM through the prompt deployment of uniformed personnel to monitor the Peace Agreement. The Chairperson applauds the notable milestones being recorded in the implementation of the Peace Agreement and its Nairobi Roadmap. In conclusion, the Chairperson reaffirms the full solidarity and commitment of the AU to intensify support for the implementation of the Peace Agreement as the implementation moves to the crucial phase of DDR. The Chairperson reiterates the imperative to collectively build and sustain peace in the Tigray region and Ethiopia as a whole and, by extension, the entire Horn of Africa region.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 10:26 UTC
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Egypt's Magdi Yacoub on life as the maverick surgeon who came in from the cold
A mural by artist Hany Gendy in the Nile delta province of Sharqia immortalises Egypt’s favourite sons, Magdi Yacoub and footballing great Mo Salah. The Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, left, with Magdi Yacoub during a Chain of Hope event in London. Aswan Heart Centre The Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation’s Aswan Heart Centre in Cairo. Magdi Yacoub with, from left, his son Andrew, daughters Lisa and Sophie, wife Marianne, and brother Jimmy at a restaurant in 1987. A percentage of royalties will go to the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation myf-egypt.org
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 10:22 UTC
South Sudan reiterates commitment to deepen relations with Ethiopia
November 1, 2023 (JUBA) – South Sudan has reiterated its commitment to deepen bilateral ties with Ethiopia, citing coordination efforts and cooperation on multiple fronts. South Sudan’s President Salva on Wednesdy held a meeting with Ethiopia’s deputy Prime Minister as well as Foreign Affairs Minister, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen in Juba. For his part, South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs minister, James Pitia Morgan said the meeting focused on connecting the two countries with roads, besides regional stability. South Sudan has been exploring ways it could build roads from western Ethiopia to upper Nile states where it produces oil it hopes to transport to the international markets for sale through the port of Djibouti. A prolonged conflict in Sudan could, however, affect the delivery of the oil through Sudan where it is exported via Port Sudan at the Red Sea to the international markets.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 09:46 UTC
Ethiopian-born Virginia teen honored for inventing potential skin cancer-treating soap
A 14-year-old student has created a new kind of soap that he hopes could potentially be used to treat skin cancer someday. "A bar of soap is just so simple, so affordable, so accessible in comparison to these modern new skin cancer treatments." PHOTO: Heman Bekele won the title of America's Top Young Scientist for his potential skin-cancer-treating soap. PHOTO: Heman Bekele calls his innovation Skin Cancer Treating Soap (SCTS). Ethiopian-born Virginia teen honored for inventing potential skin cancer-treating soap originally appeared on goodmorningamerica.com
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 08:48 UTC
In Ethiopia, one year after the peace agreement, the war is still there
On this date, his government signed a treaty in Pretoria, South Africa, with the Tigrayan insurgents of the Tigray Popular Liberation Front (FLPT) ending two years of civil war (2020-2022). Terrified that the civil war would lead to the dislocation of the Ethiopian giant, she applauded the agreement with both hands. “The past year began with some signs of hope for the human rights situation in Ethiopia, but ended with a significant deterioration. The Prime Minister, who was their ally during the war in Tigray, announced the dismantling of the Amhara special forces once peace was signed. This war which does not speak its name has already caused several hundred victims among the militiamen, but also among the civilian populations, specifies the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 07:01 UTC
Plutocratic Oligarchy in Ethiopia: Causes and Consequences 😀
Under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali’s Prosperity Gospel, the socioeconomic reality on the ground is bleaker today than it was when Abiy took power. More than five million Ethiopians are internally dispalced, one of the largest in the world. A repeat of the 1984 Great Famine is on the horizon, with drought induced starvation in the Amhara region affecting one million lives. Abiy’s system is a blend of plutocracy, that is, a society ruled by a few people of ill-gained wealth and political power ; and oligarcy, that is, a power structure in which power resides in a self-selected few ethnic elites. The Prosperity Gospel in Ethiopia enriches the few and traps the majority of the population into a cycle of poverty and destitution.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 02, 2023 05:06 UTC
Paris 2024 Qualifiers: Super Falcons Ease Past Ethiopia To Reach Third Round
A brace from Rasheedat Ajibade and a goal each from Uchenna Kanu and Asisat Oshoala, earned Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 4-0 win against Ethiopia in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games second round qualifiers on Tuesday in Abuja, completesports.com reports. The Falcons picked the third round ticket 5-1 on aggregate after holding the Ethiopians to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Addis Ababa last week. In the 50th minute Ajibade made it 2-0 as she tapped into the net after Oshoala put in a low cross from the right. Oshoala got the Falcons’ third goal with a beautiful header off a cross from Kanu on 68 minutes. The Falcons will now meet the winner between Uganda and Cameroon in the third round.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 01, 2023 15:08 UTC
Virginia teen develops cancer-fighting soap; named 'America's top young scientist'
Heman Bekele has been named "America's top young scientist" after developing a bar of soap that could be useful in treating melanomaIt's made from compounds that could reactivate certain cells that guard human skin, enabling them to fight off cancerA middle-schooler from Virginia has been named "America's top young scientist." Heman Bekele, 14, developed a bar of soap that could be useful in the treatment of melanoma. It's made from compounds that could reactivate certain cells that guard human skin, enabling them to fight off cancer. He said he was inspired by what he saw in his native land as Ethiopian workers labored for hours under the sun. He said once he gets it to market, he wants to create a non-profit so everyone can have access to his soap and its benefits.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 01, 2023 15:07 UTC