Yemeni, Moroccan pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
AlUla, an exemplary model of Franco-Saudi cooperationPARIS: If there is an exemplary model of cooperation between two countries, it is the Franco-Saudi cooperation for the development and enhancement of the archaeological site of AlUla in northeastern Saudi Arabia. The French agency and the royal commission have been working hand in hand to make this site a model of economic and tourist development. We are currently working with the royal commission on the next stage, which will be Beijing at the end of this year." According to him, this is due to the archaeological richness of AlUla and the wealth of its history, which highlights the incredible pre-Islamic history of Arabia. As for the Saudi part, AlUla will host two million tourists per year by 2035, create over 38 thousand jobs, and contribute 120 billion Saudi riyals to the kingdom's GDP.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 19, 2023 00:13 UTC
Wolaita Zone set for Referendum Rerun – Ethiopian Monitor
ADDIS ABABA – Residents of the Wolaita zone will cast their votes on Monday in the rerun of the referendum over the creation of Ethiopia’s 12th state. Several electoral misconducts observed during the poll in Wolaita, however, forced the Board to overturn the results there. More Polling stations, workersWhile the issue remains a subject an ongoing investigation by the federal police, the board will rerun referendum in Wolaita where nearly a million residents are expected to cast their vote on Monday. The poll results will be made official a week later on June 26, according to the NEBE’s voting schedule. The latest referendum, involving five zones and the five special districts, will decide on creating a “Southern Ethiopia” regional state.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 18, 2023 23:03 UTC
‘I don’t envy you’
Attorney Amit Hadad sought to portray Lapid and Milchan as close friends while attempting to dent the Yesh Atid leader’s credibility as a witness. Lapid worked briefly for Milchan about 30 years ago and has said they spent some time together but were not close. Parts of the hearing took on a political tone, with Hadad asking Lapid about his relationship with Netanyahu and whether it was defined by “abhorrence”. He also reiterated that he had told Milchan “no” on the tax break while taking a shot at Netanyahu: “Milchan spoke with me and he knows I don’t owe him anything because I never took gifts from him worth hundreds of thousands of shekels,” he said. As the court session ended, Lapid told the judges, “I don’t envy your position.”Netanyahu, who was indicted for fraud and breach of trust, was also hit with those charges in two other cases, along with bribery in one of them.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 18, 2023 21:26 UTC
Ethiopia: a general named president of Ethiopian Airlines
THE ethiopian government named the air force chief of staff Ethiopian to the function of Chairman of the Board of Directors ofEthiopian Airlines. THE General Yilma Merdessa, who had served on the Board of Directors since January 2021, replaced since June 8 Girma Wake, 79, a veteran of the Ethiopian national airline and the African air sector. Ethiopian Airlines did not specify the reasons for the departure of Girma Wake, who joined Ethiopian Airlines in 1965 where he had held various positions and of which he had chaired the Board of Directors since March 2022. Founded in 1945, Ethiopian Airlines today operates a fleet of 144 aircraft and flies to 131 destinations. Having transported 8.6 million passengers during the 2021-2022 fiscal year, it is therefore the first African company in terms of fleet and passengers.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 18, 2023 10:32 UTC
Nigeria Air: Multi-billion Naira Carrier Project Dogged by Rot, Scam, Impunity
What is more worrying, however, is the rot and impunity that characterised the obviously questionable multi-billion Naira carrier project. He committed humongous public resources to the Nigeria Air project in the most unconscionable manner. This became more worrying when the aviation minister himself announced, two weeks after the unveiling, that the Nigeria Air project had been postponed indefinitely. “The Ministerial Committee on the Establishment of a National Carrier recommended the establishment of a National Carrier that is private sector-driven with minimum8 government involvement. At the House of Representatives where the lawmakers were investigating the controversial Nigeria Air “delivered by Sirika” 72 hours to his exit, the Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Captain Olumide, told the lawmakers that the Ethiopian plane was brought to Nigeria to show what the Nigeria Air plane would look like.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 18, 2023 09:50 UTC
Victorian Labor calls for Palestine recognition
The Victorian Labor conference passed a motion on Sunday calling on the federal government to “move immediately to recognise Palestine”. The AJN understands two motions calling on the federal government to recognise Palestine were initially on the conference agenda before being pulled. From its support for terrorism, its rejection of negotiations and its promotion of vicious antisemitism, the Palestinian leadership actively undermines peace. By calling on the federal government to reward this behaviour with diplomatic recognition, the Victorian Labor resolution implicitly celebrates this,” ZFA President Jeremy Leibler said. Get The AJN Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up
Source:Ethiopian News
June 18, 2023 09:34 UTC
Nigeria Air: Memo Reveals Why Ethiopia, Investors Fail To Sign Deal
He wrote on his verified Twitter handle, @BashirAhmaad (sic), “NigeriaAir is NOT a fraud, the Aviation Ministry has made a significant progress towards its realisation. The ICRC memo also indicated that the proposal was turned down five times by the Federal Executive Council under the Buhari administration before it was eventually approved the sixth time. They were unable to resolve their issues and sign the shareholder’s agreement as requested. “This led to a letter of complaint from SAHCO expressing its concerns and not accepting the shareholders’ agreement as presented. Efforts to mediate through physical meetings and correspondences towards ensuring the signing of the shareholders’ agreement are ongoing.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 18, 2023 07:33 UTC
The four threats that could destroy Ethiopia
Coming back to the topic of the day, here are four separate threats that could take Ethiopia into possible dissolution. Concentration of powerWe are reviewing a ‘pivot’ in recent Ethiopian political development. The argument that Ethiopia can be held together only by force is historically incorrect and politically irresponsible. It is happening now in Ethiopia (check out the recent news on the widespread and coordinated campaign to divert aid food from the destitute of Ethiopia.) The climate crisis is code red for humanity, but especially so for Ethiopia, where many Ethiopians (80-85%) depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 18, 2023 05:44 UTC
Nigeria Air: Memo reveals why Ethiopia, investors fail to sign deal
He wrote on his verified Twitter handle, @BashirAhmaad (sic), “NigeriaAir is NOT a fraud, the Aviation Ministry has made a significant progress towards its realisation. The ICRC memo also indicated that the proposal was turned down five times by the Federal Executive Council under the Buhari administration before it was eventually approved the sixth time. They were unable to resolve their issues and sign the shareholder’s agreement as requested. “This led to a letter of complaint from SAHCO expressing its concerns and not accepting the shareholders’ agreement as presented. Efforts to mediate through physical meetings and correspondences towards ensuring the signing of the shareholders’ agreement are ongoing.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 18, 2023 03:06 UTC
Increased Paper Prices Leave Publishers in Dilemma – Ethiopian Business Review - Satenaw: Ethiopian News
The century-old Berhan Ena Selam Printing Enterprise attributed its price hike to the global market’s 100Pct increase in paper prices. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shortage of paper stock, which is causing an adjustment in paper prices. A printing business specialty market mall is located adjacent to the square. The rise in paper prices has hampered her company’s operations, and she is now finding it difficult to maintain her operations and remain competitive. Despite that, this year, we don’t have much work because of the spiraling paper prices and related products.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 18, 2023 02:02 UTC
Blinken makes high-stakes trip to China in effort to ease tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will spend the next two days in China for talks with senior officials. The visit is set against the backdrop of Russia’s war in Ukraine and tensions between the United States and China. The Secretary was set to make this trip in February but postponed it when a Chinese surveillance balloon was discovered over U.S. airspace. Blinken is the most senior U.S. official to visit China during President Joe Biden’s tenure in the White House and the first Secretary of State to go in five years. President Biden himself also said he may meet again with Chinese President Xi Jinping, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 17, 2023 23:50 UTC
Report: Netanyahu says US and Iran in talks
(TIMES OF ISRAEL) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday informed officials about the details of a potential nuclear deal between the US and Iran that Israel would be able to accept, according to reports in Hebrew media. “What’s on the agenda at the moment between Washington and Tehran is not a nuclear deal, it’s a mini-deal,” Netanyahu was reported to say. “This isn’t the deal we knew,” the Prime Minister reportedly said, referring to the 2015 nuclear deal staunchly opposed by Jerusalem, which Washington left in 2018. Iran insists that its nuclear program is for civilian use only and that it is not seeking nuclear weapons capabilities. Netanyahu on Tuesday sent a message to the US that Israel would not see itself bound by any agreement Washington might reach with Iran over its nuclear program.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 17, 2023 22:06 UTC
Tori Bowie's death highlights maternal mortality rate for Black women: "Injustice still exists"
That lack of trust is common among Black women, said Ky Lindberg, the CEO of the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia. Alastair Grant/APAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States, almost three times the rate for White women. In general, the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. Georgia is one of the states with the highest rates of maternal mortality. The CDC found that implicit bias and institutional racism are some of the driving forces in the rising number of Black women dying before and after childbirth.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 17, 2023 22:05 UTC
Academics see Israel
The Canberra contingent of the group of 17 Australian academics who took part in the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ)’s 10-day study tour of Israel and the West Bank in January 2023 had a reunion last week to share stories and discuss current events. Professors Frank Bongiorno, Fiona Jenkins and Kim Rubenstein, together with Associate Professor Joshua Neoh and Dr Kim Huynh met with ECAJ tour coordinator Lynda Ben-Menashe over lunch in Canberra. Professor Bongiorno, who is also president of the Australian Historical Association, said the tour was “unforgettable”. “To immerse oneself in such a place at such a time – listening, watching, questioning, thinking – was an enriching experience and an enormous privilege. Get The AJN Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up
Source:Ethiopian News
June 17, 2023 21:07 UTC
Ethiopian Airlines Faces Lawsuit Over Discrimination
According to the Ethiopian organization Human Rights First, Ethiopian Airlines had banned the sale of any tickets for flights in and out of Tigray to any over the age of 15 but under 60. The group's lawsuit also states that Ethiopian Airlines had systematically raised ticket prices to the maximum fare for any flights to and from Tigray and the Ethiopian capital. Hadgu said that "My friend and I had to pay 15,000 birr (about $270) each in bribe to board the Ethiopian Airlines flight." Since the filing of the lawsuit, however, the carrier has lowered ticket prices and removed restrictions. Human First Rights states its actions have been based on internal company memos along with three testimonies, one from a former Ethiopian Airlines employee.
Source:Ethiopian News
June 17, 2023 21:02 UTC