Ethiopia
Ethiopia attempts to mediate Sudan crisis after bloodshed
Middle East
June 8, 2019
Ethiopia attempts to mediate Sudan crisis after bloodshed
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s prime minister on Friday urged Sudan’s military rulers and civilian opposition to exercise “bravery” in trying…
Ethiopia PM bids to revive Sudan talks after crackdown sows ‘terror’
Middle East
June 7, 2019
Ethiopia PM bids to revive Sudan talks after crackdown sows ‘terror’
Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday seeking to revive talks between Sudan’s ruling generals and protest leaders as…
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
Middle East
May 31, 2019
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stuck in a former Dutch prison housing asylum seekers, Syrian software trainer Tey el-Rjula conjured…
146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation
Middle East
April 30, 2019
146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation
ROME (AP) — A group of 146 asylum-seekers have arrived in Italy as part of a U.N.-backed humanitarian evacuation from…
Amnesty urges Lebanon to help end domestic worker abuse
Middle East
April 24, 2019
Amnesty urges Lebanon to help end domestic worker abuse
Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Lebanon to end what it described as an “inherently abusive” migration sponsorship system governing the…
Global press freedom under threat, says Reporters Without Borders
World
April 18, 2019
Global press freedom under threat, says Reporters Without Borders
For the first time in three years, North Korea evaded the wooden spoon: The country is no longer ranked last…
Cairo postpones meeting on Renaissance Dam negotiations: Minister
Egypt
April 16, 2019
Cairo postpones meeting on Renaissance Dam negotiations: Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohammed Abdel Aty announced that the Cairo ministerial meeting on negotiations for the…
Ethiopian crew followed procedure, but unable to control jet: report
World
April 4, 2019
Ethiopian crew followed procedure, but unable to control jet: report
The crew of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed last month killing 157 people repeatedly followed procedures recommended by Boeing,…
S Sudan president, opposition to meet at Vatican ‘retreat’
Middle East
April 4, 2019
S Sudan president, opposition to meet at Vatican ‘retreat’
A deputy spokesman to opposition leader Riek Machar said Machar and two leaders from the South Sudan Opposition Alliance would…
Ethiopian 737 pilots followed Boeing guidelines before crash: WSJ
World
April 3, 2019
Ethiopian 737 pilots followed Boeing guidelines before crash: WSJ
The pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane that crashed last month initially took the emergency steps outlined…