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Biden officials dispatched to Saudi Arabia to discuss energy concerns amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
Middle East
February 23, 2022
Biden officials dispatched to Saudi Arabia to discuss energy concerns amid Russia-Ukraine crisis
(CNN)The White House dispatched two officials to Saudi Arabia this week to press the kingdom to pump more oil as fears…
Doctors say lives are lost in hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray due to dwindling supplies, blame blockade
Main Slider
January 5, 2022
Doctors say lives are lost in hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray due to dwindling supplies, blame blockade
NAIROBI, Jan 5 (Reuters) – In the largest hospital in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a child wounded in an air strike…
Tigray leader says fighters to leave nearby Ethiopian areas
World
December 21, 2021
Tigray leader says fighters to leave nearby Ethiopian areas
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leader of Tigray forces in Ethiopia says its fighters outside of the region have been…
People fleeing Ethiopia allege attacks, forced conscription
World
November 8, 2021
People fleeing Ethiopia allege attacks, forced conscription
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new round of deadly attacks and forced conscription has begun against ethnic Tigrayans in an…
Ethiopians denounce US at rally to back military campaign
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November 8, 2021
Ethiopians denounce US at rally to back military campaign
ADDIS ABABA, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Ethiopians rallied in Addis Ababa on Sunday to support Prime…
Libya govt rejects suspension of FM weeks before election
Middle East
November 7, 2021
Libya govt rejects suspension of FM weeks before election
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s government Sunday rejected a decision by the country’s presidential council to suspend the foreign minister over…
US orders non-emergency government employees in Ethiopia to leave
World
November 7, 2021
US orders non-emergency government employees in Ethiopia to leave
NAIROBI, Nov 6 (Reuters) – The United States has ordered non-emergency US government employees in Ethiopia to leave because of…
Nine Ethiopian groups to form anti-government alliance
World
November 5, 2021
Nine Ethiopian groups to form anti-government alliance
NAIROBI, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Nine anti-government factions are forming an alliance to push for a political transition in Ethiopia,…
Tigray, other groups form alliance against Ethiopian leader
World
November 5, 2021
Tigray, other groups form alliance against Ethiopian leader
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s Tigray forces are joining with other armed and opposition groups in an alliance against Prime…
UN report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’
World
November 3, 2021
UN report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’
GENEVA (AP) — The UN human rights chief said Wednesday that Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality”…