Sunday, November 11, 2012

Memorial Service for the late PM Meles Zenawi in New York

Ethiopian Tariku Jufar and Seada Kedir win in men’s and women’s Beirut Marathon

(Nov 11, 2012, Beirut)--Both the men’s and women’s event records tumbled at the ninth edition of the BLOM Beirut Marathon on Sunday. Ethiopian Tariku Jufar clocked 2:11:14 to win the men’s title of this IAAF Bronze Label Road Race ahead of Kenyans Sammy Malakwen and James Rotich.

Ethiopia’s "religious abuse" may cause regional destabilization

(November 10, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA)--A US religious freedom group has called on Ethiopian authorities to stop what it said was an emerging religious freedom violations against Muslim minorities in the Horn of Africa.

Ethiopia woman tells of sex slavery in Saudi Arabia

(Nov 11, 2012, ADDIS ABABA)--An Ethiopia woman revealed that she was the victim of sex slavery after she attempted to find work as a domestic worker in Saudi Arabia. For H, who asked that her identity remain anonymous, her ordeal began after she took a boat to Yemen, where after two months she was able to cross into Saudi Arabia and was hired by what she told Bikyamasr.com was a “nice couple” for a “decent salary.”