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SpiceJet owners, families, along with Jyotiraditya Scindia to fly in 737 M
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): India's low-cost airline SpiceJet is all set to restart its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which were grounded around the world after two fatal (Ethiopia and Lion Airways) crashes.
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African Union chairperson commends political agreement in Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Sunday commended the latest political agreement in Sudan.
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US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa to visit Ethiopia later on Thursda
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman is heading to Ethiopia later on Thursday for a visit that will last until the end of the week, the US State Department said.
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Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
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Ethiopia: UN announces USD 40 million in aid relief for victims 'living on
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 16 (ANI): As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia's conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that USD 40 million in funds have been made available to scale up emergency operations.
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UN human rights agency condemns arbitrary detention of Tigray people
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokeswoman, Liz Throssell, condemned on Tuesday the continued extra-judicial detentions of people of Tigrayan origin in Ethiopia and called on the country's authorities to respect human rights.
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Ethiopia calls on UN to condemn terrorism in country: Diplomat
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ethiopian government is calling on the United Nations to condemn the "terrorism" of TPLF in the country, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States, Fitsum Arega, told Sputnik.
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Ethiopians joining army out of free will as they see enormous threat to na
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians have volunteered for military service following a national call to defend the country from the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Ethiopian Ambassador to the United States Fitsum Arega told Sputnik.
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UN says released staffer in Ethiopia detained again, 9 others remain in de
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
United Nations, November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ethiopian authorities have detained again a United Nations staff member who was arrested and released earlier, while nine other local employees still remain under arrest, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Friday.
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US imposes sanctions on 2 individuals, 4 entities in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has imposed sanctions related to the situation in Ethiopia against two individuals and four entities, including against the Eritrean Defense Forces, the US Department of the Treasury said in a statement on Friday.
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UN urges Ethiopian Government to release detained staffers
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has called on the Ethiopian authorities to release as soon as possible its staff working at the local office who were detained earlier this week, spokesman for UN secretary-general Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.
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Blinken meets Ukrainian Foreign Minister, dials Ethiopian PM, FM
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and launched the forward-looking Strategic Charter to advance security, prosperity, and rule of law between the two nations.
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