Ethiopian Airlines to begin service to Conakry, Guinea and Monrovia, Liberia Ethiopian Airlines, one of the top 25 most profitable airlines in the world according to ATW, has announced that it will begin new service to Conakry, Guinea and Monrovia, Liberia at the end of October. Flights will operate 3x... [view entry]

Lucky spin built 'Little Ethiopia' Slot machine win helped to revamp restaurant and set Danforth stretch on path to distinction By John Goddard Patrons were beginning to complain. "This place is like an oven," they would say, and co-owner Daniel Bekele could only agree. Six months after opening in early... [view entry]

Emru Kebede Ethiopia - Trial begins for second of four defendants in Diener killing By JANET KELLEY The teenager told police that he and his friends drove around looking for the perfect victim. Then they spotted 65-year-old Ray Diener inside his rural West Donegal Township home. The plan was to... [view entry]

Ethiopia Court sentences individuals engaged in terrorist acts to up to 17 years Source: ENA The 3rd Criminal Bench of the Federal High Court on Monday sentenced nine individuals, who committed repeated crimes under the self-styled Oromo Liberation Front, (OLF) to up to 17 years rigorous imprisonment. The convicts were... [view entry]

Ethiopia Investors undertaking projects with over 650 million Birr combined capital Source: ENA Some 218 local and foreign investors are engaged in various investment sectors in North Shoa Zone, Amhara State with over 650 million Birr combined capital during the past Ethiopian budget year, zonal administration said. Deputy Chief of... [view entry]

Ethiopia - Company inaugurates new model cars Source: ENA Holland Car P.L.C , first car assembly plant in Ethiopia, later on Monday inaugurated newly assembled models of Abay, Awash and Tekeze car in connection with the New Ethiopian Year. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, State Minister of Trade and Industry... [view entry]

Ethiopia's Dictator Zenawi Decides To Stay In Power Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's autocratic ruler, has decided to stay in power for five more years. Read the article below from the State-run Ethiopian News Agency source: ENA Addis Ababa, September 8, 2009 (Addis Ababa) - The Regular Meeting of The Ethiopian Peoples'... [view entry]

UK Airline bomb plot: three guilty Updated on 07 September 2009 By Channel 4 News Three men - Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar and Tanvir Hussein - are found guilty of conspiracy to murder by blowing up planes in 2006. But the jury at Woolwich crown court found Ibrahim Savant,... [view entry]

Eritrea - El Salvador detains 21 Eritreans The navy of El Salvador has detained 76 migrants including 21 Eritreans, aboard a boat in the Pacific on their way to the USA, reports say. The others detected by the Salvadoran navy about 80 kilometers off the coast include 25 Nepalese, 25... [view entry]

Ethiopia - Eritrea: Man in court over $64 million jewelery robbery A 24 year old man, [whose last name is common in Ethiopia and Eritrea], appeared in court on Monday charged with attempted murder in connection with a 40-million-pound ($64 million) jewelery heist. Aman Kassaye, 24, was charged with conspiring... [view entry]