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Ethio-India Businesspersons Networking at Very Good Stage, Says Indian Delegation Head

Newly Introduced Projects to Enhance Ethio-India Cooperation
Ethiopia and Indian business companies networking is going on very well and at a very good stage, Indian business delegation Head Hiran said. In an exclusive interview with ENA during the Ethio-Indian Business Forum yesterday, Jian International Trade Organization Chief Secretary and delegation head CA...

More than 20 dead in attack on army base in Kashmir

At least 17 soldiers and four rebels killed in attack that comes as region gripped by more than two months of unrest. Seventeen soldiers and four suspected rebel fighters have been killed in an attack on an army headquarters in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to a...

Trump discusses concern over Qatar dispute with Gulf, Arab states in calls

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke separately to the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar on Sunday to discuss his "concerns about the ongoing dispute" between Qatar and its Gulf and Arab neighbors, the White House said. Trump, who is spending a long weekend...

Saudi-led bloc modifies demands to end Qatar crisis

The four Arab nations leading a boycott of Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month. Diplomats from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt told reporters at the UN they now wanted...

25 dead, dozens feared trapped in Indonesia quake

MEUREUDU At least 25 people died and hundreds were injured after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, local officials said. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake struck Pidie Jaya district at dawn, as some in the predominantly Muslim region prepared for...

N. Korea celebrates scientists involved in nuclear test

North Korea held a mass celebration for the scientists involved in carrying out its largest nuclear blast to date, with fireworks and a mass rally in Pyongyang. Citizens of the capital lined the streets Wednesday to cheer buses carrying the specialists into the city, and...

UAE envoy to Russia threatens ‘goodbye Qatar’ sanctions

UAE ambassador to Russia Omar Ghobash has threatened further sanctions against Qatar amid a deepening rift among Gulf States. In an interview with the Guardian published on Wednesday, Ghobash said that a list of 13 demands conveyed to Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain...

Three US troops killed in shooting at Jordan airbase

Three US service members came under fire at gate of al-Jafr airbase. One Jordanian officer was also wounded. Three US troops were killed in a shooting attack outside a Jordanian training facility on Friday, a US official said, following earlier reports that one or two...

Emine Erdogan hosts ‘One Heart for Palestine’ summit with other first ladies

AA "I invite the spouses of all heads of state to be the voice of those killed in Gaza and those whose voices are being suppressed and silenced while a mass slaughter continues,” says Emine Erdogan. / Photo: AA
Türkiye’s first lady Emine Erdogan has called on her counterparts worldwide to be a voice for Gaza and to help stop Israeli attacks that have so far killed over 11,000 Palestinians. Emine Erdogan hosted the summit “One...

US embassy in Israel to move to Jerusalem by end of 2019, US VP Pence says

The U.S. embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem before the end of 2019, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli parliament, the Knesset on Monday. "In the weeks ahead, our administration will advance its plan to open the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem — and...