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Eritrea: Press Release,”UN not taking action on the basis of justice”..

That single debacle claimed the lives of thousands of innocent Somalis, made half a million people homeless and aggravated the humanitarian crisis in Somalia to unprecedented levels. But then, the Security Council is not taking action on the basis of justice and legality. It is taking action on the basis of the existing power balance in a largely unipolar world. This does not bode well for international justice….

UN : repeat mistake against Eritrea….

UN Trust Territory until it became federated with Ethiopia on Sept. 15, 1952. It was made an Ethiopian province on Nov. 14, 1962. A civil war broke out against the Ethiopian government, led by rebel groups who opposed the ….

BREAKING NEWS, UN sanctions on Eritrea….

The U.N. Security Council has approved an arms embargo and other tough sanctions against Eritrea for supplying weapons to opponents of the Somali government and refusing to resolve a border dispute with neighboring Djibouti.

The U.N.’s most powerful body adopted a resolution Wednesday imposing the measures by a vote of 13-1, with Libya voting “no” and…

Useful information, HIV in the UK…

Newly reported cases of HIV in the UK are higher than ever before. Between 1995 and 2006, the rate of HIV infection among black Africans in the west Midlands increased 100-fold, compared to a two-fold increase among white people, a three-fold increase among black Caribbeans and a six-fold increase among other mixed ethnic groups…

The Eritrea sanction has been delayed….

With Christmas four days away, the UN Security Council has scheduled a December 23 vote on sanctions on Eritrea, delayed at the request of France, while putting off consideration of the UN’s report on war crimes in Guinea, because..

Ethiopian activists protest in Copenhagen….

COPENHAGEN – Braving frigid weather unseen for over eight years, patriotic Ethiopians drove for several hours from all over Europe and descended on Copenhagen where they denounced genocide perpetrator Meles Zenawi, a pro-democracy website reported on Sunday.

Yemen suffers multi-billion dollar tax waste a year….

Yemen annually loses $ 3.5 billion in wasted tax incomes, more than double the annual revenues from gas exports estimated at about $ 1 billion, officials said on Monday.

Deputy minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mutahar al-Abbasi said in a study titled ‘ taxes …available alternative’ that the tax

Eritrea has warned the U.N. Security Council……

“Eritrea urges all members of the U.N. Security Council to use their influence to ensure the rejection of this draft resolution in its entirety,” Eritrea’s U.N. ambassador, Araya Desta, said in a letter to the 15-nation Security Council….

President Isaias said 2010 with the necessary budget….

President Isaias underlined that the nation continues to register impressive progress in diverse domains irrespective of overt and covert acts of hostility and conspiracy on the part of external quarters. In this respect, he declared: “We stand on firm ground at this juncture as the nation continues to march forward in the spheres of reliable socio-economic development as well as potent security and defense capability.”

Eritrea : A 10-kilo tumor removed from a young mother…

The 28-year old mother from Shambuko in Gash-Barka region gave birth two months ago, and that since the tumor in her belly did not reduce, she was admitted to the delivery room again and the operation was carried out…..

Security Council have agreed sanctions to Eritrea this month…

U.N. Security Council members have agreed to impose an arms embargo on Eritrea this month, as well as travel bans and asset freezes for government and military leaders aiding Somali insurgents, diplomats said.

15-nation Security Council said most members of the panel have agreed to support a Ugandan-drafted resolution to punish Eritrea and that they hoped to approve it by next week….

Official:Players say death awaits them in Eritrea…

The official said the 12 have applied for an asylum seeker’s pass, the first stage in a long vetting process to determine if they deserve refugee status. The process could take up to three months.

The Eritrea government, which is frequently accused of repression, denies any players are missing…..Ali Abdu told the BBC they would get a “good welcome”….

Eritrea 27Christians women released today from prison…

“The 27 women were released today after being held in an Asmara police station since Saturday. We don’t know if any charges were laid,” an Asmara-based diplomat told Reuters. “They were given water, and family members came with food.”

Minister Ali Abdu told Reuters last week he was not aware of any such arrests, adding that they would not have been religiously motivated in any case…..

EU: granted protection to 76,300 asylum seekers 6% Eritreans….

The largest group of beneficiaries of protection was Iraqis (16,600 people or 22 per cent of the total), followed by Somalis (9,500 or 12 per cent), Russians (7,400 or 10 per cent), Afghans (5,000 or seven per cent) and Eritreans (4,600 or six per cent)

(79.3 per cent) followed by arrivals from Eritrea and Sudan…..

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Eritrean’s always talented footballers from – 1930…

After the game was introduced by Italian colonialists in 1930, football in Eritrea enjoyed its heyday during the 1970s, when around 155 teams took part in the national championship…..

Good Luck to the Red Sea boys!”Eritrea’s football team”…

Information Minister Ali Abdu told the BBC they would get a “good welcome” despite “betraying” their country.

Mr Ali told the BBC’s Focus on Africa that the disappearance was “not good news”.

The government had earlier denied any players were missing……

Eritrea’s national football team seek asylum…

The government, which is frequently accused of repression, denies any players are missing.

But the country’s football federation confirmed to Cecafa head Nicholas Musonye that the players had not returned.

Mr Musonye told the BBC’s Focus on Africa programme it was the third time the Eritrean team had failed to re

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said “Leave us alone,”…

“Leave us alone,” said the commandingly tall former guerrilla leader who became Eritrea’s first and only president in 1993, after a 30-year struggle for independence from Ethiopia. “We don’t want to be pushed around.”

Over the past year, the United States and other nations have accused Eritrea of sending money and weapons to al-Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels in nearby Somalia, and a draft resolution calling for sanctions is now circulating at the U.N. Security Council…

PM Silvio Berlusconi assault left his face …

He fell to the ground and was quickly ushered into a car by aides, but repeatedly tried to get out to show his bloodied face to the crowds and cameras in the square.

He was taken to a Milan hospital, where an x-ray showed he had suffered damage to two teeth. His doctor said he would be kept under observation for 24 hours…..

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi reacts after being assaulted in Milan. Photograph: Livio Anticoli/AFP/Getty Images.

Dear Aljezeera “People & Power program”…

On Wednesday December 2, 2009 you aired a segment titled, “The Mystery behind Eritrea” a segment that was fabricated from beginning to end. Instead of utilizing facts and figures, your journalist decided to use exaggeration of every kind to make her story seem far more plausible…

Eritrea receives award for improving child health….

Eritrea has received award from the GAVI Alliance for its excellent performance in improving child health and immunization.

At a ceremony held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in which 15 health minister from various countries participated, the GAVI’s CEO Julian Lob-Levyt noted that Eritrea’s….

Eritrea delegation says “Eritrea hard working for human rights”…

n a report it presented at the 6th round of the UN Universal Periodic Review on respecting human rights that was held from November 30 to December 11, an

Eritrea delegation stated that Eritrea is working diligently towards the implementation of human rights conventions and ensuring the safety of its people…

Eritrea as one of the world’s most repressive states….

According to a recent US State Department report, more than 3,000 Christians have been detained since the religious crackdown began in 2002.

More than 90% of Eritreans belong to one of four recognised religions…

In Eritrea Around 25 Christians in prison, the incident is true…

Eritrea’s Information Minister Ali Abdu told Reuters by phone that he had not seen any reports of arrests and that any arrests would not have been religiously motivated….

“There is some confusion on the exact numbers, whether it is exactly 30 who were imprisoned or somewhere around 25, but the incident is true,” the diplomat told Reuters….

39 medical doctors graduate in Eritrea …

A total of 31 general medical practitioners and 8 specialized doctors graduated today for the first time on the basis of the Medical College’s internal resources.

Noting that the country’s institutions of higher medical education have been equipped with the necessary facilities and equipments that enabled them to effectively carry out their activities,…

Zersenay donates 300,000 Nakfa to Martyrs and read more…

Olympic Athlete Zersenay Tadesse has donated 300,000 Nakfa to the Martyrs Trust Fund. He told ERINA that gives him deep satisfaction to extend assistance to the families of fallen heroes.

It is to be recalled that Athlete Zersenay last year donated 160,000 Nakfa in support of children of martyrs and HIV/AIDS victims…

Mengistu Hailemariam writes a new book..

Wednesday, December 2 – 1950 “hand over Eritrea to Ethiopia…

“Ethiopian forces tried to weakeen the morale of the population of Eritrea by hangincaptured EPLE fighters and civil collaborators in the center of the Eritrea vollages“.

Eritrea’s U.N. envoy said “no reason to sanction Asmara”…

Eritrea’s U.N. envoy denied that his country has been supporting Islamist rebels intent on toppling neighboring Somalia’s fragile government and said there was no reason to sanction Asmara.

Ambassador Araya Desta was reacting to a Ugandan-drafted resolution circulated to members of the U.N. Security Council that would impose sanctions against the Red Sea state, including an arms embargo, travel bans…

Eritreans the largest group of people trying to cross into Israel…

The security source said police did not know the dead man’s nationality, but he appeared to be in his early twenties. Eritreans are the largest group of people trying to cross into Israel from Egypt, but Ethiopians and Sudanese also make the trek.

human trafficking through Egypt. At least 17 migrants have been killed at the border since May, the latest one two weeks ago…

Elsa Temesgen and her daughter wins deportation fight in uk…..

A Leeds schoolgirl and her mum who sought asylum in Britain have received an early Christmas present – permission to stay.

Elsa Temesgen and her 12-year-old daughter Bethlehem, who friends call Betty, were twice seized in dawn raids on their south Leeds home and imprisoned in readiness for deportation.

ኣብራር ዑስማን “ብጥሜት ተሰዲደ ኣይፈልጥን’የ መሰናኽላት ዝፈጠሩ (ኣካላት)

ጠጠው ዘበሉና ይመስሎም ይኸውን” ቃለ-መጠይቕ..

እቲ ንሕና ንዛረቦ ህዝባዊ ቋንቋ’ዩ፡ ያታ ናይቲ ህዝቢ’ዩ። ግን ንባዕልና ምስቲ ህዝብን ነቲ ህዝብን ንድሌቱ ዝምእዘዝ ስራሕ ክንሰርሕ ኣይበቓዕናን። ንዕኡ ከነተግብር ኣብ ንፍትነሉ እዋን ድማ ብዙሕ ጸገማት የጋጥመና’ዩ።

ትማሊ ‘መን’ዩ ኣምጺእዎም ዝብል ዘረባ ካብቶም ዘምሰዩ ሕቶታት’ዩ’። ንዓይ ሓቂ ይሓይሽ ኣይገርመንን’ዩ ብነዊሕ ግድል ስለዝመጻእኩ።

ፖለቲካ ምእንቲ ህዝቢ ብዙሕ’ዩ ዝዛረብ፡ ግብሩ ግን ውሑድ’ዩ።..

Eritrean Representative to the UN wrote to Security Council….

Ambassador Araya’s letter took the expected line of suggesting that Eritrea’s interest and involvement in Somalia had been misunderstood. He claimed Eritrea did not favor or support a military solution in Somalia, did not support one party as opposed to another, nor work with one against others. Eritrea holds that any solution needs participation of all key Somali actors in an inclusive political process. The Ambassador also claimed that Eritrea has been…

Sanctions on Eritrea will not solve the problem….

The draft resolution which was drafted by Uganda calls for an arms embargo, freezing of assets and travel ban for members of the Eritrean government. The draft resolution calls for member states to be authorized to inspect cargos to and from Eritrea if they suspect the ….

What will sanctions mean to Eritreans? The consequences in human terms…

President Isaias’ Speech On The Occasion Of Th 30th Anniversary…

Ladies and Gentlemen

Invited Guests and Participants

On this auspicious occasion marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Eritrean Workers Union, I would like to convey my warm congratulations….

Draft sanctions to Eritrea experts not yet been discussed it…

A proposed U.N. resolution is calling for an arms embargo and other tough sanctions against Eritrea for supplying arms to opponents of the Somali government and refusing to resolve a border dispute with Djibouti.Uganda has circulated the draft to the 14 other members of the United Nations Security Council but diplomats said…

Eritreans have been awarded for contributing

in the community in uk…..

Arhag Housing Association has hosted a 30th anniversary event to celebrate its achievements and recognise the valuable contribution refugees and migrants have made to community life.

Arhag was founded in 1979 as a campaign group to challenge the housing disadvantages experienced by African migrants and refugees…

President Isaias Returns Home Concluding Working Visit…

President Isaias Afwerki returned home yesterday concluding a two-day working visit to the Sudanese Red Sea Zone at the invitation of President Omar Hassen Al-Beshir of Sudan.

President Isaias held talks on Monday in Port Sudan with President Omar Hassen Al-Beshir on…..

World Cup arrives in Eritrea…

The World Cup arrived in Eritrea on a one-day stay through the coordination of FIFA.

On arrival at Asmara International Airport, the Cup received warm welcome on the part of ministers, diplomats, Army commanders, members of the sport community and invited guests……

Exclusive Interview

Susie Ventris-Field

“I‘m launching a free e-zine for Eritreans in the UK, designed to give support in learning English and giving information to make life in the UK easier. The stories will be printed in English and Tigrinya, with key words and phrases translated as well.The first edition will be launched on November 15th 2009.

I was a volunteer in Foro, Eritrea from 2007 – 2009 for two years which has inspired me to start this project, to support Eritreans in the UK”……. Adalvoice – We have interview with Susie Ventris-Field. Visit Susie Web -www.hadnetmag.wordpress.com

The exclusive interview will be aired On Sunday 22 – Nov – 2009 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:oo p.m G.M.T. on 93.2 FM across Sheffield (UK) or at www.adalvoice.org.uk via the Internet across the world.

Eritrea and ather Africa countries in World War II….

The 70th anniversary of World War II is being commemorated around the world, but the contribution of one group of soldiers is almost universally ignored. How many now recall the role of more than one million African troops?

For Africa, World War II began not in 1939, but in 1935….

Ethiopia 450 opposition members arrests,R.D.F say…

In Ethiopia, the ruling Ethiopia People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front says it’s unaware that hundreds of opposition members have allegedly been jailed ahead of next year’s election. Opposition parties accuse the government of jailing at least 450 of their members to prevent them from running as candidates in next May’s general elections….

Bank of Eritrea still succeed….

Eritrean banks are paying 3% interest rate in foreign currency and 4% in local currency.

The general manager of the Commercial Bank of Eritrea (CBE), Mr. Yemane Tesfai, said that…..

Eritreans and ather illegal migrant detained

in Central America….

Nearly 275 Africans are detained in immigration housing facilities in Central America, but the number could be higher because there is no precise official tally. Of the total, most are from Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,Ethiopia Ghana and Somalia,In August of this year, Costa Rican immigration police gave the smuggling ring a hard blow and captured three Colombians who were attempting to have a numerous group of Africans to go ashore at the Costa Rican port….

Misrak Eyob was found guilty by raping 35-year-old woman..

Misrak Eyob, 20, was found guilty of the attack on the 35-year-old woman in the Royston area last July.

Eyob, who told the trial “Satan created the situation”, was remanded in custody until sentencing next month.

He also faces being deported back to the African country of Eritrea.

Eritreans in Canada just discuss Eritrean politics..

The first thing I observed here is this community is divided in two,” he said. “Some are supporters of Eritrean government; others are opposed.

“Regardless, the challenges they face here are huge and yet they spend their time discussing Eritrean politics. Their children drop out of school. The divorce rate is high. And they don’t change their lives….

Eritrean and other drugs dealers,face court

some sentenced to death…

The authorities in Yemen’s eastern province of Hadramout have completed investigating eight drug dealers including three Africans, with the group to be turned over to the Prosecution.The Africans were a Somali, a Tanzanian, and a Kenyan, and they were arrested along with the other Yemeni dealers off the Al-Shehr port with 1.680 ton of drugs.They are expected in court soon….

Eritrea & other 8 countries U.S.charges

with severe religious repression …

“It is our hope that the …report will encourage existing religious freedom movements around the world and promote dialogue among governments and within societies on how best to accommodate religious communities and protect each individual’s right to believe or not believe as that individual sees fit,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

Eritrea’s president Isaias give 13 answers to Reuters…

Eritrean Refugees suffer in Gaddafi’s Libya…

Bulgaria has lowest press freedom ranking in EU….

Bulgaria has fallen nine places in Reporters Without Borders’ annual press freedom rankings in 2009, and has the lowest press freedom ranking in the European Union.

The country ranked 59^th in 2008, and is now 68^th. It had been falling steadily since..

Life for migrants after ‘the jungle’….

Some sleep under bridges, others on the streets.

They have to contend with the hundreds of other migrants who have already staked out their territory.

In a disused building, which migrants call “Africa house”, Eritreans sit smoking out of the broken windows.

Eritrea dismissed sanctions call over Somalia role….

Eritrea on Wednesday dismissed a renewed threat of sanctions over charges it is arming insurgents in Somalia.

Britain was the latest country to join the condemnation, telling the U.N. Security Council last week it

1.02 billion hungry “It is unacceptable in the 21st century”…

“It is unacceptable in the 21st century that almost one in six of the world’s population is now going hungry,” said Josette Sheeran, executive director of the World Food Programme.

Eritrea: Three Eritreans working for Australian company shot dead….

“(The incident) on a public road 110 km south of its Zara Gold Project earlier this week has resulted in the tragic death of one of its Eritrean employees and two of its Eritrean contractors,” a statement said.

“Based on the information available, the incident was an isolated event unrelated to the company and its operations at the Zara Gold Project,” it added…..

Funeral Service of Martyred Minister Saleh Meki conducted….

Say goodbye to Fighter Saleh Meki through Adal Voice…

Analyst tour to the Bisha Project in Eritrea…

Nevsun Resources Ltd. is pleased to report on the successful conclusion of an analyst tour to the Bisha Project from September 27-30. The visit was attended by a number of representatives from leading Canadian and UK institutions

WFP: concerned about Eritrea because cannot get any information….

The WFP says it cannot collect data from Eritrea because of movement restrictions and work permits not being issued.

It says it is concerned that malnourished children and pregnant women are not getting the help being offered across the rest of the region….

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