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ገንዘባዊ ፖሊሲ፣ ባንካዊ ኣገልግሎትን ጸገማቶምን ኣብ ኤርትራ (ምስግጋር ካብ ዘይንቡር ናብ ንቡር ስርዓተ-ግብሪ ኣብ ኤርትራ-ራብዓይ ክፋል)

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ተወልደብርሃን ገብረ| 25 August 2016 | meskerem.net   … [Read more...] about ገንዘባዊ ፖሊሲ፣ ባንካዊ ኣገልግሎትን ጸገማቶምን ኣብ ኤርትራ (ምስግጋር ካብ ዘይንቡር ናብ ንቡር ስርዓተ-ግብሪ ኣብ ኤርትራ-ራብዓይ ክፋል)

Ethiopian Runner Won’t Return Home, but Doesn’t Know Where to Go

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JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | AUG. 23, 2016 | The New York Times NAIROBI, Kenya — The Ethiopian marathoner who flashed an antigovernment gesture as he crossed the finish line in second place at the Rio Olympics will not go home. The runner, Feyisa Lilesa, will not fly back to Ethiopia on Tuesday with the rest of his team, his agent said, choosing instead to remain in Brazil with his … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Runner Won’t Return Home, but Doesn’t Know Where to Go

France defended Charlie Hebdo’s right to offend – so why can’t a Muslim woman in a burkini ‘offend’ us too?

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Sunny Hundal | 25 August 2016 | The Independent Whether or not people feel unsafe over a modest piece of clothing is besides the point. They should have no right to impose their prejudice on others Despite angry crowds, François Hollande defiantly declared: “We've seen the protests, and I would say that in France all beliefs are respected. .... in particular freedom of … [Read more...] about France defended Charlie Hebdo’s right to offend – so why can’t a Muslim woman in a burkini ‘offend’ us too?

The internet is stronger than any regime

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Mohamed Abul Ghar | Tuesday 23 Aug 2016 | Ahram Dictators, all of them, want to go back to times where a head of state was fully in control of all the media. But this is not happening. On the contrary, the internet is making continual progress and is becoming much more accessible through fast-advancing smart phones, which in turn are increasingly accessible. In Egypt, the … [Read more...] about The internet is stronger than any regime

Why Turkey Went to War in Syria

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 Faysal Itani | August 24, 2016 | Foreign Policy It’s fear of a Kurdish state — even more than the Islamic State. But things could get complicated with Washington supporting Kurdish rebels. The United States may finally have a professional military ally against the Islamic State in Syria. The Turkish-led assault on the northern Syria town of Jarablus, which was held by the … [Read more...] about Why Turkey Went to War in Syria

An Epochal Discovery: A Habitable Planet Orbits Our Neighboring Star

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Rebecca Boyle | Aug 24, 2016 | The Atlantic No one will ever find a closer exoplanet—now the race is on to see if there is life on its surface. One hundred and one years ago this October, a Scottish astronomer named Robert Innes pointed a camera at a grouping of stars near the Southern Cross, the defining feature of the night skies above his adopted Johannesburg. He was … [Read more...] about An Epochal Discovery: A Habitable Planet Orbits Our Neighboring Star

ገንዘባዊ ፖሊሲ፣ ባንካዊ ኣገልግሎትን ጸገማቶምን ኣብ ኤርትራ (ሳልሳይ ክፋል)

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 ተወልደብርሃን ገብረ  | 21 August 2016 | erigazette.org ገንዘባዊ ፖሊሲ፣ ባንካዊ ኣገልግሎትን ጸገማቶምን ኣብ ኤርትራ - ሳልሳይ ክፋል: ብሕተት ባንካዊ ኣገልግሎታት ብመንግስትን ግንባርን ሳዕቤኑን ንሎሚ ብተረኽቦ ናይ ዝሓለፈ ሰሙን ክጅምር። ሓደ ዓርከይ ደምበ ቀይርካ ዲኻ? ክብል ድንገተኛ ሕቶ ሓቲቱኒ ይብለኩም። ዋላኳ ክብሎ ዝደለየ እንተ ዘይተሰወረኒ ቅድሚ ምምላሰይ ምሕሳብ ከም ዘድልየኒ ብምግንዛብ እንታይ ማለትካ ኢኻ? ክብል ሓተትኩዎ። እንታይ ማለት ኢዩ እንታይ ማለትካ ኢኻ? ክብል መሊሱ ሓተተኒ። ስለ ዘናቐጸኒ ከኣ ኣባሃህላኻ ኣይተረዳኣንን በልክዎ። ህግደፍ ክጠፍእ … [Read more...] about ገንዘባዊ ፖሊሲ፣ ባንካዊ ኣገልግሎትን ጸገማቶምን ኣብ ኤርትራ (ሳልሳይ ክፋል)

Special Report: Enslaved in Libya – One woman’s extraordinary escape from Islamic State

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Selam Gebrekidan | Thu Aug 18, 2016 | Reuters On the night of June 2, 2015, gunmen blocked a highway on Libya's northern coast and stopped a white truck speeding toward Tripoli, the capital. The men trained their assault rifles on the driver. Three climbed aboard to search the cargo. Ruta Fisehaye, a 24-year-old Eritrean, was lying on the bed of the truck's first … [Read more...] about Special Report: Enslaved in Libya – One woman’s extraordinary escape from Islamic State