Saudi Arabia rejects accusations of killing Ethiopians at Yemen border
A Saudi government source denied Human Rights Watch’s accusations that Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants. A Saudi government source told Agence France-Presse that the accusations are baseless and not based on reliable sources. In a report, Human Rights Watch accused Saudi border guards of firing heavily and using explosive weapons to kill Ethiopian migrants who were trying to cross from Yemen into the kingdom. “We have raised our concerns about these allegations with the Saudi government,” a US State Department spokesperson said on Monday. “We urge the Saudi authorities to undertake a thorough and transparent investigation and also to meet their obligations under international law.”
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 11:10 UTC
Abu Dhabi chamber signs MoU with Ethiopian investment commission
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 21 (ANI/WAM): The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) to foster the robust economic collaboration between the UAE and Ethiopia and establish a framework for cooperation that advances trade, investment, and economic relationships between the two sides. The signing of the MoU was held on the sideline of the UAE delegation's visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Joining the visiting delegation to Ethiopia, D. Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, First Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, signed the MoU on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, whereas Lelise Neme, Commissioner of the EIC, represented her organisation in signing the document. According to the MoU, the Abu Dhabi Chamber will facilitate and promote business interactions and investments between the UAE and Ethiopia. On the other hand, the EIC will commit to offering incentives to UAE investors following Ethiopian laws and establishing a continuous dialogue platform to address investment challenges.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 10:45 UTC
Rights group says Saudi Arabia border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants
Rights group says Saudi Arabia border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrantsA rights group alleges that border guards in Saudi Arabia fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 10:37 UTC
HRW Report: Saudi Border Guards Killed Hundreds of Ethiopian Migrants at Yemen Border
Shockingly, in some cases, Saudi border guards asked migrants what limb to shoot, and then shot them at close range. Saudi border guards also fired explosive weapons at migrants who were attempting to flee back to Yemen, according to the 73-page report. People traveling in groups described being attacked by mortar projectiles and other explosive weapons from the direction of Saudi border guards once they had crossed the border. Those interviewed described 28 incidents with Saudi border guards using explosive weapons. According to the report, people traveling in smaller groups or on their own said once they crossed the Yemen-Saudi border that Saudi border guards carrying rifles shot at them.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:48 UTC
Saudi Arabia border guards killed Ethiopian migrants: Human Rights Watch
Saudi Arabia, struggling with youth unemployment, has been sending thousands back to Ethiopia in concert with Addis Abba. Two sets of fence lines could be seen just across the border into Saudi Arabia. The U.N. has said that the Houthi-controlled immigration office “collaborates with traffickers to systematically direct migrants” to Saudi Arabia, bringing in $50,000 a week. However, throughout the war years, the Houthis claimed multiple incursions across the Saudi border in this mountainous region. Migrants from Ethiopia have found themselves detained, abused and even killed in Saudi Arabia and Yemen during the war.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:42 UTC
Abu Dhabi Chamber signs MoU with Ethiopian Investment Commission
Joining the visiting delegation to Ethiopia, His Excellency Dr. Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, First Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, signed the MoU on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, whereas Her Excellency Lelise Neme, Commissioner of the EIC, represented her organization in signing the document. Dr. Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, First Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, said, “This MoU embodies our shared commitment to fostering economic cooperation, trade, and investment between our countries considering Ethiopia’s fertile investment climate and the unlimited support of both countries’ leaderships. It paves the way for positive partnerships, the exchange of expertise, and the mutual growth of our economies. This involves leveraging its networks and resources to connect Ethiopian businesses with potential UAE investors, and facilitating the exchange of information on trade and investment laws and regulations in the UAE to support the Ethio-UAE Business Forum. On the other hand, the EIC will commit to offering incentives to UAE investors in accordance with Ethiopian laws, and establishing a continuous dialogue platform to address investment challenges.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:40 UTC
Saudi Border Guards Accused of Killing Hundreds of African Migrants
Border guards in Saudi Arabia have regularly opened fire on African migrants seeking to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, killing hundreds of men, women and children in a recent 15-month period, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday. The guards have beaten the migrants with rocks and bars, forced male migrants to rape women while guards watched and shot detained migrants in their limbs, leading to permanent injuries and amputations, the report said. The shooting of migrants is “widespread and systematic,” it said, adding that if killing them were Saudi government policy, it would constitute a crime against humanity. A Saudi government statement dismissed the report as inaccurate. “The allegations included in the Human Rights Watch report about Saudi border guards shooting Ethiopians while they were crossing the Saudi-Yemeni border are unfounded and not based on reliable sources,” the statement said.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:35 UTC
Saudi border guards kill hundreds of Ethiopian migrants: HRW
Saudi border guards have fired "explosive weapons" on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross through Yemen into the Gulf kingdom, killing hundreds since last year, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. "Saudi officials are killing hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers in this remote border area out of view of the rest of the world," HRW researcher Nadia Hardman said in a statement. Last year, UN experts reported "concerning allegations" that "cross-border artillery shelling and small arms fire by Saudi Arabia security forces killed approximately 430 migrants" in southern Saudi Arabia and northern Yemen during the first four months of 2022. In 2015, Saudi officials mobilised a coalition to topple the Huthis, who had seized the Yemeni capital Sanaa from the internationally recognised government the previous year. One 20-year-old woman from Ethiopia's Oromia region said Saudi border guards fired on a group of migrants they had just released from custody.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:31 UTC
HRW says Saudi guards kill, abuse refugees at border with Yemen
HRW has documented, in a report made public on Monday, “widespread and systematic” abuses committed by Saudi border guards against mostly Ethiopian refugees who flee armed conflict, economic hardships and droughts in their homelands. The nongovernmental New York-based organisation said hundreds, and likely thousands, have been murdered by Saudi border guards between March 2022 and June 2023, and killings are continuing. Witnesses say they were targeted by firearms, explosives, and artillery and mortar shelling from Saudi border guards when trying to cross. Some saw dozens killed in front of their eyes, while others experienced serious injuries like amputations, or saw refugees arrested. The people who survive the attacks but do not manage to escape back into Yemen are detained by Saudi border guards.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:29 UTC
Saudi Arabia Used "Explosive Weapons" To Kill Hundreds Of Migrants: Report
The allegations, which Riyadh did not immediately comment on, point to a significant escalation of abuses along the perilous "Eastern Route" from the Horn of Africa to Saudi Arabia, where hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians live and work. "Saudi officials are killing hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers in this remote border area out of view of the rest of the world," HRW researcher Nadia Hardman said in a statement. Last year, UN experts reported "concerning allegations" that "cross-border artillery shelling and small arms fire by Saudi Arabia security forces killed approximately 430 migrants" in southern Saudi Arabia and northern Yemen during the first four months of 2022. In 2015, Saudi officials mobilised a coalition to topple the Huthis, who had seized the Yemeni capital Sanaa from the internationally recognised government the previous year. One 20-year-old woman from Ethiopia's Oromia region said Saudi border guards fired on a group of migrants they had just released from custody.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:27 UTC
Saudi Border Guards Killed Hundreds Of Ethiopian Migrants At Border With Yemen: Human Rights Watch
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia border guards have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers using small arms and explosive weapons since last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday. The New York-based group cited eyewitness reports of attacks by troops and images that showed dead bodies and burial sites on migrant routes, saying the death toll could even be “possibly thousands”. Human Rights Watch interviewed 38 Ethiopian migrants and four relatives of people who attempted to cross the border between March 2022 and June 2023 who said they saw Saudi guards shoot at migrants or launch explosives at groups.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:26 UTC
Rights group says Saudi Arabian border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants
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Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:20 UTC
Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants killed by Saudi Arabian border guards in 15 months: Report
Saudi Arabian border guards killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants seeking refuge in the kingdom between March 2022 and June 2023, at times shooting people, including women and children, from close range, according to a new report released by Human Rights Watch. The BBC has also reported on the extremely violent and dangerous journey for immigrants traveling to Saudi Arabia. In a statement released Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, New York-based Human Rights Watch accused Yemen's Houthi rebels and rival Saudi border guards of killing several dozen Ethiopian migrants in an incident at the border in April 2020. Still, the human rights abuses by the kingdom, as many see it, represent a significant stain on the U.S.'s foreign policy. Original Location: Hundreds of Ethiopian immigrants killed by Saudi Arabian border guards in 15 months: ReportWashington Examiner Videos
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 08:19 UTC
Crimes ‘beyond imagination’: Saudi border guards killed hundreds of migrants, HRW report says
The report comes as Saudi Arabia implements an anti-migrant policy at home and a campaign to boost its image abroad. “Saudi border guards have used explosive weapons and shot people at close range, including women and children, in a pattern that is widespread and systematic. The latest HRW report provides witness accounts of Ethiopian migrants who tried to cross the border from Yemen to Saudi Arabia – and it makes grim reading. Like Hamdiya, many witnesses claimed to have been shot with mortars or other explosive weapons by Saudi border guards. Another interviewee went to the Saudi border to collect the body of a girl from his village.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 21, 2023 06:35 UTC
On China’s FM visit to Ethiopia
Based on past Sino-Ethiopian relations and the latest visit of Mr. Wang Yi, some things that can be discerned are:Unannounced Visit: The fact that Mr. Wang Yi’s visit was not announced earlier suggests that the discussions and matters being addressed might have been sensitive or required a degree of privacy. It’s possible that the visit was intended to convey important messages and commitments directly from the Chinese leadership to the Ethiopian government. Message from President Xi Jinping: The message that Mr. Wang Yi brought from President Xi Jinping indicates that China places importance on its relationship with Ethiopia. China’s Influence in the Horn of Africa: The reference to Eritrean President’s visit to China and China’s growing influence in the Horn of Africa underscores China’s interest in the region. In conclusion, the unannounced visit of Mr. Wang Yi to Ethiopia and his meeting with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed likely signal a continuation of the strong economic and political ties between China and Ethiopia.
Source:Ethiopian News
August 20, 2023 21:13 UTC