Ethiopia

Middle East nations cautious as US military presence grows near Iran - analysis

US moves Air Force and naval assets to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, while regional allies remain largely silent and take a cautious, wait-and-see approach.

The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford seen in the North Sea during NATO Neptune Strike 2025 exercise on September 24, 2025 in the North Sea.
A general view shows the cityscape of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa

Ethiopia revokes Reuters journalists' accreditation after story on Ethiopian support of Sudan's RSF

Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity, in Mogadishu, Dec. 30.

Egypt boosts commitment to Somalia’s stability with new military deployment - analysis

The wonders of Ethiopian cuisine

Haset: Bringing kosher Ethiopian food to Jerusalem - restaurant review


Israeli medical team restores sight to hundreds in Ethiopian humanitarian mission

An Israeli medical team treated nearly 1,000 patients and restored sight to hundreds during a humanitarian mission to Ethiopia's underserved communities.

 Operation Ethiopia.

Hadas Malada-Matsree: The first Ethiopian woman to be an IDF doctor

Hadas Malada-Matsree has been the recipient of many awards for her work in the health sector and her ardent social activism, especially for the Ethiopian-Israeli community.

 Hadas Malada-Matsree with her family.

Ethiopian wolves feed on nectar, may be first large carnivores to act as pollinators

During observations, some wolves visited as many as 30 blooms in a single trip. While most wolves only visited a few flowers, one licked 20 flowers and another licked 30.

 Ethiopian wolf.

JDC is helping women in the developing world thrive

JDC brings its Jewish humanitarian values and expertise to address the challenges of endemic poverty, food insecurity, and lack of healthcare.

 A graduating class of the Ubuntu Beekeeping Initiative in South Africa, one of dozens of programs in the developing world run by JDC that empower and lift up women, their families, and communities.

Jews of Ethiopian descent plan state-of-the-art cultural and heritage center in Be’er Sheva

Jewish National Fund-USA pledges funds to renovate and upgrade “the heart and soul” of Be’er Sheva’s 13,000-strong community, the Shavu Banim Center.

 Ken Segel, Avi Kalamaro, Naftali Aklum, Russell F. Robinson, and members of Israel's Jewish Ethiopian community discuss plans for the future

Fifty years after her discovery, Lucy remains the original Australopithecus celebrity

Her species provided compelling evidence that upright walking evolved before large brains in human evolution.

 Lucy model. Australopithecus afarensis, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

Egyptian warship delivers more arms to Somalia, officials say

Egypt delivered a second large cache of weapons to Somalia amid shared mistrust of Ethiopia.

 Somalis march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia January 11, 2024.

Fighting discrimination: Criminal records of disorderly conduct to be erased for Ethiopian Israelis

Ethiopians have been experiencing institutional and individual discrimination for years, including from Israel Police, the Palmor committee found.  

Israelis of Ethiopian descent take part in a protest

Chief Rabbi Lau: Ethiopian Christian missionaries infiltrating Israel, end aliyah initiative

It is "time to treat applicants from Ethiopia the same as anyone who applies from anywhere else in the world," said Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Israel David Lau.

A person holds a crucifix outside a Catholic church in Harare, Zimbabwe March 29, 2024.

'We believe it will happen': Four months since the disappearance of Haymanot Kasau

Kasau , who two months ago turned ten years old, immigrated with her family from Ethiopia to Israel three and a half years ago and lived in the absorption center on Tzahal 9 street in Safed.

 Police and rescue forces seen during a search for 9-year-old Kasau, in the northern Israeli city of Safed, February 27, 2024.