Ethiopia

Pezeshkian:

Israel to face Tehran's decisive response if makes a mistake

TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – If the Zionist regime makes a mistake and commits an action against the Islamic Republic of Iran, it will receive a decisive and unbelievable response, President Pezeshkian said in a meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister.

At least 13 killed after deadly landslide in S Ethiopia

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – A landslide triggered by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia’s Wolaita area killed at least 13 people and the number of fatalities is expected to rise, a local official said Monday.

Kan'ani expresses sympathy with Ethiopia on deadly landslide

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani expressed his sympathy with Ethiopia over the death of 257 citizens after a deadly landslide in the African country.

500 people killed in a landslide in Ethiopia: UN

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – The death toll from landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said Thursday and the number could soar up to 500.

At least 229 people killed in Ethiopia landslides

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – More than 200 people have been killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia, authorities said.

At least 146 people killed in Ethiopia landslides: report

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The number of victims of floods and landslides in southern Ethiopia reached a shocking increase from 55 to at least 146!

Death toll from landslide in southern Ethiopia rises to 55

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – The death toll from a landslide in southern Ethiopia's Gofa district has risen to 55, local authorities said Monday.

Iran envoy, Ethiopia min. stress boosting agricultural coop.

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Ali Akbar Rezaei, Iran's ambassador in Addis Ababa met and held talks with Oumer Hussien Oba minister of Ethiopia's agriculture.

Iran, Russia senior diplomats discuss bilateral relations

TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – In a meeting in the Russian capital of Moscow, the spokespersons of the foreign ministries of Iran and Russia held a meeting to discuss the bilateral relations between the two states.

Building collapse kills 7 in Ethiopian capital

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Seven people died in a residential building collapse in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, local media reported Wednesday.

Over 50,000 displaced by clashes in northern Ethiopia: UN

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – More than 50,000 people have been displaced by clashes in a disputed area in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said.

Road accidents kill 17 in Ethiopia

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – At least 17 people were killed in two separate traffic accidents that happened in Ethiopia on Sunday, according to local officials.

Oxfam warns of worsening hunger crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The international aid group Oxfam warned Thursday of an aggravating hunger crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

World Food Program:

Heavy rains in eastern Ethiopia displace 12,000 households

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Heavy rains in Ethiopia's eastern region of Somali have displaced about 12,000 households, the World Food Program (WFP) announced.

El Nino:

Floods in Ethiopia leaves over 20 dead, displace many more

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – More than 20 people have died and over 12,000 others have been forced out of their homes in Ethiopia's Somali region due to flash flooding triggered by torrential rains, news outlets reported Saturday.

Al-Shabaab militants kill over 160 Ethiopian soldiers

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) –At least 167 Ethiopian soldiers were killed in an ambush by militants of the Al-Shabaab in western Somalia, the local media reported.

Fighting in Ethiopia's Amhara kills at least 183, UN says

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Fighting between Ethiopia's military and militiamen in the Amhara region has killed at least 183 people, the UN human rights office has said.

Suspected air strike kills 26 in Ethiopia's Amhara region

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A suspected air strike at the weekend in Ethiopia's Amhara region killed at least 26 people, a hospital official has said.

Peace mediator says;

War in Ethiopia's Tigray may have killed 600,000 people

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – The brutal civil war in northern Ethiopia may have killed as many as 600,000 people, according to the African Union’s lead mediator in the peace talks.

28 bodies of foreign nationals discovered in Zambian capital

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Police authorities in Zambia announced on Sunday the discovery of 28 bodies of foreign nationals by the roadside on the northern outskirts of the country’s capital of Lusaka.

Iran welcomes Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Foreign ministry spokesman has voiced Iran's support for a peace agreement between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).

10 killed in air strikes on capital of Ethiopia's Tigray

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Twin drone attacks hit a residential neighborhood in the regional capital Mekele, killing 10 people and injuring others, according to Ethiopian authorities.

Gunmen kill at least 42 people in Ethiopia's Oromiya region

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Gunmen killed at least 42 people in Ethiopia's Oromiya region, two residents who buried the bodies in mass graves said on Friday.

Air strike on playground kills 7 in Ethiopia's Tigray region

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – An air raid killed at least seven people, including three children, in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.

Iran condemns terrorist attack in Ethiopia

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman condemned the attack by armed insurgent groups on the Oromia region in Ethiopia.

Over 200 feared dead in Ethiopia massacre

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Witnesses in Ethiopia said Sunday that more than 200 people, mostly ethnic Amhara, have been killed in an attack in the country's Oromia region and are blaming a rebel group, which denies it.

Raeisi calls for strengthening relations with Ethiopia

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – In a message to the president of Ethiopia, Iranian President Ebrahim Raiesi called for the development of bilateral ties between the two countries.

Dozens of Al-Shabaab terrorists detained in Ethiopia

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – The Ethiopian security service on Saturday reported that 34 members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group were identified and arrested during an operation.

86 killed, wounded in an airstrike on Ethiopia’s Tigray

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – An airstrike in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray killed 56 people and wounded at least 30 in a camp for the internally displaced, two aid workers quoted local authorities and eyewitness accounts as saying.

Tigray rebels in Ethiopia kills dozens of civilians

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – According to the government-affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, Tigrayan rebels have killed more than 150 civilians in the Amhara region on suspicion of offering aid to federal forces.