Rouhani sends congratulatory messages to Ethiopia, Azerbaijan

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sent congratulatory messages to Ethiopia and Azerbaijan to congratulate them on national occasions. 

Ethiopia determined to resist against US pressures amid Nile Dam negotiations

Ethiopia has announced that it will not take part in the next session of a series of meetings among Egypt, Sudan and the United States' representative as Addis Ababa has found that the draft put forward by the US to end dispute over filling with water and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam constructed over the Blue Nile River is merely biased and against the country's national interests.    

By Farzad Farhadi

Egypt and Ethiopia are in battle array

TEHRAN - Tensions between Egypt and Addis Ababa have mounted over the water, and senior Ethiopian military officials have threatened to retaliate if Cairo bombarded the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. In its latest stance, senior Ethiopian military officials have announced their readiness to prevent any attack on the dam.

Tehran condoles with Ethiopia over plane crash

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Sunday voiced Iran’s condolences to Ethiopia after an Ethiopian airplane with 149 passengers and eight crew members on board crashed earlier in the day.

By Fatemeh Salehi

Saudi Arabia, the UAE footprint in Eritrea, Ethiopia rapprochement

TEHRAN - The reconciliation between Ethiopia and Eretria after 20 years is top news in the African continent.