Ethiopian Airlines clears final hurdle for Dublin-LAX

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest by fleet and operations, has finalized preparations to start flights to Dublin and Los Angeles (LAX) starting from June 2015 writes JOHN SAMBO.
“Our new flights connecting Addis Ababa, Dublin and Los Angeles will play a critical role in the expansion of trade and tourism investment between the fast-growing continent of Africa, the United States and Ireland,” Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said in a statement last week.
He said, “In line with our Vision 2025 strategic roadmap, we are expanding our network and deploying the most technologically advanced aircraft as part of our commitment to our customers to provide them the best possible travel experience and connectivity options. “
Gebremariam said the route will be operated with the B787 Dreamliner and not long ago the airline took delivery of its tenth.
According to media reports in Dublin, the route was officially announced after Ethiopia negotiated with the government here for so-called “fifth freedom” rights in the nations’ bilateral aviation agreement.
Basically, such rights allow an airline to sell tickets for the portion of the flight between the stopover city and final destination of a one-stop route. At least one leg of the journey must begin or end in the carrier’s home country.
Dublin becomes the airline’s 11th European city and Los Angeles, its fourth point in the Americas. Ethiopian’s international network covers 85 destinations across five continents.
Gebremariam said,  “Our new flights will play a critical role in the expansion of trade, tourism investment between the fast growing continent of Africa, and the United States and Ireland. As the these flights will be the first and only direct air route linking Africa with Ireland and the West Coat of the US, they will bring these two seemingly far away cities much closer to Africa and will facilitate mobility and connectivity for businesses and the large African Diaspora community living in the West Coast of the United States.”

By John Sambo, Sunday, October 19th, 2014

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ከዚህ በፊት ተከታዮችን ሳር እንዲግጡ ያደረገው የደቡብ አፍሪካው ፓስተር ዳንኤል አሁን ደግሞ ነዳጅ እንዲጠጡ አደረጋቸው።

ከዚህ በፊት ተከታዮችን ሳር እንዲግጡ ያደረገው የደቡብ አፍሪካው  ፓስተር ዳንኤል አሁን ደግሞ ነዳጅ እንዲጠጡ አደረጋቸው።
The supposed ‘miracle’ was performed by Daniel in Ga-Rankuwa, a town near Pretoria. The preacher “poured the liquid into a bucket and dropped a match inside, causing it to set alight.”

Afterwards, Pastor Daniel told his congregation that he had turned the petrol into fruit juice. Then, he encouraged the entire congregation to line up and take a sip from the bottle.

On the bizarre video from the Rabboni Centre Ministry, the followers gathered around the preacher and had a yellow liquid poured into their mouths.

Pastor Daniel preaches about faith in his congregation, saying “I want to prove to you, with the flames that will burn here, that it shows what can be achieved if you have faith.”

“What you see, you have to believe it,” he added, before drinking some of the liquid himself.

Reports were not available regarding what happened to the members of the congregation after they drank the liquid, which was actually petrol.

Watch the video here:It is not the first time that the controversial preacher made international headlines, as last January, he was photographed persuading followers to eat the grass at his ministry.

According to him, “humans with faith eat anything to feed their bodies and can survive on whatever they choose to eat, and persuading them to eat grass and drink petrol was simply a way of proving the point.”

As dangerous and outrageous the stunts may have been, Daniel’s congregation still claim it helped cure their various ailments. One woman from his congregation claimed that after eating grass, her sore throat was gone, while another said it healed her after a stroke.

Photo Credit: Nehanda Radio

“Yes, we eat grass and we’re proud of it because it demonstrates that, with God’s power, we can do anything,” shared by Rosemary Phetha when she was interviewed by local media.

Watch the “grass eating” stunt here:

However, the grass eating stunts failed to impress many, but instead created an outrage among netizens, as photos showed that followers who had eaten grass then allowed Pastor Daniel to walk across them as they spread out on the floor.

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King Abdullah ibn Abdilaziz of Saudi Arabia has gifted his daughter a toilet made totally of gold for her wedding in one of the most equally bizarre and extravagant gifts ever, the India Today reports.

The Saudi royal family also reportedly spent $ 3,000,000 for the unnamed daughter’s wedding gown alone. In the photo below, the flamboyant and lavish dress was supposedly designed to make her look like a pyramid.

The groom, also unnamed, is reported to have seven wives already and a total of 16 children with other women.

In Saudi Arabia, it is known tradition for marrying women to receive gold and jewelries on special occasions, especially on their wedding. It is not only the family of the bride and the groom who are expected to give such kind of gift, but friends and relatives as well.

Gold and jewelries as dowries are seen as sort of an assurance for Saudi women in case the marriage turn sour. She can sell them and start a life of her own.

So, in the case of the King’s daughter, the father decided to reward her with a very unusual, if not awkward, golden toilet. The report did not mention the cost of gift but it could be millions, which is merely peanuts to the rich Saudi royal family.

King Abdullah is said to be one of the richest royals in the world. The Forbes estimated his family’s wealth to be around US $21 billion in 2011. The magazine also named him as one of the “Most Powerful People in the World”, ranking seventh in 2012. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential Muslims, among 500 Muslims, in the past 4 years.

ከሌጎስ ወደ ኒዎርክ በአሪክ ኤር በረራ ላይ የነበረው ተሳፋሪ ከመጠን በላይ አስመልሶት ሂዎቱ ወንበሩ ላይ እንዳለ አረፈ። ኢቦላ ግን የለበትም

ከሌጎስ ወደ ኒዎርክ በአሪክ ኤር  በረራ ላይ የነበረው  ተሳፋሪ  ከመጠን በላይ  አስመልሶት  ሂዎቱ ወንበሩ ላይ  እንዳለ አረፈ። ኢቦላ ግን የለበትም
Fresh Ebola fears after a passenger flying from to Nigeria to JFK dies in his seat after vomiting profusely

የአትላንታዋ ቅድስት ተመስገን ታም ታራራም አደረገችው። ሰክራ. VERY SAD SHE KILLED ONE INJURED THREE.

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ኢትዮጵያዊቷ የአለምን ክብረ ወሰን ሰበረች

እንግዲህ ፈረንጅ ይህንን አዬ/ች እሷን እበልጥ ብሎ/ብላ ከንፈሩን/ሯን ተዝርጥጦ/ ጣ ማለቁ /ቋ ነው።

Woman Discovered In Ethiopia With World's Largest "Lip Disk"

The woman with a lip disc as big as her HEAD: Australian filmmakers discover Ethiopian with world's biggest facial adornment... and she even has other villagers stunned

This month, an Australian film crew led by cinematographer Abrahem Joffe was filming in southern Ethiopia
They stumbled upon Ataye Eligidagne, 20, who has the largest lip disc in the world
The hardened clay disc is 59.5 cm in circumference and 19.5 cm in diameter
The discs are a tradition dating back further than 1896, and a way of attracting a husband
The Ethiopian government has taken measures to ban the discs