Saudi citizen imprisoned for having illicit relations with Ethiopian maid

Arab News A 30-year-old man in Qatif has been sentenced to six months in prison and 90 lashes for having illicit relations with a Ethiopian housemaid. The defendant was given 30 days to appeal to the ruling. The maid’s sponsor felt the presence of a stranger in her room at dawn, but was unable to

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No Ethiopians to Kuwait

By Muna Al-Fuzai Kuwait is no more open to Ethiopians – male or female workers cannot enter the country. The Ministry of Interior suspended the entry of all male and female Ethiopians workers since February because of the crime rate recorded among this nationality in terms of murder and theft. Such a decision is like

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Migrant boat sinking ‘kills 500′

BBC An Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) patrol boat carrying rescued migrants approaches the AFM”s Maritime Squadron base at Haywharf in Valletta”s Marsamxett Harbour, August 28 Maltese authorities have launched naval missions to find and rescue migrants in trouble About 500 migrants are feared dead after their ship was rammed by another boat near Malta

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Missing Ethiopian maid found dead on rooftopin Saudi Arabia

Emirates 24/7 An Ethiopian housemaid who vanished from her employer’s home in Saudi Arabia five days ago was found dead on the rooftop of the house in the oil-rich Gulf Kingdom. A medical examination of the decomposed body identified the maid and a preliminary report showed she had committed a suicide. “Police said they would

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Ethiopian gang involved in human trafficking arrested

ArabTimes KUWAIT CITY, : Securitymen from the Residency Affairs General Department have arrested a gang of Ethiopians suspected of involvement in human trafficking, reports Al- Seyassah daily. Acting on a tip-off, Director General of the General Department for Security and Residency Affairs Major General Ghazi Al-Mazi and Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Al-Hamlan formed a team of

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Recent Boat Tragedies Mark Deadly Journey for Migrants 

By Kim Lewis, VOA The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says a series of tragic deaths in the Mediterranean last weekend marks one of the deadliest periods for the year for migrants trying to reach Italy from North Africa.  An estimated 230 migrants have been lost and presumed dead over several days. In one incident 200

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170 bodies of Ethiopian, Eritrean and other African migrants found from Libya shipwreck

AFP Guarabouli (Libya) (AFP) – Libyan rescuers have recovered the bodies of around 170 people after a boat carrying illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sank at sea last week, a coast guard official said Monday. “We freed about 100 bodies trapped in the hold of the 16-metre (50-foot) wooden boat which foundered not far from

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Malawi police arrested 52 migrant Ethiopians for fear of Ebola virus outbreak

Malawi Nyasa Times Traditional leaders in Malawi’s boarder district of Karonga are appealing to government authorities to devise safety measures that would protect their subjects from contracting Ebola virus saying Karonga is at risk of being affected with the virus due to the illegal immigrants who enter in the district. The appeal from Senior Traditional

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Somaliland:Immigration officials Deport 42 Illegal Immigrants of Ethiopian Origin

Somaliland Press By Goth Mohamed Goth At least 42 would be illegal migrants of Ethiopian origins were today handed over to Ethiopian authorities at the Tog Wajaale Border crossing point after being roundup by Somaliland immigration officials in the several towns in Gabiley region. Somaliland immigration official Col. Abdirashid Ahmed Hassan speaking during the handing

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Ethiopian envoy says proposed MoU with Oman can streamline hiring and salaries of workers

The Observer Ethiopia opened its consulate in Oman on Thursday, a mission that would help serve its approximately 40,000 workers currently residing in the sultanate. Speaking exclusively to Muscat Daily, H E Hassan Abdella Ali, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Yemen and Oman talked about streamlining migration and hiring of Ethiopian workers through a memorandum of

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