News in brief

“Without Abyssinia [modern day Ethiopia] and its Christian king who protected [the first Muslims], Islam would have been destroyed in its cradle,” Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, said.

The Southern Regional State has announced star rating of hotels and resorts this week.  Out of the 41 hotels and resorts that were eligible to be graded, star rating was given only for 28 of them. The remaining 13 hotels failed to get the ranking. 

Great Abyssinia Plc is expanding its existing production facility of carbonated soft drinks and Juice Beverage at an investment of over 500 million Birr.

Great Abyssinia Plc is expanding its existing production facility of carbonated soft drinks and Juice Beverage at an investment of over 500 million Birr.

Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Abuna Mathias I will be in Rome this weekend for a meeting with Pope Francis which is scheduled for Monday.

Ayat Real Estate's founder and major shareholder, Ayalew Tesema, has been freed after six years in prison.