DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: Barack Obama Invites First Black Miss Israel To Dinner

DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: Barack Obama Invites First Black Miss Israel To Dinner

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 14, 2013:  It will be one of the hottest tickets in town. When the US president,Barack Obama, arrives in Israel on an official visit next week, one of the highlights for the country's dignatries will be a dinner hosted at Israeli president Shimon Peres's home. And among those set to dine with the two presidents is the first black Miss Israel, Yityish Aynaw,

When the president's staff called to invite her to the dinnerAynaw, who was crowned just a few weeks ago, was understandably taken aback. "I didn't believe this was happening," she told the Jerusalem Post.

Aynaw arrived in Israel from Ethiopia when she was 12 years old. The beauty queen, who has worked as a sales assistant since leaving the army, has admitted that it was initially difficult for her to assimilate into Israeli society. Despite being 100,000 strong, the Ethiopian Jewish community is marginalised in Israel, where some rabbis have questioned the authenticity of their Jewish faith.

In the course of the Miss Israel competition, Aynaw told the panel of judges: "It's important that a member of the Ethiopian community win the competition for the first time. There are many different communities of many different colours in Israel, and it's important to show that to the world."

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DTN News - ETHIOPIA NEWS: Ethiopian Military Officer Pay Respects At The Coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

DTN News - ETHIOPIA NEWS: Ethiopian Military Officer Pay Respects At The Coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 26, 2012: A military officer grieves as he waits to pay his respects at the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, at the national palace, the official residence of the prime minister, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. 

Thousands gathered outside the entrance to the palace to grieve, four days after Zenawi died of an unknown illness. A government spokesman said Thursday that Meles will be buried on Sept. 2.   

Photo - Courtesy AP Photo

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DTN News - ETHIOPIA NEWS: Ethiopian Military Officers Mourn Death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

DTN News - ETHIOPIA NEWS: Ethiopian Military Officers Mourn Death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 26, 2012: A military officer, second right, cries as he waits to pay his respects to the coffin of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, at the national palace, the official residence of the prime minister, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. 

Thousands gathered outside the entrance to the palace to grieve, four days after Zenawi died of an unknown illness. A government spokesman said Thursday that Meles will be buried on Sept. 2.

Photo - AP Photo

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DTN News - U.S. DRONES NEWS: White House Confirms US Drones In Ethiopia

DTN News - U.S. DRONES NEWS: White House Confirms US Drones In Ethiopia

(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI, India - October 30, 2011: The White House says the United States has drones in Ethiopia and that the unmanned aircraft are there to conduct reconnaissance missions, not airstrikes.

Spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Friday that the operation is part of the U.S. government's partnership with Ethiopia to promote stability in the Horn of Africa and combat terrorism.

U.S. military officials have confirmed the drones are flying into Somalia, where the government is battling the al-Qaida-Linked militant group al-Shabab.

The drones can be armed with missiles and satellite-guided bombs, but a military spokesman told VOA on Friday the missions are strictly for surveillance purposes.

Authorities say the remote-controlled aircraft are flying from an airfield in the southern Ethiopian city of Arba Minch.

The spokesman also said the drone operation is unrelated to Kenya's ongoing military offensive inside Somalia.

Kenyan troops moved into Somalia two weeks ago in pursuit of al-Shabab militants, who are suspected of kidnapping several foreigners on Kenyan territory.

On Friday, Kenyan and Somali forces captured the town of Burgabo in the Lower Juba region.

Kenyan troops have now moved within 200 kilometers of the port city of Kismayo, the third largest city in Somalia and an economic hub for al-Shabab.

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DTN News - SPECIAL REPORT: Ethiopian Christ Icon Found 500 Years On....NSI News Source Info # 1375

DTN News - SPECIAL REPORT: Ethiopian Christ Icon Found 500 Years On....NSI News Source Info # 1375

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources The Telegraph UK

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 24, 2010: An 15th century Ethiopian icon of the infant Christ child sitting on his mother's knee was discovered after it was cleaned by a British charity.

The central panel of the triptych had over the centuries become blackened with the sprinkling of perfume that the monks use as they worship.

The hugely important and stunning painted wood panel is now visible in its original coloured glory, showing a pale-faced Jesus with black curly hair and rosy cheeks.

His hand has three digits raised and two down as if blessing the person looking at him.

He has a halo and is wearing a gown and is perched on his mother's knee and she too has a halo.

The monks at the Monastery of St Stephen on an island in Lake Hayq in the north of the African country believe the icon, known as The One Who Listens, to be miraculous.

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