Press Releases
Looking for more press releases? Explore our full press release archive by date to access past announcements, news updates, and media releases published on The Eritrea Times.
Ethiopian PM requests mediation to ease tensions with Eritrea
(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has formally requested international mediation to address rising tensions with neighboring Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had already engaged in...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Ethiopia Appeals for Mediation to Defuse Tensions with Eritrea
(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has formally requested international mediation to ease rising tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. Speaking to parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had already engaged with China, Russia,...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Ethiopia requests international mediation to ease tension with Eritrea
(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appealed for international mediation to help ease growing tensions with Eritrea amid Addis Ababa’s renewed push for access to the Red Sea. Speaking before parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of War Preparations
(MENAFN) Ethiopia has leveled serious accusations against Eritrea, claiming it is preparing for armed conflict and collaborating with insurgent factions. This allegation was revealed in a letter referenced by news outlets on Wednesday. The letter,...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Strengthening the Southern Flank: NATO Parliamentarians Examine Security and Migration in the Mediterranean
03 November 2025 The threats posed by hostile actors in the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe and the High North are closely interconnected, highlighting the strategic significance of NATO’s 360-degree approach to security. Italy remains firmly...
Owner: NATO Parliamentary Assembly
BENELUX: 65th anniversary of Benelux Union ― Belgian legal expert makes recommendations for tighter migration rules in Europe ― Belgian minister defies court to refuse accommodation for family ― Eritrean refugees decry reception conditions in…
The prime ministers of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have come together to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Benelux Union. The former president of the Belgian Constitutional Court has urged European governments...
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)
BOSS Money Expands Remittance Service to Venezuela, Brazil, and Eritrea
Zero-fee App Transfers to Venezuela New Funding Option for Retail Customers Newark, NJ, Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BOSS Money, the remittance and payments brand of IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), today announced three new destination countries...
UK: Launch of ‘One in, one out’ people transfer scheme ― More crossings and deaths in the Channel ― Lawyers and NGOs call out threats from far-right ― NGOs urge government to stop scapegoating people on the move ― Government makes several migration and…
The first transfers of people under the recent UK-France migration agreement have taken place. There have been a significant number of small boat crossings of the Channel in recent weeks as well as several deaths. A large group of lawyers and NGOs...
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)
Interview: ECtHR puts a (temporary) halt to deportations from Greece without prior assessment
Interview with Minos Mouzourakis – Greek attorney-at-law registered with the Athens Bar Association and Legal & Advocacy Officer at ECRE member organisation Refugee Support Aegean) Dear Minos, you and your colleagues at Refugee Support Aegean...
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)
Deputy Alvin Botes: African Ambassadors Corp
Theme: “Global Initiative to Galvanise Political Support and Commitments to International Humanitarian Law” Tuesday, 19 August 2025, Pretoria Salutations HE Ambassador Salih Omar Abdu, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in South Africa and Ambassador of...
Owner: South African Government
Visit to Singapore by Permanent Representatives to the United Nations under the 14th Forum of Small States Fellowship Programme, 21 to 25 July 2025
Singapore will host a study visit by 15 Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (UN) in New York from 21 to 25 July 2025 under the 14th Forum of Small States (FOSS) Fellowship Programme. These Permanent Representatives are from Central...
Owner: Singaporean Government
Seven Migrants Go Missing During Journey from Libya
(MENAFN) Seven migrants are feared lost after falling into the Mediterranean Sea during a perilous journey from Libya, media reported on Wednesday. Survivors rescued by the Aurora Sar, an NGO-run ship, revealed that seven individuals went...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Rich countries meet only 4% of funds East Africa needs to address climate change -Oxfam
Over 63 million East Africans experienced severe hunger in 2024 and 40% lack access to safe drinking water. East African countries collectively contribute a tiny 0.09% of the global carbon emissions but are some of the worst-hit by the global...
Owner: Oxfam International (Non-profit)
MEDITERRANEAN: Another tragedy in the Central Mediterranean ― NGO evacuates people from ship after EU member state authorities refuse to intervene ― 9,000 people have reportedly left Cyprus in 2025 ― Greek parliament passes ‘draconian’ asylum…
Three Sudanese sisters have died in the Central Mediterranean. An NGO search and rescue (SAR) ship has been forced to evacuate a group of people from an Egyptian supply ship after EU member state authorities refused to intervene. Approximately...
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)
Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts: Launch of one million trees campaign
Deputy Minister of DPSA Ms Pinky Kekana Deputy Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Mapaseka Steve Letsike Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of Eritrea: H.E Mr Salih Omar Abdu Türkish Ambassador to South Africa: H.E...
Owner: South African Government
Survivors Report Seven Migrants Lost in Mediterranean
(MENAFN) According to various media outlets, seven individuals are currently unaccounted for after falling into the Mediterranean Sea during a recent attempt to reach Europe. The distressing incident was revealed on Wednesday through multiple...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Pure Coconut Water Market by Growth, Emerging Trends and Forecast by 2021-2027
Rise in use of coconut-based products in the food & beverage applications & expansion of the retail sector drive the growth of global pure coconut water market. WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, September 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Pure coconut...
OP-ED: The Road to Nowhere? A Critique of the ‘Route-Based Approach’ to Migration and Asylum
By Jeff Crisp Irregular arrivals For the past 40 years, the governments of wealthy countries in the Global North have been striving to curtail the arrival of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants from less prosperous parts of the world....
Owner: ECRE (Non-profit)