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12/24/07

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Ethiopia - The Year in Pictures

Ethiopia - The Year in Pictures

A look back of 2007 in Pictures.

Holland Car Plc of Ethiopia rolled out its new car called Abay

ABAY 1292 cc Assembled in Ethiopia by Holland Car PLC

Ethiopia frees 38 opposition members

One of the politicians released in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday, July 20, 2007, gives a V-sign. Three minibuses left an Ethiopian prison carrying 38 opposition politicians and activists pardoned by the government Friday. Dozens of family members and their supporters outside shouted in joy and whistled. The politicians and activists were released only minutes after Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told journalists the government had pardoned them. They had been sentenced to various prison terms, including life, for inciting violence in an attempt to overthrow the government. (AP Photo)

CELEBRATIONS: Relatives of the Ethiopian opposition members freed from jail celebrate outside Kaliti prison in Addis Ababa July 20. Ethiopia Friday freed 38 opposition members sentenced to jail this week for treason, inciting violence, and trying to overthrow the government.(REUTERS)

Almas Shawel (R), wife to chairman of the Ethiopian opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) Hailu Shawel, celebrates with an unidentified relative outside Kaliti prison in Addis Ababa July 20, 2007. Ethiopia on Friday freed 38 opposition members sentenced to jail this week for treason, inciting violence and trying to overthrow the government, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said. REUTERS/Barry Malone (ETHIOPIA)

Beyonce meets the Patriarch

Beyonce with Abune Paulos at the Trinity Cathedral Photo ENA


Meles Zenawi on the occasion of the Ethiopian Millennium

Kinijit Leaders in Texas

Fear and Cries of Army Brutality in Ogaden - NYT

ONLF
ONLF rebels. Video image by Courtenay Morris for The New York Times



Meles Zenawi at G8 Summit in Germany

File Photo: Berhanu Nega in Arlington VA

Seyoum Mesfin Addresses the UN General Assembly in New York

File Photo: Ethiopian Troops in Somalia

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia with Secretary Rice in Addis Ababa Dec 5 2007. Photo American Embassy

Protesters Ask Senator Inhofe to Be Fair During Scheduled Ethiopia Visit

U.S. singer Beyonce Knowles performs during a concert in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa October 20, 2007 REUTERS/Barry Malone (ETHIOPIA)

Eritreans stand in long lines for milk and other staples at stores. Shoppers sometimes wait for hours for a single loaf of bread (NYT)


Ethiopia Millennium pictures

Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times Ogaden Ethiopia


Erdogan: I am ashamed as a human

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Addis Ababa

Supporters

Supporters of the Somali Transitional Federal government display posters of the TFG Prime Minster Ali Mohamed Gedi on the left and the Ethiopian prime minister, Meles Zenawi on the right, in a suburb of southern Mogadishu, Somalia, Saturday Dec. AP/GUY CALAF

Ethiopia - Kenenisa Bekele finds happiness again after tragedy

Kenenisa Bekele(R) is seen with his wife Dannawit Gebregziabher

Haile Gebrselassie from Ethiopia shows a poster with his winning time printed on it after he won the 34th Berlin Marathon in Berlin Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. Gebrselassie set a new world record by clocking 2 hours, 4 minutes, 26 seconds for the classical 42.195 kilometers marathon distance. Around 40,000 runners from 115 countries took part in the event. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Ethiopian distance runner Haile Gebrselassie poses for photographers in Times Square in New York, Friday, Aug. 3, 2007. Gebrselassie will be making his New York racing debut on Sunday in the NYC Half-Marathon. (AP Photo/Shiho Fukada)

Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea celebrates after crossing the finish line , winning the mens race , Saturday, March 24, 2007 at the 35th world cross championship in Mombasa, Kenya.(AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)

Gelila Bekele
Model Gelila Bekele on The cover of African Magazine



"Ethiopia's jails nice" Terror Suspects

Ethiopia's jails nice
Terror Suspects shown on ETV



A 'Fake Strabucks' in Mekele Ethiopia

Starbucks Mekele Ethiopia

Customers wait for their coffee outside a local 'Starbucks Coffee' shop in Mekele March 12, 2007. Ethiopia, Africa's biggest coffee producer and the birthplace of coffee, accuses Starbucks of blocking its efforts to trademark its Sidamo and Harar beans. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti (ETHIOPIA)
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46 comments

Comment from: metene [Visitor]
Nazret.com, great job. One thing is amazing me though. What year are we talking about. The Ethiopian New Year has just started. are we claiming two New Years here.
12/24/07 @ 11:42
Comment from: Independent [Visitor]
Love, Beyonce's pic! she is my fav singer!
12/24/07 @ 11:43
Comment from: Shewarega [Visitor]
Why did you post the picture of a disgusting Hamassien hater? They are not Ethiopians, including those at Arat Kilo occupying our family, our nation.
12/24/07 @ 11:56
Comment from: The Python [Visitor]
A bit confused! The title is Ethiopia-The year in picture. However, I saw the
bread qeue picture in Asmara and the Eritrean Atheleth Zeresenay.

It seems that Nazret.com has not
got over the hangover of losing Eritrea...hahahahaha....

I wish Everybody a happy x-mass!! Good job moderator(s), though there is a minor flip.
12/24/07 @ 12:00
Comment from: Yeha [Visitor]
I like the starbucks in Mekelle,eventhough you call it a fake.Though you should not showed the Terror Suspects ugly face here again. I am sure some of them are an Eritrean terrorist and they beloginning in Asmerino web site, not on an Ethiopian our Nazret.com

Eziwodehankum,Yeha
12/24/07 @ 13:24
Comment from: elcad [Visitor]
Mr Moderator

What is the matter with you? Isn't suppose to be Ethiopia year in picture review? Then, why am I seeing an Eritrean guy smiling on one of the photos? Lets not mix or get carried away by this so called bogus claim of "Eritreans are still our sisters and brothers." Because, they simply are not.
12/24/07 @ 13:35
Comment from: truth is truth [Visitor]
If you really love Ethiopia, I implore you to take out from the list the picture of the killer Meles Zenawi.

If you truly honor the Ethiopian people please remove from the list the picture of Meles.




12/24/07 @ 13:39
Comment from: yohannes [Visitor]
you people have F-ing rude mind the eritreans are our brathers and sisters nazret.com did good job by posting the picturs
12/24/07 @ 13:44
Comment from: elcad [Visitor]
Yeha

I liked the Starbucks picture in Mekele as well. Specially when I thought of, that is the most Mekele can get as far as starbucks goes.
:))
12/24/07 @ 13:49
Comment from: elcad [Visitor]
Yohannes

Eat your F word back bozo. A brother or sister doesn't intend to destroy his or her fellow siblings. Thats exactly what Eritreans' wish for the whole idea of Ethiopia. If you can't understand this simple fact, go back to your kindergarten teacher and learn more.
12/24/07 @ 14:01
Comment from: yohannes [Visitor]
elcad
I still love you as a brother regardless of your negative remark.
however you need a shrink or anger management class. you are full of anger and hatred toward your brothers and sisters the eritreans.
12/24/07 @ 14:24
Comment from: mamo [Visitor]
Yak

UGLY YEAR
12/24/07 @ 14:39
Comment from: tiqour ambessa [Visitor]
hey eritreans,

happy new year. i hope 2008 brings you better things than 2007 did. i hope we dont see anymore of those breadlines we see up top.


30 years of war to get this? i hope freedom tastes sweet because you won't be tasting prosperity or peace for a long time to come .


stop trying to get our somali brothers to fight us. stop supporting terrorists who will one day come after you too. stop building your nation around the hate of ethiiopia. let go. you can never win against us. may Allah open your hearts and minds.

salam.

12/24/07 @ 15:02
Comment from: debebe [Visitor]
merry x mas
12/24/07 @ 15:23
Comment from: elcad [Visitor]
Yohannes

I am gratified by your love. However I am surprised by your short memory. Go back and look your first remark. You are the one who started by calling mine and others post with the F word. You need to respect that every one is entitled to have his or her opinion & feeling about a certain matter. As far as the anger management goes, don't worry bro, I am a very happy person who happens to be comfortable with my skin. If you "Love" Eritrea & Eritreans that is your desire. But would you allow me to have mine? Now the point is not I hate Eritreans, it has nothing to do with that. But there is a simple fact there. Eritrea is claimed to be a different nation. Then I don't believe by no means one has to associate them with the circumstanses in Ethiopia. I hope you will forgive me for being blunt.
I Wish you a Merry Christmas to you & Your Loved ones
Later!!
12/24/07 @ 15:27
Comment from: tafessu [Visitor]
elcad

First merry x mas. Second you made a very good point. I have no more to say.
thanks
12/24/07 @ 15:41
Comment from: M.T. [Visitor]
Why don't you see the bigger picture. I mean serially. Which piece does shine out more over which? In Sequential order. On some or many things what Naz. bloggers demonstrate their worries are understandable, but there are other details unspoken of beyond our worries that manifest other reality. Haile G.S' image on Times Square in NY is magnanimous in respect to the images that precede and follow it. And on the same line topmodel (?) Gelila's legs stretch on Afri. mag. cover is gorgeously disarming and besides this image is more powerful than the faces' of int'l **rorists. God, spare us from this explosive word!

Generally there are more encouraging pictures than embaracing ones. Take a note of the most embaracing ones e.g., PM Erdogan's visit of Addis' down town. That was Gemena Agalach: : There are also others like that, but I won't take that, today...

Ciao
and put the light on your unlit candles - tisxmass...
12/24/07 @ 17:21
Comment from: Rasshewa [Visitor]
elcad
well comeback ur júst a man
merry x mas bró
12/24/07 @ 17:45
Comment from: Aware [Visitor]
You guys can do better than that! What doin' cha put pic of the city, the people life, street names, and such. All those except that guy with 2000 sunglass, are SO 1956.
12/24/07 @ 18:06
Comment from: yohannes [Visitor]
elcad
your answer is fair and balanced, but i don't understand those friends of yours such as Rasshewa and tafessu achebchabewoch i fell sorry for them they are another angry people that make us look bad before the world.
merry x-mas for all.
12/24/07 @ 18:08
Comment from: zebra [Visitor]
Who wants to distroy who? I just don't get it. I don't think eritreans want to destroy ethiopians or ethiopia, and I don't think ethiopians want to destroy anybody. This two countries the poorest in the world, it simply doesn't make any sense to focus in negativity. Things are the way they are because its in governments nature to act the way they are acting. Don't take everything literally if you are looking for a constructive dialogue. Do not blame the people on both sides.
12/24/07 @ 18:21
Comment from: chu [Visitor]
"a fake starbucks in mekele" that is so funny.
12/24/07 @ 18:27
Comment from: Demelash [Visitor]
Gelela Bekele, the next Liya Kebede, she is cute.

Marry X mass to you all.
12/24/07 @ 19:57
Comment from: Samuel Gebru [Member] Email · http://www.smgebru.blogspot.com
Have a Blessed Christmas on Dec. 25 as well as on Jan. 6.

And Happy Gregorian and Ethiopic New Years!
12/24/07 @ 20:04
Comment from: Daniel Tekle [Visitor]
I for once dont have a problem with Nazret including pictures of Eritrea/Eritreans.

Lets face it people...Though we might have a border and different flags, who can deny the fact that we are one habeasha family?
Yes, Eritrea decided to go on its own..those of you who have read history know that it was Ethiopia that sold Eritrea to the Italians.
In order to protect the 13 states, Ethiopia (King Menelk) sold Eritrea..We (our forefathers) should have died for evey inch of Ethiopia!!! That is the irreversible mistake that haunts all of us today, even though the decision was made more than 100 years ago.

It is also a historical fact that a lot of my fellow Ethiopians want to forget about..we made a mistake people and as an Eritrean/Ethiopian/American, I am reminded of this history more than most habeshas.

Anyway, though we have a border we will always be a family. The conflict we are having today will be a footnote in our collective history and we will one day prevail.

Thank you Nazret for looking at the bigger picture and HAPPY NEW YEAR, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Daniel Tekle
12/24/07 @ 20:19
Comment from: Death to Weyane [Visitor]
Zersenay look great! Happy new year for heroic Eritreans people!
12/24/07 @ 23:28
Comment from: bonga [Visitor]
Let's not be rude,Pleeeeeease;;;;;;
12/25/07 @ 01:37
Comment from: TEDDY [Visitor]
The good pictures :CUD leaders free ,our heroes Haile ,Kenissa, and Defar .The worst :the crime Minister Zenawi ,the alien of International Congress ,the unnecessary Millenum ,the useless pope.I prefer Beyonce on other pictures than this one . ANYWAY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU !! MELKAME YEGENA BEHALE LEWOULACHUW !!!
12/25/07 @ 06:49
Comment from: One [Visitor]
Guys! Let's be untied.

It's christmas and we should be happy and thank Nazret for eving showing us this. The people of Eritrea and the Ethiopian people will always be united. Remember that the two Goverments went two war and not the people.
12/25/07 @ 07:56
Comment from: Abyssinia [Visitor]
Did you see the smiling faces of the Alqaeda suspects?
It shows how democratic and humane the Ethiopian justice system is.
Too bad i can't say the same thing about my aother country the ........U.S.of A.
12/25/07 @ 09:16
Comment from: xyz [Visitor]
It would have been more interesting ,if you pesent it in a slideshow accompanied by a nice music. come on guys! the technology is out there for free.
12/25/07 @ 17:56
Comment from: Shewarega [Visitor]
Daniel Tekle

Get your facts straight. Menelik did not sell Eritrea. Megemeria aser berme attawettum. Second the Iltalians were already in Asmara, led by Debeb Araya, in name a cousin of Atse Yohanes, but in duty a big traitor who was raised by the Italians at Torino, and was a constant thorn on the side of our Emperor Atse Yohanes (may God rest his noble soul.) And as for freeing them from Italy, neither I nor you were present at the battle of Adwa. Only God knows how stretched the Ethiopian army was with 150,000 mouths to feed, in Tigray, a region with limited supplies, and all Europeans angry about Italy's defeat at Adwa, had he crossed the mereb, probably both England and France would have attacked us. Therefore, just don't spit out anything and everything you hear from our current occupiers. I for one believe this talk of who did what has no value. Eritreans have seceeded, they have done all they could to destroy Ethiopia and failed miserably. The task in front of us is not to bring back Eritrea, nor to leave them alone, because it is not the seceesion that was wrong but how it was done, in a way that hurt the honor of Ethiopia. And for that, my friend, rivers of blood will flow in the future, for it is a big issue yet to be settled.
12/25/07 @ 18:14
Comment from: jiovannino [Visitor]
Yes, who gave Nazret.com to put Eritrea's staff or Eritreans faces on its blog? I do not see it putting Kenyan or Nigerian pictures. What is wrong with some of you people? How come you never say that the Somalis are the same people like ethiopians and put their pictures in your sites? Man you are sounding like babies, with all the excuses, just to not let go. Let it go people, let it go. Keeping it in your stomachs will give you ulcers. We are two different people and it is about time that you live your lives with out thinking Eritrea or Eritrean. By the way:
BON NATALE!!!!!
12/25/07 @ 21:34
Comment from: elcad [Visitor]
Rasheewa &
Tafessu

Amen! Great to be back. I hope you are having a blessed Holiday Season.

Peace for all!

12/26/07 @ 09:35
Comment from: ethsom [Visitor]
this is great page to share ideas and read the latest news. i think the person who choose those images did poor job. giving ONLF and NYtimes Ethiopian hating journalist coverage one more time.

i hope next year the pick will be better... happy holidays
12/27/07 @ 15:55
Comment from: Balageru [Visitor]
1. Haile Gebreselassie 2:04:26

2. Seyoum Mesfin KUTA

3. Zersenay Tadesse
12/27/07 @ 21:32
Comment from: Seleme [Visitor]



. . . I like the G8 Summit. . . there is one donkey at the back . . . .



12/27/07 @ 22:54
Comment from: unknown [Visitor]
Seleme:

You are the most ignorant individual to call another person donkey. No wonder white people think we are the most dammest people on earth. Watch your dirty mouth. Low self esteem ignorant people like you want to feel good about themselves calling other peopel donkey. Man, I can not believe I was creating equally like you!!
12/28/07 @ 00:37
Comment from: wedi asmara [Visitor]
what a shame is to be a begger not to wait bread line.
12/28/07 @ 12:12
Comment from: Eshatu Daba [Visitor]
Shewarega:
I have, a respect for Menilik and Haile Selassie on the aggregate. However, you can't deny they have some responsibility and accountability, for not persuing the fleeing enemy, when you know Yohannes did die in Eritrea Estern Sudan fighting foreign aggression from the British and finally the Derbush Majhadis when he lost his life in, battle as a result of the opportunistic military treason he committed to take power taking advantage of the situation, by holding his army that he was entrusted upon by the Emperor, who happen to be a Christian Zealot who himself disliked the Emperor Thewodros when he made a deal with the British invaders, for a safe passage in return for no occupation and armament upon exit. If you want there is a palace betrayal and counter betrayal against the Muslim King Leje Eyassu of Wallo and later on Zewditu. All of them have something in common except one all used the church created lie of descent from Solomon, and elect of God mythology created to undermine the Great Zague Dynasty, that left its mark on Lalibela rock hewn churches. The church as it did to Theodros used this foolish claim of Queen of Sheba and king Solomon affair. What they did not tell us is if the church is morally supportive of fornication and illegitimacy and the less electability of the legitimate children by God, it is not written, if so it is impossible for God to lie and the church to have the truth.
Eritreans did come of their own accord when ever there is a rational thought and deliberation of the people without forceful seduction of their emotion. However time and again when they come near they are pushed back by ethnic hegemony or inferiority complex of individuals or interest groups. It broke the hearts of many Eritrean intellectuals who were more qualified but illiterate governors and security officers and bureaucratic were sent from Addis to take the leading positions. It was a collusion of two cultures, the colonial norm and the feudal culture. In addition the pressure to use Amharic, and to assimilate into the feudal culture fast did not go well with the elites.
More over what broke the camel's back was when the Feudal system could not stand democracy in action side by side and broke the Union agreement of federation of the two brotherly people and dissolved a democratically elected parliament, against the mandate of the UN and the Security Council. Soon, the Eritrean Security forces or Police, were replaced by Ethiopians and the General who was instrumental to the Unionist cause was assassinated at his office in broad day light and it was not even news in Ethiopia. To add insult to injury the Machiavellian policy of the emperor, started to fill the top assistant jobs to the intellectuals that opposed the Union and the unionists became an endangered species, in Eritrea, and were kept in limbo in Addis. The sum total of mall-actions, brought about the flight of the Eritrean intellectuals to neighboring countries. Thus the advent of the a marriage of convenience with Rabita Islamia Party, that was an opposition party of the Union, but had the resources and an organization to back it up the, ELF.
You know the rest of the story...
Merry Christmas to all, Jesus is the reason for the season.
And a happy new year to those who did not participate in the diaspora of Ethiopian descent.
Down with reactionaries and up with Democracy and liberalism. If, it is not a sweat little lie. UTOPIA!!!
12/28/07 @ 14:06
Comment from: Tazabiw [Visitor]
Can I suggest a caption for the photo of Kinijit leaders in Texas? By the way my caption is based on the last farewell article by the so called Professor Al-Mariam.

"They came, they saw, they conquered and THEY BLEW IT"

12/28/07 @ 19:44
Comment from: tatye [Visitor]
Confused nazret,

Can you go back and review what you posted?

"Ethiopia - The Year in Pictures"

you are loosing your brain cells slowly.
12/29/07 @ 06:24
Comment from: Buraka [Visitor]
Just pathetic
12/29/07 @ 17:39
Comment from: lula [Visitor]
Hi pls out the pic of zeresenai do yours we eritrean not with part of ethiopia do not interfer with our do yours
12/31/07 @ 02:24
Comment from: Faben mulat [Visitor]
Hi for all Ethiopian. I hope you all are having a happy holiday. Thanks for nazrwt.com for giving as this chance for using as a comunication method for those who never seen or know each other. I hope we will use thiis chance to bring something good out of it .Pleas let's stop tolking about the F word and start discusing about those people who are on the line for food. let's think what will happen next and do somethjing now. We may not give attention to them becouse we are not on of those people. However, those people are our blood.
We all need to pray so God will give as vision to save our people to be a reason for our nation. Ethio is crying for people who reach for those who are in need.
01/01/08 @ 17:05
Comment from: Minagebachu [Visitor]
Is this all y'all got? what happen to the millennium party photos.

I'm disappointed.:no::no:
01/05/08 @ 23:27

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