According to tradition, a fragment of the "True Cross" has been preserved in Ethiopia since the 14th century at the Gishen Debre Kerbe Mariam Monastery, about 500 kilometers from the capital.

THE delegation from the Ethiopian Red Cross Society arrived in the Philippines earlier this week to study the operations of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and enhance its humanitarian capabilities by ...

For example, coordinated and ongoing joint cross-border security patrols, combined with state investment in infrastructure such as roads and education facilities in border areas are needed. That would ...

The link between food and community in Ethiopian culture is strong, as evidenced by the communal nature of many dishes integral to the cuisine. From special occasion stews to mixed meat-and ...

Her use of mirrors also multiplies the view of the towers and their cross cutouts. “It looks like there are a million Ethiopia Coptic Orthodox crosses and a million light towers,” she says.

Michael the Archangel. On this day, the only remaining Tabot is taken back to the St Michael church and is followed by the huge crowd of priests and the congregation who accompany it by singing and ...

In celebrations of Meskel — a word in the local Amharic language for "cross" — bonfires are burned across the country. In Meskel square Thursday, the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox ...

Hundreds of thousands of people streamed onto Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa from different parts of the country to escort the Holy Slabs, which is locally known as Tabot, on their way to the areas ...

"Following recent news that Westminster Abbey has agreed 'in principle' to return the Ethiopian Tabot sealed into the back of its Lady Chapel altar, we hope the ICO will agree it's time the Museum ...

All Ethiopian churches have a covered tabot which is considered sacrosanct ... a handwritten prayer book, crosses and a necklace was returned to Ethiopia. Most of the items were plundered by ...

All Ethiopian churches have a covered tabot which is considered sacrosanct ... a handwritten prayer book, crosses and a necklace was returned to Ethiopia. Most of the items were plundered by ...