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  1. Eritrea calls UN sanction as "brazen act"Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

    Eritrea has denounced UN sanctions imposed yesterday describing it as shameful, unjustified.

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  2. Somali Insurgent Group Denounces UN Sanctions on EritreaRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Voice of America

    ... Islam's information secretary, Sheik Mohamed Mo'alin Ali, says the U.N. Security Council is unfairly punishing Eritrea while ignoring violations committed in Somalia by Eritrea's arch rival in the region, Ethiopia. Ali says the international ...

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  3. Eritrea calls UN sanction as "brazen act"Read the original story

    17 hrs ago | Sudan Tribune

    Eritrea has denounced UN sanctions imposed yesterday describing it as shameful, unjustified.

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  4. Meles: Security Council's sanction shows beginning of international...Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Walta Information Centre

    Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said the sanction imposed on Eritrea by the UN Security Council shows the beginning of the international community to take strict measures on the regime bent on destabilizing the East African region by understanding its destructive activities.

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  5. Proxy wars keep East Africa in fratricidal spiralRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | TheNational

    'We don't want to take sides in Somalia. Somalis are our brothers.' So said Araya Destra, Eritrea's UN ambassador, after the Security Council levied sanctions against the country on Wednesday.

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  6. UN imposes arm embargo on Eritrea for support to Somali insurgentsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Sudan Tribune

    The United Nations Security Council imposed today an arm embargo on Eritrea for aid provided to Somali Islamist rebels.

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  7. UN council sanctions Eritrea over Somali rebel aidRead the original story

    Wednesday | AlertNet

    The U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions on Eritrea on Wednesday because of aid that council members say the Horn of Africa country has given to Islamist insurgents in nearby Somalia.

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  8. UN slaps arms embargo on EritreaRead the original story

    Wednesday | Al Jazeera

    The UN Security Council has slapped an arms embargo on Eritrea and targeted sanctions on its leaders for aiding Somali rebels and refusing to withdraw troops from its disputed border with Djibouti.

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  9. Security Council Imposes Tough Sanctions on EritreaRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Voice of America

    ... in Somalia. Victoria Cavaliere New York 23 December 2009 The U.N. Security Council has placed sanctions on Eritrea for aiding Somali rebels and refusing to resolve a border dispute with neighboring Djibouti. The 15-member Security Council voted 13 ... 10 comments

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  10. UN poised to slap sanctions on EritreaRead the original story

    Wednesday | Raw Story

    The United Nations Security Council is expected Wednesday to slap an arms embargo on Eritrea and impose targeted sanctions on its leaders for allegedly aiding Somali rebels and threatening neighboring Djibouti.

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  11. Pushkin, the anti Tyranny Writer, shall not Save the TyrantRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | Walta Information Centre

    It has been oftentimes observed that the head of the dictatorial regime in Eritrea Isayas Afewerki is versed in resorting to any possible, an eleventh hour method to save himself when his life nears to collapse.

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  12. Eritrea rejects 'ludicrous' sanctionsRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | The Peninsula

    UNITED NATIONS: Eritrea has warned the UN Security Council that a draft sanctions resolution would impose 'ludicrous punitive measures' on Asmara for aiding Somali rebels and might further destabilise the Horn of Africa.

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  13. Eritrea Warns United Nations Security Council Not to Pass "Ludicrous" Sanctions

    Friday Dec 18 | Pan-African News Wire

    Eritrea warns U.N. not to pass "ludicrous" sanctions By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS - Eritrea has warned the U.N. Security Council that a draft sanctions resolution would impose "ludicrous punitive measures" on Asmara for aiding Somali rebels and might further destabilize the Horn of Africa.

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  14. From rackets to reportage: Steffi Graf turns photographer

    Friday Dec 18 | Earth Times

    ... of Asmara" the 40-year-old mother of two's photographs represent the lives of kids living in slums in the capital of Eritrea, one of the poorest countries in Africa. The pictures accompanied an article in the German-language edition of National ...

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  15. Eritrean footballers request refugee status in KenyaRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | Walta Information Centre

    ... a police source, who cannot be quoted for security reasons, told Reuters. Despite its population of just 5 million, Eritrea manages to create one of the highest numbers of refugees of any country in the world not at war. Analysts say a culture of ...

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  16. From racquets to reportageRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | Independent Online

    Berlin - Steffi Graf, the 22-time grand slam-winning tennis player, has turned her focus from the net to the viewfinder and published her first photo-reportage. Under the title The Children of Asmara , the 40-year-old mother of two's photographs represent the lives of kids living in slums in the capital of Eritrea, one of the poorest countries in ...

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  17. Eritrea footballers for request refugee status in KenyaRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Daily Monitor

    ... a police source, who cannot be quoted for security reasons, told Reuters. Despite its population of just 5 million, Eritrea manages to create one of the highest numbers of refugees of any country in the world not at war. Analysts say a culture of ...

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  18. 12 Eritrean footballers granted asylumRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 17 | Financial Standard

    ... headquarters at Nyayo House, where their case was heard. They made up nearly half the 25 players and coaches Eritrea sent to the soccer tournament for nations from East and central Africa. Team organiser Nicholas Musonye alerted police when only 13 ...

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  19. Online Edition :: 12 Eritrean footballers granted asylum

    Thursday Dec 17 | Financial Standard

    ... headquarters at Nyayo House, where their case was heard. They made up nearly half the 25 players and coaches Eritrea sent to the soccer tournament for nations from East and central Africa. Team organiser Nicholas Musonye alerted police when only 13 ...

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  20. UN Council to put sanctions on EritreaRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | Walta Information Centre

    U.N. Security Council members have agreed to impose an arms embargo on Eritrea this month, as well as travel bans and asset freezes for government and military leaders aiding Somali insurgents, diplomats said.

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