$3bn aid for Ethiopia

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will allocate $3billion (R40.3bn) to Ethiopia to support its economic stability and social infrastructure, local media reported yesterday.

The relevant memorandum of understanding between the two states was signed during the visit of Mohammed bin Zayed al-nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, to Addis Ababa, which started on Friday.

The WAM news agency said the funding is aimed at improving the social and economic situation for citizens.

Road rage killer jailed

PHOENIX: Holly Davis was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday in a court in Arizona for murdering a Chinese student after a rear-end collision in 2016.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge sentenced Davis to 25 years with no possibility of early release for second-degree murder in the shooting of Jiang Yue, 19.

After crashing into the student’s car, Davis got out of hers, walked up to Jiang’s and opened fire.

Six others were injured when Jiang’s car veered out of control.

Name of contention

ATHENS: Greek Prime

Minister Alexis Tsipras faced a no-confidence vote yesterday over a landmark agreement he made in a decades-long name row with Macedonia.

Greece’s conservative opposition New Democracy believes the deal – which allows the neighbouring country to retain the name Macedonia only with the geographic qualifier “Northern” – violates national interests.

Leftist Tsipras controls 154 of the 300 votes in the parliament and is expected to survive the vote.

Sources: Ap/dpa//sputnik/xinhua/african News Agency/ana