ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Thursday.
-- The national defense force deployed in Jigjiga and other parts of Ethiopia's Somali regional state were operating to restore peace in the region.
Motuma Mekasa, Ethiopia's Minister of Defense, made the remarks on Thursday while briefing journalists on the current situation in the regional state. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)
-- Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday received UK's International Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, at his office and held discussion on economy and poverty reduction, according to Office of the Prime Minister. (FBC)
--The Chinese government on Wednesday provided 29 scholarships to Ethiopian university students to pursue further studies in China. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)
-- Ethiopia and the United Kingdom have signed grant agreements amounting to 115 million Pound Sterlings to support industrialization and job creation as well as setting effective tax system in Ethiopia. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA) Enditem
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