Preparations for the 24th edition of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU)'s Radio and TV Festival took centre stage at a working session which brought together Tuesday Minister of Cultural Affairs Hayet Guettat Guermazi and ASBU Director General Abdelrahim Suleiman. The event, slated to be held next June, is dedicated to the Palestinian cause. A small task force in charge of arts and cultural programming, reads a ministry press release, will be set up. The two officials praised the fruitful cooperation to ensure the successful conduct of this festival and discussed additional areas of cooperation, mainly the media support of events organised by the ministry (the Tunisian Song Festival, the Tunis International Book Fair, Carthage International Festival) in member Arab television and radio stations. The Arab Radio and TV Festival shall be held, under an agreement signed by the ministry and the ASBU in February 2023, for three consecutive years in the host country, namely Tunisia. The Arab Festival is i ntended to promote radio and TV programmes.and display the latest technology innovations in audiovisual production. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse Ethiopian Airlines Group and OVID Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that could provide 5,000 houses for employees of the airline today. Signing the agreement, Ethiopian Group CEO Mesfin Tasew said the airline has about 17,000 permanent employees. The airline has been trying its best to respond to the housing demand of the employees, he said, adding that the agreement signed with OVID will provide 5,000 houses for workers. Reiterating the commitment of the group for the realization of the agreement, Mesfin stated that the cost of the houses will be covered by the employees. OVID Group CEO Yonas Tadesse said for his part that the group has been playing its part to contribute to the effort to ease the shortage of houses. He affirmed that his company will deliver the houses for the employees as per the agreement. OVID Group plans to develop 60,000 housing units in Addis Ababa, it was learned. Source: Ethiopian News Agency