News in English for September 12, 2026 - ERi-TV, Eritrea
Live from Asmar, this is AR TV English broadcast for Saturday evening, September 12th. The time is 10:30 p.m. Good evening to you. And here are stories making headlines today. Nationals in Riyad celebrate [music] Golden Jubilee of Revolution School. Dendon award [music] presented to outstanding students. Ditching Russian and gas cost Germany 50 billion euros and US federal deficit hit 1.97 [music] trillion US in fiscal 2026 great to have you with us proceeding with our report national and its in celebrated the 50th anniversary or golden jubilee of the establishment of revolution school on 10th of September under the team vibrant commemoration new impetus for national building speaking at the occasion Mrs. Sweeney Ger chart the affairs at the embassy said the revulsion school is a historic institution that testifies to the priority the EPLF gave to education even during argues times in line with its philosophy that human is crucial in the process of the armed struggle. Noting that revolution school produced outstanding citizens and leaders who paid heavy sacrifices for independence and the safeguarding of national sovereignty. Mr. Tasle, chairman of the train community, congratulated the students, teachers and staff of the school. Dr. Halima Muhammad, Minister of the Education and a product of the school, gave a virtual briefing on the establishment of the school and its development at various states. She also called on members of the school wherever they are to serve their country and people with dedication. The event featured an exhibition of 100 historical photographs, a documentary film, musical performance and poetry, recitation by students of the international school of theran community, including songs formally performed by students of revulsion school. At the event, an award was presented to the team that won the football competition organized in connection with the golden jubilee of the establishment of revulsion school. Dundan award was presented to 44 outstanding students including 15 female students from the San Azon who attained GPA ranging from 3 to 4 in the 2025 2026 national school living examination at the event organized online of September in San A town Mr. Heritas Fiohanes, head of the project at the National Union of Iran Youth and Students branch in the southern region said that encouraging outstanding students is a moral obligation. Mr. Omedin Muhammad, head of the education branch in the San AFSab zone said that the objective of encouraging outstanding students is to motivate fellow students to become competitive in their education which will have a positive impact on the enhancement of educational capacity. Noting that encouraging outstanding students is part of the initiative to enhance educational capacity and student performance, Mr. Adris Alishiker, administrator of the Sabzon, called for a concerted effort to address the challenge encountered in the teaching learning process, expressing appreciation for the encouragement they received. The awardee students expressed their resolve to work hard and excel in their college education. According to records, the Dundan award has been presented to,467 outstanding students in the southern region since 2014. Those were updates on our domestic issues. Global matters follow as we come back. Germany has spent some 50 billion euros cushioning the impact of soaring energy price after cutting Russian gas import in 2022. Following the escalation of the Russia Ukraine conflict, Germany discal drastically reduced imports of Russia natural gas which had previously covered 55% of its consumption. The shift has driven up energy costs and contributed to a prolonged economic slump, hitting BS, households and industry and undermining German competitiveness provided the 50year-old billion estimate in response to the unequiry by Green Party. The figure covers relief and stabilization measures including electricity and gas price caps, a oneoff payment to pensioners and rescue package for gas companies. According to several experts, the overall economic toll of the energy crisis, including the construction of LG terminals, is likely significantly higher. The opposition alternative for Germany, AFD, has repeatedly criticized Berlin's decision to decouple from Russian energy. Party co-chair said that in June, cheaper energy from Russia was the secret of the success made in Germany. Rising energy costs may also have contributed to the AFD's growing popularity. According to studies published in late July, the US federal government's budget deficit reached 1.97 trillion US in the first 11 months of fiscal 2026 through the end of August. one of the highest level on record for the period according to data released by the department of treasury of the United States. The figure has already exceeded the fullear deficit of $1.78 trillion in the previous fiscal year. Meanwhile, rising interest rates have pushed net interest payments on government debt above $1 trillion, now exceeding national defense and most other major federal spending categories. Only social security and department of health and human service which oversees Medicare and other programs rank higher with large volume of low interest treasury debt maturing and being refinanced at higher cost. That figure is expected to keep climbing putting the US debt burden on the past that could set historic record in the coming years. We're about to end our news broadcast, but here's a final look at the top stories before we say good night. Nationals in Riyad [music] celebrate Golden Jubilee of Revulsion School. Dendon [music] award presented to outstanding students. Ditching Russian gas cost Germany [music] $50 billion. US federal deficit hits 1.97 trillion US in [music] fiscal 2026. And that's all the news for the session. On behalf of the entire crew, thank you for watching. I'm Salana wishing you a great night.