The time to commit and act to protect our planet is NOW. Elena Panova* Every day, we wake up on distressing news relaying stark warnings issued by experts and scientists that our planet, and our very existence on it, are under serious threat due to climate change. A human-made crisis. …
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Egypt Today The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern over recent developments in the Libyan capital Tripoli. “The mission received reports about the deployment of groups armed with heavy weapons in Tripoli areas, which poses danger to civilians”, a statement by the UNSMIL read. “Such developments …
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Egypt Today Egyptian Foreign Minister and president-designate of COP 27, Sameh Shokry, took part in the sixth Ministerial Meeting on Climate Work held in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Tuesday. The Minister delivered a speech highlighting the salience of implementing climate pledges and the Paris Climate Agreement. He stressed the …
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Ahram Online The United Nations called on Wednesday for a $144 Million urgent funding which is required to salvage a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen. The ship’s demise could cause an environmental disaster. “The amount includes $80 Million to transfer the more than 1 …
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Ahram Online The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) office in Egypt launched a food waste reduction campaign in partnership with the Egyptian Food Bank. The FAO website published, “The campaign aims to raise awareness on the issue of food waste in Egypt, comes in the light of the Egyptian …
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Russia has upended the old rules-based order, Paul Mason writes. Europe needs to shape a new one. Paul Mason* While Western capitals scramble to send supplies of arms, munitions and aid to Ukraine, the strategic choices looming over the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are becoming clearer. NATO’s ‘strategic concept’—a 12-year-old …
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Egypt Today Discussions on climate change repercussions affecting Africa were reviewed by Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat and Vera Songwe United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of UNECA at a meeting on Tuesday. The two sides reviewed the mechanism required to put African countries in control to address …
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Noha al-Tawil – Egypt Today The Coordination Committee of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) selected Egypt and the European Union (EU) to co-chair the organisation on Thursday. The EU will assume office in September 2022 until September 2024. Whereas the Egyptian chairmanship begins from March 2023 until March 2025. “The …
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Egypt Today Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stepped down, dismissed Vice President Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar and passed predidential duties to a Leadership Council on Thursday morning. Following Hadi’s announcement, Saudi Arabia pledged a financial package worth $2 Billion and the UAE $1 Billion to support the Yemeni economy. It also …
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Ahram Online “After the UN-brokered truce in Yemen two fuel ships docked at the western port of Hodeida with the first shipment in months”, said a source from the Houthi rebels on Monday. “The fuel ship dubbed ‘Ceasar’ arrived to the port of Hodeidah after being held up for 32 …
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