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COP27: UN chief tells climate summit, Cooperate or perish
Nov 7, 2022

COP27: UN chief tells climate summit, Cooperate or perish

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told world leaders that they much cooperate or perish at the annual climate summit in Egypt


World leaders gather to talk climate amid many distractions
Nov 7, 2022

World leaders gather to talk climate amid many distractions

More than 100 world leaders are about to discuss a worsening problem that scientists’ call Earth’s biggest challenge, yet observers say it will be hard to make progress given all the other things happening in the world


Loss and damage: Fight over human harm, huge climate costs
Nov 7, 2022

Loss and damage: Fight over human harm, huge climate costs

An issue called loss and damage will likely dominate difficult climate talks in Egypt this month


Amnesty: Egypt has days to save jailed activist's life
Nov 7, 2022

Amnesty: Egypt has days to save jailed activist's life

The head of Amnesty International says that the proceedings of COP27 will be stained by the death of one of Egypt's leading rights activists on a hunger and water strike in prison if Egyptian authorities do not release him within days



COP27: Host resort town gives Egypt tight grip over protests
Nov 5, 2022

COP27: Host resort town gives Egypt tight grip over protests

Egypt is touting its efforts to make Sharm el-Sheikh a more eco-friendly tourist destination as this year’s United Nations climate summit approaches



Sep 29, 2022

Egypt Nile Cleanup


Conservation plan highlights Arabs' fraught ties to Israel
Sep 8, 2022

Conservation plan highlights Arabs' fraught ties to Israel

An Israeli conservation plan to erect a wildlife corridor on Bedouin land in northern Israel is angering local communities


East Med especially at risk as world heats up, report warns
Sep 6, 2022

East Med especially at risk as world heats up, report warns

The eastern Mediterranean and Middle East are warming almost twice as fast as the global average, with temperatures projected to rise up to 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century if no action is taken to reverse the trend, a new report says


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