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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
1/23/2024 7:16:49 PM
Iran’s missile attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan have exacerbated the climate of fear regarding its intentions in Iraq, writes Salah Nasrawi
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Business
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Economy
1/23/2024 2:28:38 PM
The Egyptian government has introduced simplified tax regulations for establishments with an annual turnover not exceeding EGP 10 million, Rasha Abdel-Aal, acting head of the Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA), said on Tuesday.
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World
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International
1/13/2024 2:17:05 PM
A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about impending water shortages.
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World
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Region
1/9/2024 7:09:42 PM
Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said Tuesday.
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World
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Region
1/6/2024 1:00:38 PM
The United Arab Emirates on Saturday acknowledged it is conducting a trial of 84 inmates previously reported by dissidents as it hosted the United Nations COP28 climate talks last month.
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Business
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Energy
1/2/2024 2:32:59 PM
The Egyptian Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) Tuesday said Egypt ranked 22nd among 63 countries in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2024, recording 61.8 points.
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Business
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Economy
12/28/2023 2:44:08 PM
Norway's largest pension fund said Thursday it has divested from Saudi Aramco due to the oil giant's lack of climate action and from 11 other Gulf companies over human rights concerns.
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Business
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Economy
12/25/2023 3:40:42 PM
Egyptian entrepreneurs are moderately satisfied with various aspects of the business climate, according to a report released on Sunday by local startup incubation firm Entlaq Holding.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
12/19/2023 1:00:00 PM
With the rise in the number of climate-related disasters and extreme weather-related events, it is essential that the relevant actors come together to prepare for and mitigate their effects, writes Emad El-Din Adly
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World
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Region
12/14/2023 6:53:33 PM
The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding a common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, at times grudgingly.
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Business
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Economy
12/14/2023 3:14:17 PM
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), one of the financial arms of the World Bank Group, was appointed in June as a strategic advisor for the Egyptian government’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) to provide advisory services for Egypt's privatisation programme.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/13/2023 6:38:29 PM
Egypt has welcomed the consensus reached on several historic resolutions at the 28th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, commending its successful hosting.
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World
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Region
12/13/2023 1:17:39 PM
The Arab bloc praised the outcome of the UN climate summit on Wednesday, calling it a "great success" after nations adopted a call to transition away from fossil fuels but stopped short of a phase-out.
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Business
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Economy
12/13/2023 1:13:17 PM
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering providing two loans totaling $35 million to the Egypt-based Arab Investment Bank (aiBank), according to statements by the EBRD on Tuesday.
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World
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Region
12/13/2023 10:33:03 AM
Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis.
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Business
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Energy
12/12/2023 10:02:23 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda emphasized on Tuesday his keen focus on global climate action.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
12/12/2023 9:13:36 PM
There has been a strong Palestinian presence at international forums despite the Israeli war on Gaza, including at the UN COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/12/2023 7:45:28 PM
A consensus appears to be emerging around a few ideas to solve the global economy’s problems, but there are still many obstacles on the way, writes José Antonio Ocampo
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World
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Region
12/12/2023 11:02:25 AM
A stark standoff between countries that want a dramatic phase-out of fossil fuels causing damaging warming and those that don't crush hopes for an on-time finish to a critical climate summit Tuesday.
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World
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Region
12/11/2023 10:56:46 PM
Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal on how to act on climate change on Monday, to the disappointment and anger of nations who called to phase out planet-warming fossil fuels as the United Nations summit in Dubai neared its culmination.
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