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World
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Africa
8/2/2023 2:03:26 PM
The heads of UN food and agriculture agencies wrapped up a three-day visit to South Sudan Tuesday, calling for increased investments in the country to avoid a catastrophic food crisis.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Focus
8/1/2023 6:37:26 PM
The current Cerberus heat wave gripping southern Europe is among the worst that has ever affected the continent, bringing home the reality of global climate change, writes Sawsan Samy Elawady
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Egypt
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Society
7/31/2023 11:04:00 PM
Egypt will start on Tuesday applying a temporary detailed nationwide plan to reduce electricity load amid increased consumption due to the heat wave, which will include the time and duration of power cuts in each district.
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World
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International
7/31/2023 8:24:05 PM
The UN's cultural agency UNESCO on Monday recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger, saying the Italian authorities needed to step up efforts to secure the historic city and its surrounding lagoon.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/29/2023 9:41:55 AM
Some experts believe climate change is the cause behind tick-borne illnesses.
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World
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International
7/28/2023 4:52:25 PM
Environment ministers from G20 nations failed to agree on peaking global emissions by 2025 and other crucial issues to address the global climate crisis at their meeting in India on Friday, France's representative said.
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World
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International
7/27/2023 6:26:35 PM
UN and EU monitors said Thursday that July is set to be the hottest month in recorded history and likely "unprecedented" for thousands of years, warning that this was a taste of the world's climate future.
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World
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International
7/27/2023 6:02:15 PM
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday pleaded for immediate radical action on climate change, saying that record-shattering July temperatures show Earth has passed from a warming phase into an "era of global boiling."
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World
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Region
7/27/2023 1:08:11 PM
From Tunisia to Morocco, sun-baked North Africa has embarked on a building spree of plants that purify sea and wastewater as climate change intensifies droughts in the water-scarce region.
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World
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International
7/26/2023 2:22:31 PM
Destructive fires, temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and tourists dodging possible catastrophe by staying home. Will climate change end up transforming tourism, not least in the Mediterranean?
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World
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International
7/26/2023 11:33:52 AM
Greece was expecting scorching heat on Wednesday as crews scrambled to douse deadly wildfires that have also struck nations around the Mediterranean.
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Business
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Energy
7/25/2023 10:29:13 PM
TotalEnergies announced Tuesday it had started drilling wells for oil in Uganda as part of a huge project condemned by environmental and rights groups.
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Business
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International
7/25/2023 3:00:18 PM
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to drastically increase their investments in disaster warning systems and other tools to counter rising risks from climate change, a United Nations report said Tuesday.
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World
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International
7/25/2023 10:38:01 AM
Blistering heat that has baked swathes of North America and Europe this month would have been "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change, researchers said Tuesday, as intense temperatures spark health alerts and stoke ferocious wildfires.
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World
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Region
7/24/2023 7:36:00 PM
A severe storm in southern Yemen blew through the glass facade of a key airport on Monday, wounding six passengers, damaging planes and forcing airlines to cancel two flights, officials said.
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World
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International
7/24/2023 7:35:34 PM
A Swedish court on Monday fined climate activist Greta Thunberg for disobeying police during an environmental protest at an oil facility last month.
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Business
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Energy
7/22/2023 6:03:56 PM
Energy ministers from the group of 20 nations meeting in India Saturday failed to agree on a roadmap to phase down the use of fossil fuels in the global energy mix.
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World
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International
7/22/2023 2:21:27 PM
The summer of 2023 is behaving like a broken record about broken records.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/19/2023 10:10:35 PM
Record-breaking heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere have again sparked concerns about the danger such blistering temperatures pose to people's health, particularly children and the elderly.
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Business
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Economy
7/19/2023 8:03:45 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt, emphasized the significant role of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Stimulus and the private sector in financing development action.
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