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World
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Region
10/6/2022 10:18:42 PM
US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking blamed in a phone conference on Wednesday the Houthi militias for obstructing the extension of the UN truce in Yemen and said that the Houthis imposed unacceptable conditions, including paying the salaries of their fighters first.
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World
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Region
10/6/2022 10:49:15 AM
The US envoy to Yemen on Wednesday blamed rebel Houthi leaders for the recent failure to extend the country's cease-fire agreement, accusing them of making last-minute `maximalist demands' that derailed constructive negotiations.
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World
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Region
10/5/2022 8:08:51 PM
Turkey on Wednesday summoned the Swedish ambassador after an "insulting" television programme, the Turkish state news agency reported, as the two countries' relations remain tense over Stockholm's bid to join NATO.
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World
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Region
10/5/2022 4:41:33 PM
Iran said Wednesday it had summoned British ambassador Simon Shercliff to hear a protest over "meddlesome statements" on the unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.
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World
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Region
10/2/2022 10:40:35 PM
The United Nations said Sunday that negotiations between Yemen's warring sides failed to extend a nationwide cease-fire, after an agreement was not reached before a deadline on Oct. 2. In a statement, the U.N.'s envoy to Yemen called on all sides to refrain from acts of provocation as the talks continue.
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COP27
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Climate change
9/30/2022 6:04:39 PM
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) will focus on the agriculture and food sector transition in order to curb climate change, Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high level champion for Egypt and UN special envoy on financing 2030 sustainable development agenda, said on Thursday
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COP27
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Focus
9/29/2022 10:23:09 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high level champion for Egypt and UN special envoy on financing the 2030 sustainable development agenda, stressed the importance of using scientific solutions to effectively allocate financing and resources to combat climate change.
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COP27
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Climate change
9/29/2022 4:13:21 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, the UN climate change high level champion for Egypt and UN special envoy on financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, said that reducing methane emissions is the fastest and most effective way to reduce global warming rates and keep the goal of limiting the earth temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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World
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Region
9/28/2022 11:17:04 PM
Israel continued its defiance of a 2016 UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate halt to all settlement activity in lands the Palestinians want for their future state, advancing plans for construction of nearly 2,000 housing units in the last three months, the UN Mideast envoy said Wednesday.
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COP27
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Focus
9/28/2022 5:41:35 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, said on Wednesday that the shift to a resilient, low-carbon economy can and should be a net driver of job creation.
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World
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Region
9/28/2022 12:13:04 PM
The UN envoy for Yemen warned that the risk of a return to fighting ``is real,'' urging warring parties to accept a longer extension of the current ceasefire due to expire next month.
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World
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Africa
9/20/2022 9:16:57 PM
Ethiopia's ambassador to Geneva on Tuesday rejected a report by UN investigators that accused Addis Ababa of possible crimes against humanity in Tigray, including using starvation as a weapon of war.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/16/2022 8:11:57 PM
Yasmine Fouad, Egypt’s environment minister and envoy for the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), reiterated to the world that Africa bears the brunt of the climate change crisis despite accouting for a tiny fraction of global greenhouse emissions.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/15/2022 8:52:47 PM
Twenty-eight effective projects in the fields were discussed during the regional forum from the Arab region that was held on Thursday in Beirut, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/15/2022 3:49:13 PM
The Egyptian vision of five major regional forums ahead of COP27 reflects confidence that common regional work can overcome obstacles to financing and implementing climate projects amid current global challenges, said UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda Mahmoud Mohieldin.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
9/13/2022 10:03:19 PM
In a sign of growing concern in Washington about the Civil War in Ethiopia, the US special envoy to the Horn of Africa region arrived last week in Addis Ababa, reports Haitham Nouri
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/11/2022 10:37:18 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry reiterated Egypt’s firm stance on the need to reach a comprehensive agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as soon as possible in a meeting on Sunday with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Hanna Tetteh.
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World
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Region
9/8/2022 9:49:41 PM
Israel has recalled its top envoy to Morocco amid an internal investigation, a diplomatic source told AFP Thursday, amid media reports that it was tied to allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/8/2022 10:44:14 AM
US Climate Envoy John Kerry has lauded Egypt's Nexus on Water, Food and Energy (NWFE) Programme that was launched for financing eco-friendly and green projects, saying it is a model for best ever development programs directed to face climate change effects.
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World
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Africa
9/7/2022 1:36:13 PM
Officials from two dozen African nations and US climate envoy John Kerry are due to gather in Egypt from Wednesday for a conference to drum up funding for tackling climate change.
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