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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/5/2023 9:26:23 PM
Egypt passed on the presidency of the UN Climate Conference to the UAE this week during the opening of the UN COP28 Conference in Dubai, reports Mahmoud Bakr
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Business
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Energy
12/5/2023 6:28:11 PM
Egypt's Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat witnessed Tuesday the launch of an international partnership to enhance women’s ability to adapt to climate change and ensure a just, gender-responsive transition, during a high-level event at COP28 in Dubai.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/5/2023 4:22:55 PM
The Swedish branch of the climate movement Fridays for Future (FFF), best known for activist Greta Thunberg, Tuesday reiterated its support for Palestinians in Gaza following criticism of its stance on the Israeli war on Gaza.
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World
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Region
12/5/2023 11:23:00 AM
The UN released the latest draft of a global climate agreement on Tuesday presenting all options on fossil fuels -- from phasing them out to not discussing them at all.
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Business
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Energy
12/4/2023 10:14:51 PM
Egypt is set to develop a “detailed roadmap” to reduce methane emissions, the country’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla said at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai.
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World
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Africa
12/4/2023 9:12:49 PM
The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania climbed to 68 on Monday, a regional official said, as rescue workers searched for trapped survivors.
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World
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Region
12/4/2023 8:21:54 PM
Saudi Arabia's energy minister dismissed Western donations to a new climate loss and damage fund as "small change" as he trumpeted Riyadh's pledges of cash to developing countries on Monday.
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World
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Region
12/4/2023 2:22:11 PM
The Emirati head of the UN climate conference insisted on Monday that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questions the science on fossil fuels.
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World
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International
12/3/2023 11:15:21 PM
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Brussels on Sunday to demand urgent action against climate change as world leaders gathered for crunch COP28 talks in the United Arab Emirates.
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Business
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Energy
12/3/2023 4:11:02 PM
Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high level champion for Egypt, announced the success of the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which he coordinated in his capacity as climate champion for COP27, by raising the financing to $12.4 billion after 29 countries announced their contributions to the fund financing.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/3/2023 10:52:22 AM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi held separate meetings on Saturday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Tanzanian President Samia Hassan, on the sidelines of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/2/2023 3:47:47 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met separately on Saturday with US Vice President Kamala Harris, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, and Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, on the sidelines of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/2/2023 1:32:50 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad stated that developing countries need $160 billion annually for climate change adaptation, which is a significant increase from the $22 billion being provided now.
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World
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Region
12/2/2023 11:52:08 AM
Leaders of developing nations jumped into Saturday's second day of a U.N. climate summit to press rich industrial countries to share their know-how to fight global warming and ease the financial burdens they face — while trumpeting their natural resources that swallow heat-trapping carbon in the air.
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World
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Region
12/2/2023 11:49:03 AM
The COP28 climate talks in Dubai have kicked off with a flurry of financial commitments for action on global warming, led by its big-spending, oil-rich host the United Arab Emirates.
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World
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Region
12/2/2023 10:12:05 AM
The United Arab Emirates said Friday it is launching a new $30 billion private investment fund focused on climate projects in developing countries.
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World
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Region
12/2/2023 9:41:30 AM
More than 20 countries called for the tripling of world nuclear energy capacity at UN climate talks on Saturday as part of efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/1/2023 10:00:00 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip as well as climate action with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai on Friday.
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World
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International
12/1/2023 4:05:37 PM
More than 130 countries agreed to prioritize food and agriculture in their national climate plans at COP28 in Dubai Friday in a move hailed by observers despite fears over its silence on the role of fossil fuels.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/1/2023 4:05:01 PM
In a speech at the 28th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called for global cooperation to achieve climate action goals.
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