World needs US ‘to be climate leader’, Ugandan activist
Sharm el Sheikh – Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Thursday urged US President Joe Biden to help those... Read more
11 Nov, 2022
Egypt prison puts hunger-striker Abdel Fattah ‘under medical intervention’
Cairo – The family of Egypt’s jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah said on Thursday prison authorities had told them... Read more
11 Nov, 2022
Egypt dissident Abdel Fattah’s family demands proof of life
Cairo – The family of Egypt’s jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah, who is refusing food and water, demanded information... Read more
10 Nov, 2022
Egypt rights activists in COP27 spotlight worry about day after
Sharm el Sheikh – The UN climate summit in Egypt has afforded local rights defenders rare visibility, but some... Read more
10 Nov, 2022
Nine countries join alliance to boost offshore wind power
Sharm el Sheikh – Nine countries including Britain, Germany, the United States and Japan joined an international alliance on... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
Pressure mounts on Egypt to release hunger-striking dissident
Sharm el Sheikh – International pressure mounted on Tuesday for the “immediate release” of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah,... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
At COP27, US says election won’t disrupt climate plan
Sharm el Sheikh – The United States sought to reassure the UN climate summit in Egypt on Tuesday that... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
Colombia, Venezuela launch COP27 call to save Amazon
Sharm el Sheikh – The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela, Gustavo Petro and Nicolas Maduro, launched a call on... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
China says committed to climate fight at UN summit
Sharm el Sheikh – China’s top climate envoy told a UN summit on Tuesday his country would not retreat... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelensky tells COP27 Russia’s war harms climate efforts
Sharm el Sheikh – A fast-heating world “cannot afford a single gunshot”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN... Read more
9 Nov, 2022
