Family of Alaa Abdel Fattah says they have received confirmation that he is still alive. Letter to his mother dated Saturday says he is “drinking water again” and “receiving medical attention”. His family had not heard from him since he started refusing water on 6 November. The family of hunger striker and imprisoned British-Egyptian campaigner … Read more
More than 600 individuals are affiliated with fossil fuels at the COP27. That is more than the combined delegations of the 10 countries with the greatest climate impact. The data indicates that this year there are more lobbyists for fossil fuels than representatives from the ten most affected by climate change. The number of delegates … Read more
The war in Ukraine is a reason to act faster on climate change, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says. Leaders from 120 countries gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to discuss the next steps in combating climate change. The war in Ukraine is a reason to move more quickly to address climate change, UK Prime Minister … Read more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi demanded an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in a speech before the World Leaders Summit. Sisi urged global leaders to immediately take “additional measures and actions” to define how they will reduce emissions. At the COP27 UN climate conference, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi demanded an end … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday joined world leaders at Climate Implementation Summit being held in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh. Upon arrival at the Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Centre, the prime minister was received by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The government of Egypt … Read more
Sameh Shoukry met with the executive secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in Berlin. The conference will be held in November in Sharm El-Sheikh, and Egypt has been chosen to host and lead the world’s first climate change conference. CAIRO: Sameh Shoukry, Egypt’s foreign minister and president-elect of the 27th UN Climate Change … Read more
Direct flights between the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv and Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh started on Sunday. Tel Aviv’s first direct trip to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh took off on Sunday, Israel’s national carrier El-Al reported. Sun d’Or subsidiary flight 5193 departed Ben Gurion International Airport at 0715 GMT, the airline stated … Read more
Finnair and Turkish Airlines have established a codeshare arrangement that will provide consumers with more options. The Finnair AY code will be added to Turkish Airlines’ routes between Helsinki and Istanbul, as well as between Istanbul and Athens, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Amman, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Antalya, and Gazipasa, beginning September 29th. Turkish Airlines’ TK … Read more
