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Tanzania’s Rufiji River: Egypt’s Response to Ethiopia’s Accusations

Egypt has completed the construction work of a massive dam body it is building on the Rufiji River in Tanzania, in a move considered as a message addressed to Ethiopia, Cairo also started preparations for retaining water to fill the reservoir of the giant Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP). The…

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Egypt Replants Mangrove ‘Treasure’ to Fight Climate Change Impacts

On Egypt's Red Sea coast, fish swim among thousands of newly planted mangroves, part of a program to boost biodiversity, protect coastlines and fight climate change and its impacts. After decades of destruction that saw the mangroves cleared, all that remained were fragmented patches totaling some 500 hectares (1,200 acres),…

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UN experts: Egypt hinders civil society role in COP27

A group of United Nations-backed experts have criticized the Egyptian government for imposing a wave of restrictions that jeopardize “safety and full participation” at COP27

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The Turbine Hall is back, Cerith Wyn Evans goes home and an Egyptian stone speaks – the week in art

Radical Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña takes over the Turbine, an international star returns to his Welsh roots and The British Museum unlocks hieroglyphic secrets

The Guardian - UK

Uganda's Owen Falls dam: a colonial legacy that still stings, 67 years later

Uganda’s Owen Falls hydropower plant has a rich history that predates the country’s independence in 1962. The plant is located across the White Nile and sits between the towns of Jinja and Njeru on the shores of Lake Victoria. It is about 85 kilometres east of Kampala.

The Conversation

Families of detainees appeal to US to kick up pressure in Mideast

Washington (AFP) - Relatives of imprisoned or recently released activists in the Middle East, including in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, urged the United States this week to use its influence to secure progress on human rights in those countries.

AFP

Caribbean countries to seek 'loss and damage' as top priority at COP27, document says

Caribbean nations will unite to seek "loss and damage" compensation for the impact of climate change at the upcoming COP27 climate talks in Egypt, according to a report summarizing conclusions of a recent regional summit.

Reuters

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Hieroglyphs at the British Museum: how the Rosetta Stone opened up 4,000 years of knowledge to the world

This new blockbuster show, which opens today, tells the story of one of how one of human history’s oldest written languages was decoded

Evening Standard

‘Greenwashing’, LGBTQ+ ‘torture’, and human rights abuses: why COP27 is proving controversial

With just one month to go, the climate summit is already set to be the most controversial yet

Evening Standard

‘I have a voice’: African activists struggle to attend UN climate talks in Egypt

Young campaigners from the continent most affected by the climate crisis face financial and accreditation difficulties for Cop27

The Guardian - US

Egypt Attends Annual Conference of Europe’s Coptic Bishops

Egypt on Wednesday participated in the inaugural session of the conference of Coptic Bishops of Europe held in the Irish capital Dublin, in the presence of the 15 Coptic Bishops serving in the continent. Minister of Immigration and Affairs of Egyptians Abroad Soha Gendy praised “the role of the Egyptian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

African countries urge rich nations to honour $100bn climate finance pledge

Ministers rebuke ‘shameful’ failure to meet promises of funding to help poorer countries cope with climate crisis ahead of UN Cop27 summit

The Guardian - UK

Month before COP27, host Egypt faces heat over rights, climate action

Cairo (AFP) - A month before Egypt hosts the UN climate change conference, Cairo is finalising the list of world leaders coming as it weathers criticism over its human rights and environmental records.

AFP

Egypt archaeologists want British Museum to return the Rosetta Stone

The Museum said it has not recieved a formal request from Egypt for the return of the priceless artefact

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Italy and Japan win Red Bull Half Court finals in Egypt as 3x3 format points to exciting basketball future

Italy and Japan emerged victorious at the Red Bull Half Court finals in Cairo last weekend as the burgeoning 3x3 format impressed - and maybe even converted - viral basketball coach Lethal Shooter

Reuters

Egypt calls for return of Rosetta Stone 200 years after it was deciphered

Prominent Egyptian archaeologists have renewed a call for the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum to Egypt, 200 years after the deciphering of the slab unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic script and marked the birth of Egyptology.

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Egypt’s Sisi Vows to Continue Construction Projects until Establishment of ‘New Republic’

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi stressed on Tuesday that his country’s war on terrorism has achieved significant victories Speaking at the Cultural Symposium of the Armed Forces marking the 49th anniversary of the 6th of October War victory in 1973, he vowed that the construction process in Egypt will continue…

The Conversation

Almost 200 nations are set to tackle climate change at COP27 in Egypt. Is this just a talkfest, or does the meeting actually matter?

In a crucial meeting for tackling the climate crisis, almost 200 countries will come together in Egypt at the start of November for a “Conference of the Parties”, or COP27.

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'Disappointed' Egypt worried UK will renege on climate promises

Some 90 heads of state have been confirmed for next month’s UN climate conference, with host country Egypt sending a warning shot to Britain – from whom it will inherit the Cop27 presidency – not to backtrack on its commitments to fight global warming.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sisi Discusses Army’s Efforts in Preserving Egypt’s National Security

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed on Monday with the army commanders, the tasks of the armed forces and their efforts to preserve the pillars of the country’s national security. The meeting came in line with the celebrations marking the 49th anniversary of the October 6 War victory. Presidential spokesman…

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Egypt in Final Preparations to Host COP27

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry urged the participants of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) to show a spirit of collective responsibility and set aside narrow national interests to come up with solutions to confront climate change. Shoukry attended the pre-COP27 meeting at the ministerial level…

The Guardian - UK

Women behind the lens: sisterhood in the Sinai

Rehab Eldalil captures the bond between three women who walk the mountains of Al Tarfa, Egypt, each day herding sheep and goats

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt: About 90 Heads of State Confirmed for COP27 Climate Summit

About 90 heads of state have confirmed attendance at November's COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt where they will address issues including energy transition and food security at opening sessions, a senior Egyptian official said on Monday. "We've received a large number of confirmations from around the world, I think the…

The Guardian - UK

Cop27 host Egypt warns UK not to backtrack from climate agenda

Unusual diplomatic intervention prompted by fears over Liz Truss’s commitment to net zero

Reuters

Egypt: About 90 heads of state confirmed for COP27 climate summit

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