The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Gove defends Sunak after PM criticised for Cop27 snub

Cabinet minister Michael Gove said the Government will ‘field the strongest possible team’ for the United Nations climate summit in Egypt next month

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2022

'Judge us by our actions': Michael Gove defends PM over 'disgraceful' COP27 snub

MICHAEL Gove has asked the public to judge the Government “by our actions” amid a row over Rishi Sunak’s “disgraceful” snubbing of COP27.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2022

Busking Brit crosses Iraq on his way to COP27 without flying

With a violin on his back and maps in his bag, Dan Hodd left Spain a month ago and was cycling through busy Baghdad as he heads to the COP27 climate talks in Egypt that he firmly intends to reach without flying.

Reuters · Oct 30, 2022

Türkiye Arrests Brotherhood Journalists in Attempt to Accelerate Normalization with Egypt

The Turkish authorities arrested 34 Muslim Brotherhood members who called for protests in Egypt on Nov.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 30, 2022

Greenpeace accused of greenwashing Egypt’s image ahead of Cop27

Criticism of group comes as advocates warn environmentalists should not downplay concerns about Egypt’s human rights record

The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2022

Cop27 climate summit: window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast

The effects of global heating could soon reach a tipping point, but scientists fear that the meeting in Egypt will become bogged down in recriminations

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022

Sisi Orders Granting ‘Golden License’ to Boost Investment

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi ordered the government to grant a “golden license” to all investors applicants for three months, to facilitate procedures for establishing priority projects for the country. The “golden license” will grant investors approval to buy/rent lands and operate and manage projects, without the need to gain approval…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 30, 2022

Rishi Sunak accepted cash from fossil fuel investors in campaign to become PM

Donations from supporters with links to oil and gas helped fund new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Ready4Rishi leadership campaign - as he says he's too busy to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt

Daily Mirror · Oct 29, 2022

Biden to Travel to Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia for November Summits

US President Joe Biden will travel to Egypt to participate in the COP27 United Nations climate change summit on Nov. 11, where he will call on the world to act "in this decisive decade", the White House said on Friday. Biden will then travel to Cambodia from Nov. 12-13 to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 29, 2022

Goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C ‘more fragile’ than ever, says Cop27 chair

Exclusive: in a rare interview, Egyptian minister Sameh Shoukry says global tensions are making talks harder

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022