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The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Egypt ‘smelling weakness’ in Cleverly’s stance on jailed British activist, ex-ambassador warns

Warning comes as family receives note from jailed activist saying he has ended his hunger strike

The Independent UK

What my undercover investigations at arms fairs reveal about how the west supports military dictatorships

COP27 has some of the most authoritarian security of any of the COP summits. Set in the walled resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, it is surrounded by 36km of concrete and razor wire, overseen by new surveillance technologies and a “security observatory”.

The Conversation

Africa has vast gas reserves – here’s how to stop them adding to climate change

The question of whether Africa should be allowed to exploit its gas reserves, estimated at more than 17.56 trillion cubic meters (620 trillion cubic feet) in 2021, has been much discussed at the latest UN climate change summit, COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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US, China Climate Envoys Meet at COP27 Summit in Egypt

US climate envoy John Kerry met Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate negotiations in Egypt in a further hint of improving relations between the world's top two polluters, seen as vital for substantial progress against global warming. The meeting between Kerry and China's top climate official…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why the discovery of Cleopatra's tomb would rewrite history

It couldn’t have been a case of better timing. Egyptologists celebrating the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, now have a promising new archaeological discovery that appears to have been made in Egypt. Excavators have discovered a tunnel under the Taposiris Magna temple, west of the ancient…

The Conversation

Russia: Some nations may blame geopolitics for climate backsliding

Russia is concerned that some countries may be using a "difficult geopolitical situation" to justify backsliding on climate commitments, the Russian climate envoy said at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Tuesday.

Reuters

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: Jailed British-Egyptian activist ends hunger strike

It comes one day after he broke a water strike

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Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah breaks hunger strike in Egypt

The jailed pro-democracy campaigner stopped eating on November 1 and attracted attention as Egypt hosted COP27.

Al Jazeera

Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Jailed British-Egyptian activist ‘breaks hunger strike’

The family said they received a note in his handwriting from prison saying ‘I’ve broken my strike’

Evening Standard

Alaa Abd el-Fattah has ended hunger strike, sister says

British-Egyptian political prisoner had been on a partial hunger strike of 100 calories or less a day for six months

The Guardian - UK

Imprisoned Egyptian activist calls off hunger strike

The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says they received a letter from him on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah ‘breaks hunger strike’

His family said they received a note in his handwriting from prison saying ‘I’ve broken my strike’.

The Independent UK

Brit dumped by Egyptian toyboy for being 'too old' set to wed new younger lover

Joanna Girling says she and parter Hysm Fygo, 39, are set to tie the knot in January and have sex 'everyday they're together'.

Daily Record

European Investment Bank to Help Egypt Overcome ‘Scarcity of Resources’

The Egyptian presidency has sought to put water at the heart of climate action to overcome water scarcity and improve its resources. Dr.

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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah breaks hunger strike

The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said Tuesday they received a letter from him saying he has ended his hunger strike.

Reuters

Egyptian-British activist breaks hunger strike, according to letter on Twitter

The family of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah said that he had broken his hunger strike, according to a letter posted on Twitter by his sister Sanaa Seif.

Reuters

Meat on the menu, not the agenda, at COP27 climate conference

On any morning at the COP27 climate conference, you can expect a gauntlet of anti-meat protesters wearing pig and cow costumes, holding banners decrying the carbon footprint of livestock, and chanting slogans like "Let's be vegan, let's be free."

The Guardian - UK

The Egyptian human rights activists unable to attend Cop27

Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh follows decade-long crackdown on civil society in Egypt

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The Independent UK

The Latest | UN Climate Summit

The prime minister of Samoa appealed Tuesday to countries gathered at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt to respond as strongly to the threat of global warming as they did to the coronavirus pandemic

Daily Mirror

Brit dumped by Egyptian toyboy for 'being old' plans to wed new younger lover in Cairo

Joanna Girling, 47, claims she's having sex every day with her toyboy Hysm Fygo, 39, who she fell in love with after being dumped by another younger man from Egypt

Wales Online

Tesco worker planning to marry Egyptian toyboy says they have sex every night

The couple met after Joanna was dumped by another younger man from Egpyt

The Independent UK

Ex-ambassador urges ministers not to lose interest in Alaa Abdel-Fattah

The British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist is on hunger strike in jail.

The Independent UK

Climate activist, 11, accuses Lord Goldsmith of running away to avoid questions

Licypriya Kangujam tracked the environment minister down at Cop27 in Egypt.

Reuters

Sticking points slow deal-making at COP27 climate talks

Government ministers and negotiators from nearly 200 countries on Tuesday began the slog of finding common ground for a deal at the annual U.N. climate summit, as host country Egypt assured that the slow-moving talks were on track.

The Independent UK

US, China climate envoys to 'meet later' at UN summit

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry indicated on Tuesday he’ll be meeting his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks underway in Egypt

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