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Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the jailed Egyptian-British dissident on hunger strike

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, an Egyptian-British software developer and blogger from an activist family who rose to prominence in the Arab Spring uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak is now a symbol of suffering during the repression that followed.

Reuters

Italy's Meloni discusses energy with Egypt's Sisi, raises rights issues

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed energy, the climate crisis and immigration in talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a visit to Sharm El-Sheikh for the COP 27 summit, Meloni's office said on Monday.

Reuters

Loss and damage: Fight over human harm, huge climate costs

An issue called loss and damage will likely dominate difficult climate talks in Egypt this month

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Climate talks convene with US and world falling short of goals - Roll Call

The latest U.N. climate talks convened in Egypt as the nations of the world continue to fall short of their greenhouse gas reduction goals.

Roll Call

UK PM hopes to raise case of hunger striker Abd el-Fattah with Egypt's Sisi

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he hoped to meet Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, later on Monday to raise the case of the Egyptian-British hunger striker, Alaa Abd el-Fattah.

Reuters

An intervention from Rishi Sunak today is all that stands between my brother and death

My brother Alaa Abd el-Fattah is on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison and is now refusing water. The prime minister is his last hope, says activist Sanaa Seif

The Guardian - UK

Sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist ‘pinning hopes’ on PM’s efforts

Alaa Abd El-Fattah is on hunger strike and has stopped drinking water in an escalation of his protest at being detained.

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Watch: Boris Johnson promises support for Sunak but warns against backsliding on net zero

Boris Johnson warned Tories against going soft on climate change targets as he suggested that rising temperatures in Westminster may have contributed to his ousting. The former prime minister dismissed the “nonsense” of calls to resume fracking and return to fossil fuels in response to the soaring energy prices triggered…

Evening Standard

COP27: What are they saying at the climate summit?

World leaders, policymakers and delegates from nearly 200 countries are at the COP27 U.N. climate summit in Egypt, where they hope to keep alive a goal to avert the worst impacts of climate change.

Reuters

$The Standard View: In a warming world, every fraction of a degree counts$

The Standard View: In a warming world, every fraction of a degree counts

For a summit meant to secure the future of the world, it boasts only a decent attendance. US President Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron of France and our own Rishi Sunak are all at COP27 in Egypt but leaders from some of the world’s largest emitters of carbon dioxide such as…

Evening Standard

UK, EU agree to work to find solutions on N. Ireland protocol

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen agreed to work to resolve problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol at a meeting at the COP27 conference in Egypt on Monday, Sunak's office said.

Reuters

UK's Sunak and Italy's Meloni discuss tackling illegal migration

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed issues including illegal immigration and people smuggling with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday, his Downing Street office said.

Reuters

World is on ‘highway to climate hell’, UN chief warns at Cop27 summit

António Guterres tells leaders ‘global climate fight will be won or lost in this crucial decade – on our watch’

The Guardian - UK

Hunger striker’s sister to push for his release in Egypt COP27

Sanaa Seif said she will pressure leaders for the release of her activist brother Alaa Abd el-Fattah at climate summit.

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Prospect of writer’s death in Egyptian jail ‘terrifying’, says Crown star Khalid Abdalla

Khalid Abdalla calls for Rishi Sunak to take action against Alaa Abdel Fattah’s imprisonment at Cop27

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sisi Kicks off World Leaders Climate Summit with Plea to End Ukraine War

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi kicked off Monday the world leaders summit at COP27 with a plea to end the war on Ukraine given its impact on the world. Speaking at the landmark Sharm el-Sheikh event, Sisi warned that climate challenges are growing day after day and that climate change…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief at Climate Summit: Humanity Must Cooperate or Perish

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe. The speech was intended to set an urgent tone as governments sit down…

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First Thing: US falls billions short of climate mitigation funding ‘fair share’

Rich countries not upholding finance promises to developing states. Plus, Republicans expected to take Congress

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Cop27 wifi in Egypt blocks human rights and key news websites

Attendees say they are unable to visit Human Rights Watch and other sites needed during climate talks

Reuters

At COP27, climate change framed as battle for survival

World leaders and diplomats framed the fight against global warming as a battle for human survival during opening speeches at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Monday, with the head of the United Nations declaring a lack of progress so far had the world speeding down a “highway to…

The Guardian - US

‘Everyone will be watching’: US midterms cast a long shadow over Cop27

Some fear the outcome of the 8 November elections might derail US leadership on the global climate crisis

The Independent UK

Prospect of British-Egyptian writer’s death in jail ‘terrifying’, says Crown star

Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been on hunger strike in prison, eating only 100 daily calories for the past 200 days.

France 24

Climate justice at COP27: ‘Richer countries cannot turn their backs on this’

The UN's annual climate change conference grows more urgent every year. With just over 1.1°C of warming above pre-industrial levels, the world is already seeing devastating consequences. As COP27 opens in Egypt, we discuss the stakes at this year's summit with Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Pledges More than $115 Mln to Developing Economies to Tackle Climate Change

Britain's foreign minister James Cleverly on Monday will announce investments of more than 100 million pounds ($115 million) to support developing countries in their fight against the impact of climate change. "Mr. Cleverly will also argue that long-term prosperity depends on taking action on climate change and ramping up investment…

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FAQ: What's at stake at the COP27 global climate negotiations

World leaders are meeting in Egypt for the next two weeks to talk about reining in climate change and paying for its deadly effects. Here's what you need to know.

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