• Human rights case overshadows start of COP27 climate change summit in Egypt

    Human rights case overshadows start of COP27 climate change summit in Egypt

    Nov 07, 2022 11:25 PM EST

    ... that they feel the heat, but they're still very timid when it comes to raising human rights concerns. Nick Schifrin: Human rights organizations accuse Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, of imprisoning more than 60,000 Egyptians across society. Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Foreign Minister: I believe that we ...

  • News Wrap: COP27 climate change summit begins in Egypt

    News Wrap: COP27 climate change summit begins in Egypt

    Nov 06, 2022 10:50 PM EST

    In our news wrap Sunday, Biden, Obama and Trump campaigned in Pennsylvania with just two days until the midterms, delegates gathered in Egypt today for the opening of the United Nations COP27 climate summit, the Houston Astros clinched their second World Series title after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies, and the ...

  • Young African climate activists speak out ahead of COP27 in Egypt

    Young African climate activists speak out ahead of COP27 in Egypt

    Nov 06, 2022 04:44 PM EST

    Young climate activists from African nations have high demands but low expectations for the U.N. climate conference which begins Sunday in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

  • The COP27 climate conference kicks off in Egypt next month. Here's what you need to know

    The COP27 climate conference kicks off in Egypt next month. Here's what you need to know

    Oct 18, 2022 07:36 PM EST

    ... cooperation. But this was suspended soon after US House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August 2022. We’re running out of time Egypt’s Minister for International Cooperation announced in May that the focus of international action at COP27 should be moving from “pledges to implementation”. While ...

  • Egypt's central bank governor resigns as economic struggles mount

    Egypt's central bank governor resigns as economic struggles mount

    Aug 17, 2022 11:49 PM EST

    ... was immediately named for Amer, who had been appointed governor of the central bank in November 2015. He has been criticized for his handling of Egypt’s financial challenges. The currency is under pressure, sliding in value to more than 19 Egyptian pounds to the dollar. That followed a central ...

  • Israel, Palestinian militants agree to cease-fire in deal brokered by Egypt

    Israel, Palestinian militants agree to cease-fire in deal brokered by Egypt

    Aug 07, 2022 09:19 PM EST

    ... and Hamas have reached tacit understandings based on trading calm for work permits and a slight easing of the border blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt when Hamas overran the territory 15 years ago. Israel has issued 12,000 work permits to Gaza laborers, and has held out the prospect ...

  • Russian foreign minister visits Egypt amid push to break diplomatic seclusion

    Russian foreign minister visits Egypt amid push to break diplomatic seclusion

    Jul 24, 2022 03:31 PM EST

    ... by an Egyptian president. Serbia has also abstained from joining Western sanctions against Russia and has maintained friendly relations with Moscow despite the war. The Egyptian leader also visited Germany and France last week. Russia and Egypt have strengthened their ties considerably in recent years as el-Sissi and Russian ...

  • Egypt will withdraw peacekeeping troops from Mali, U.N. says

    Egypt will withdraw peacekeeping troops from Mali, U.N. says

    Jul 15, 2022 08:02 PM EST

    BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The United Nations mission in Mali says that Egypt will withdraw its troops from the West African county by mid-August, citing deadly attacks against its peacekeepers. Seven Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed in Mali so far this year, according to officials. Olivier Salgado, the spokesman of ...

  • Egypt pushes for calm after flare-up in Gaza hostilities

    Egypt pushes for calm after flare-up in Gaza hostilities

    Jan 02, 2022 06:34 PM EST

    JERUSALEM — Egyptian officials Sunday pushed for Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip to rein in hostilities and adhere to a cease-fire in place since the war in May. The Egyptian efforts came a day after Hamas militants launched rockets into the Mediterranean Sea off central Israel, prompting ...

  • Egypt unveils renovated 'Avenue of the Sphinxes' in Luxor

    Egypt unveils renovated 'Avenue of the Sphinxes' in Luxor

    Nov 26, 2021 05:01 PM EST

    LUXOR, EgyptEgyptian authorities were unveiling Thursday a renovated ancient promenade in the city of Luxor dating back 3,000 years, the latest government project undertaken to highlight the country’s archaeological treasures. Egypt has struggled to revive its tourism industry, battered by years of political turmoil following the 2011 ...