Nov 09 COP27 host Egypt negotiates energy and transport deals By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Egypt, the host of this year's U.N. climate talks, is racking up a number of deals to green its energy and transport systems still heavily reliant on heavily polluting fossil fuels. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: Zelenskyy urges world community to force Russia into peace talks In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy suggested he is open to peace talks with Russia and urged the world community to force Moscow into real negotiations, Iran's judiciary announced more than 1,000 people in Tehran Province alone have… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 4:21 Human rights case overshadows start of COP27 climate change summit in Egypt By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Global leaders are meeting at a pivotal conference in Egypt to discuss climate change, but human rights are overshadowing the beginning of the COP27 summit. The family of one of Egypt's most prominent political prisoners could die in detention within… Continue watching
Nov 07 COP27 begins as world leaders up urgency of climate crisis By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press With the world on “a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator," the United Nations chief on Monday told dozens of leaders to ”cooperate or perish."… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 3:02 News Wrap: COP27 climate change summit begins in Egypt 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… Continue watching
Oct 24 WATCH: John Kerry says U.S. is not ‘obstructing’ talk of climate compensation ahead of COP27 By Ellen Knickmeyer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Kerry on Tuesday spoke to the growing demand from poorer countries for financial compensation from the United States and other wealthy countries that are by far the biggest culprits in climate damage over time. Continue reading
Aug 17 Egypt’s central bank governor resigns as economic struggles mount By Samy Magdy, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The Middle East's most populous nation has struggled to curb inflation triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine, high oil prices and a drop in tourism. Continue reading
Aug 15 Fire at Cairo Coptic church kills 41, at least 15 children among the dead By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt's capital, killing 41 worshippers, including at least 15 children, and injuring 16 others. Continue reading
Jul 24 Russian foreign minister visits Egypt amid push to break diplomatic seclusion By Associated Press Sergey Lavrov landed in Cairo late on Saturday, the first leg of his Africa trip that will also include stops in Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Russia’s state-run RT television network. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 6:04 Biden faces criticism for not doing more on human rights during Middle East trip By Nick Schifrin President Biden last week met with the leaders of several Middle East countries accused of human rights violations. It's raising questions about what the U.S. got out of his Middle East trip, and the balance of human rights and pragmatic… Continue watching