Monthly Archives: November 2022

Cairo sets agenda for ‘the African COP’

Heba Saleh in Sharm al-Sheikh Miles of newly planted palm trees adorn the main avenues of Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian Red Sea resort hosting the UN global climate conference known as COP27, which started on Sunday. Sharm el-Sheikh is a sprawling town made up almost entirely of hotels built for mass …

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Italy blocks rescued migrants from landing

Italy’s new rightwing government is attempting to stop European charities landing migrants rescued from the Mediterranean at the country’s ports, in a first test of its campaign pledge to curb illegal migration from north Africa. Rome’s tough new tactics have left migrants stuck for up to 14 days on board …

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Global warming threaten Africa’s longest river

Running from Uganda to Egypt, the Nile is essential to the survival of millions of people living in Africa. But a combination of climate change and human overuse is drying up the river, and worsening conditions for farmers who fear low harvests and loss of electricity. At more than 6,600 …

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At COP27, climate change framed as battle for survival

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 7 (Reuters) – 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 …

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Dr. Mohamed Al Naschie writes on atomic weapons

The possibility that nuclear weapons could be used in the Russian-Ukranian war is unlikely because these weapons could annihilate the world. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Al Naschie ruled out the use of atomic weapons and bombs in the Russian Ukrainian war because the bombs would annihilate planet earth. He affirmed that …

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