Beirut, Lebanon (AFP): Lebanon wants talks to demarcate its maritime border with Syria, so that it can begin offshore gas extraction after reaching a similar agreement with Israel, its top negotiator told AFP. Last month — despite the countries technically remaining in a state of war — Israel and Lebanon struck a US-brokered sea bo...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced an initial agreement with Bangladesh on Wednesday to provide $4.5 billion in loans to support macroeconomic stability and risk management caused by climate change. “The Bangladesh authorities and the IMF team have reached a staff-level agreement to support the (Bangladesh...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has said that Türkiye can play a key role in his country’s development. “We have a high trade volume between the two countries,” Al-Sudani told a press conference in Baghdad. “Türkiye is an economically developed country and can play a key role in the development of [&hell...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to implement a project entailing water in exchange for solar energy. The MoU was signed by Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammad Al Najjar, UAE Climate Change and Environment Minister Mariam Al Mheiri and Israel’s outg...
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged COP27 participants not to lose sight of renewable energy targets despite the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “There must not be a worldwide renaissance of fossil fuels,” Scholz said in a speech at COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. “And for ...
NICE, France (AA) – The French government is under fire from both sides of the political spectrum over a contentious proposed law on immigration. A draft of the law was unveiled this week and the bill will be up for parliamentary debate next year. It has already stirred up a political storm in France, with […]
Alty, Sudan (AFP): One of the longest rivers in the world which has been a source of life for one of the world’s earliest civilizations is disappearing. The clock is fast ticking on the Nile. Climate change, pollution and exploitation by man are putting existential pressure on the world’s second longest river, on which half [&helli...
Cairo, Egypt (AFP): Leaders of a divided world meet in Egypt on Monday tasked with taming the terrifying juggernaut of global warming as they face gale-force geopolitical crosswinds, including the war in Ukraine and economic turmoil. Expectations are high from a world justifiably anxious about its climate-addled future as deadly floods, heat w...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo, during which they discussed the importance of continuing the Black Sea grain deal. “Had a call with President of Indonesia Joko Widodo. We discussed the importance of continuing the Grain Initiative. Ukraine is ready t...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Pakistan that Beijing would continue to support the South Asian country for sustainable economic development. During a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Great Hall of the People in the capital Beijing, President Xi also announced an additional assistan...
