Hundreds of activists called on industrialised nations to pay for the impact of climate change and to speed up the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy on Saturday in the largest protest yet at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt. Protests hav…
At least 19 dead in tragic Egyptian minibus accident
At least 19 people were killed and six injured Saturday when the minibus they were travelling in overturned in northern Egypt’s Nile Delta near a canal, the Egyptian health ministry has said. The minibus tumbled into a ditch in Dakahlia province around…
A thirsty COP27 climate summit plagued by glitches
Wheelchair struggles, scarce drinking water, $15 sandwiches and hotel price-gouging at the COP27 climate summit have sparked anger and forced host country Egypt into damage-control mode, participants at the two-week meet said. Organising a UN climate c…
US Muslim organisations see bright future for candidates
Looking at the long-term prospects of political leaders in their community, organisers with Muslim groups see a bright future for Muslim candidates. While this year’s midterms didn’t see the slew of wins for Muslims that the previous two elections did,…
Ukraine: West on way to ‘joint victory’ after Russia retreat
Kyiv said on Saturday that the West was on its way to “joint victory” over Moscow after Ukraine said it had wrested back Kherson, the first major urban hub to fall after Russia’s invasion on February 24. London meanwhile said Russia’s “strategic failur…
Leaked documents ‘reveal enmity’ between Arafat, Abbas
Hundreds of documents regarding the death of late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat have been leaked over the previous week, stirring controversy in Palestine and leading to arguments among Palestinian officials. According to reports in Israeli media…
Bahrain holds parliament polls amid ‘repressive’ climate
Bahrain holds parliament elections on Saturday in an environment that rights groups describe as “political repression” after the US-allied Gulf Arab state has dissolved main opposition groups and cracked down on dissent. Polling stations opened at 8:00…
UN climate talks near halftime with key issues unresolved
As the UN climate talks in Egypt near the half-way point, negotiators are working hard to draft deals on a wide range of issues they’ll put to ministers next week in the hope of getting a substantial result by the end. The two-week meeting in Sharm el-…
With Russia distracted, Erdogan courts Central Asia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged post-Soviet countries in resource-rich Central Asia to ramp up ties with Ankara as he sought to take advantage of a weakening Moscow bogged down in Ukraine. “We are going through a fragile period t…
Egypt’s COP27: Climate injustice in a restricted civic space
This week, on The New Arab Voice we’re exploring what’s happening at Egypt’s COP27 and what this means for climate justice in the Middle East and North Africa. With the world’s attention on Sharm el-Sheikh, the episode unpacks the main points of discus…