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UAE, COP28 and COP29 host joint event at UNGA focusing on the impact of food systems transformation on climate action

UAE, COP28 and COP29 host joint event at UNGA focusing on the impact of food systems transformation on climate action

The United Arab Emirates, COP28, COP29 Azerbaijan, The World Bank, the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations and the Food and Agricultur…

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UNSC Committee 2140 lifts sanctions on Yemen's former president and his son

UNSC Committee 2140 lifts sanctions on Yemen's former president and his son

The UN Security Council's sanctions committee on Tuesday removed the names of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son Ahmed from the…

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Yemen : Houthis Say They Targeted Ship in Haifa Port with ‘Islamic Resistance’ in Iraq

Yemen : Houthis Say They Targeted Ship in Haifa Port with ‘Islamic Resistance’ in Iraq

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen said on Wednesday they targeted a ship in Israel's Haifa port with a number of drones in a joint military…

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German air defense frigate leaves port to join EU Red Sea mission

German air defense frigate leaves port to join EU Red Sea mission

Germany sent a powerful air defence frigate on Thursday to join an European Union naval mission in the Red Sea that will be launched in mid-Februar…

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Egypt's Suez Canal revenues down 40% due to Houthi attacks

Egypt's Suez Canal revenues down 40% due to Houthi attacks

Dollar revenues from Egypt's Suez Canal are down 40% from the beginning of the year compared to 2023, canal authority head Osama Rabie said on Thur…

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UAE airports set to welcome 135m passengers in 2024

UAE airports set to welcome 135m passengers in 2024

The UAE’s airports are expected to receive 135 million passengers in 2024, a 4 percent surge in traffic over the previous 12 months, accordin…

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Egypt welcomes COP28 results, praises UAE successful hosting

Egypt welcomes COP28 results, praises UAE successful hosting

Egypt also praised the Emirati leadership in the negotiations that led to the "UAE Consensus", a set of measures meant to mobilise international ef…

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COP28 climate summit : deal to transition away from fossil fuels

COP28 climate summit : deal to transition away from fossil fuels

Government ministers representing nearly 200 countries on Wednesday agreed to a deal that calls for a transition away from fossil fuels, after a pr…

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COP28 Draft Climate Deal Floats Fossil Fuel Cuts for First Time

COP28 Draft Climate Deal Floats Fossil Fuel Cuts for First Time

The United Arab Emirates, presiding over this year’s COP28 climate talks, presented a draft deal that called on countries to cut their consum…

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UAE’s green bonds and sukuk value surges over $4bn in 11 months

UAE’s green bonds and sukuk value surges over $4bn in 11 months

The total value of sukuks, green and sustainability-linked bonds registered with the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority reached about…

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COP28 UAE: Fossil fuels, finance remain key hurdles in the negotiation text at the climate summit

COP28 UAE: Fossil fuels, finance remain key hurdles in the negotiation text at the climate summit

With the clock ticking away, negotiators at the COP28 UN climate summit are saying that a just and equitable phase out of fossil fuels and financin…

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COP28: US-UAE climate-friendly farming effort grows to $17 bln

COP28: US-UAE climate-friendly farming effort grows to $17 bln

Funding for a joint effort by the United States and United Arab Emirates to advance climate-friendly farming around the world has grown to more tha…

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UAE energy minister: world needs to focus on phasing out coal

UAE energy minister: world needs to focus on phasing out coal

The world needs to focus on phasing out coal, United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei said on Thursday on the sidelines of…

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COP28 host UAE ready for rising heat risk, says minister

COP28 host UAE ready for rising heat risk, says minister

Long experience of the harsh desert summers has taught the country to live with temperatures that regularly flirt with 50 degrees Celsius (122 degr…

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COP28 host UAE may update climate plans next year after 'insufficient' ranking

COP28 host UAE may update climate plans next year after 'insufficient' ranking

COP28 summit host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may update its plans to tackle its own contribution to climate change next year after an independe…

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COP28 president, EU climate commissioner meet in Brussels

COP28 president, EU climate commissioner meet in Brussels

 COP28 President Sultan bin Ahmed Al-Jaber met with EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra on Monday in Brussels, Emirates News Agency reporte…

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International Humanitarian Law Applies to All States

International Humanitarian Law Applies to All States

No two armed conflicts are the same. But the demands of international humanitarian law to protect civilians apply to all: do not deliberately or in…

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UAE's COP28 President-Designate: Adaptation Must Be 'front and center' of Climate Agenda

UAE's COP28 President-Designate: Adaptation Must Be 'front and center' of Climate Agenda

 The president designate of COP28, to be held in the United Arab Emirates later this year, Sultan Al Jaber, said on Sunday that adaptation…

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COP28 to deliver transformational outcomes for MENA and globe: UAE minister

COP28 to deliver transformational outcomes for MENA and globe: UAE minister

As the world embarks on an energy transition journey, the upcoming UN climate change conference in the UAE, or COP28, is expected to deliver transf…

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COP28: UAE to ‘leave its indelible mark’ on global climate action, says top diplomat

COP28: UAE to ‘leave its indelible mark’ on global climate action, says top diplomat

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) will serve as a worldwide platform for the UAE to demonstrate its dedication and ‘leave its indelibl…

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