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Family ‘broken’ after couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Egypt hotel

John and Susan Cooper were poisoned as they slept after the room next to them was sprayed with chemicals to kill a bed bug infestation, coroner rules.

The Independent UK

Family left 'broken' after British couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Egypt hotel

John Cooper and his wife Susan were poisoned after the room next door to them was sprayed with pesticide

Evening Standard

British couple in Egypt died from poisoning after room next door sprayed to kill bedbugs, coroner rules

Kelly Ormerod, the Coopers’ daughter, said their family ‘has been broken’ since her parents’ death in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada

The Independent UK

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COP28: a year on from climate change funding breakthrough, poor countries eye disappointment at Dubai summit

At the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, an agreement to establish a loss and damage fund was hailed as a major breakthrough on one of the trickiest topics in the UN climate change negotiations. In an otherwise frustrating conference, this decision in November 2022 acknowledged the help that poorer…

The Conversation

Return flights to Egypt sell for under £35 as Israel conflict triggers massive tourism slump in Middle East

Airlines desperately try to stimulate bookings after sales plummet

The Independent UK

Over half of UK nationals seeking to flee Gaza have left, Foreign Office says

Distressing cases of families being split up prompt criticism officials are not doing enough to keep them together

The Guardian - UK

‘We saw death’: Egyptian nationals trying to leave Gaza stuck at Rafah

Hundreds of foreign nationals have exited Gaza through the Rafah crossing, but some Palestinian Egyptians are stranded.

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Ancient Egyptian tomb was filled with magical spells to ward off snake bites

An ancient Egyptian tomb just south of Cairo was filled with magical spells intended to protect the dead from snake bites.

LiveScience

What are the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict?

Recent events are the culmination of a decades-long clash in the disputed region of the Middle East

The Guardian - UK

Live updates | Negotiations underway for 3-day humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, officials say

Negotiations are underway to reach a three-day humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in exchange for the release of about a dozen hostages held by Hamas

The Independent UK

British couple in Egypt ‘died of carbon monoxide poisoning’, inquest hears

Pathologist gives cause of death of John and Susan Cooper, whose hotel room was next to one being treated for bedbugs

The Guardian - UK

British citizens forced to return to Gaza from safety in Egypt

UK passport-holders or family members ordered to go back to war zone as UK government ‘let them down’

The Independent UK

Qatar, Egypt Talking Pause In Hamas War In Exchange For Prisoners

Qatar and Egypt are negotiating the possible release of a number of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Zenger

Fossil fuel interests have large, yet often murky, presence at climate talks, AP analysis finds

Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another attended last year’s United Nations’ climate talks in Egypt

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The Independent UK

UK minister: More than 150 British nationals have left Gaza via Rafah crossing

Andrew Mitchell also stressed the need for ‘effective humanitarian pauses’ in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Guardian - UK

‘Handed a death sentence’: UK doctor forced to return to Gaza from Egypt

Foreign Office accused of ‘grotesque failure’ as Dr Ahmed Sabra says he and other UK nationals have been sent back over border

Evening Standard

British couple died while on holiday in Egypt after room next door fumigated for bed bugs, inquest hears

Inquest examining deaths of John Cooper and his wife Susan on a family holiday in 2018

Al Jazeera

One crisis to the next: British Palestinians fleeing Gaza stuck in Egypt

Fleeing Gaza was supposed to be the biggest hurdle. But visa issues have kept a family stuck in Cairo.

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Australian family flees Gaza war-zone to safety

An Australian family of three has fled the violence-stricken Gaza Strip through the Rafah border into Egypt, but another 76 Australians remain in the war-zone.

France 24

🔴 Live: Some 50,000 Gazans flee south in a single day, Israeli army says

Israel's army said Wednesday that 50,000 civilians had fled north Gaza for the south on Wednesday, hours after Israel said it was tightening its "stranglehold" on Gaza City, the most populous city in the Hamas-controlled enclave. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

The Independent UK

40 Filipinos flee war-ravaged Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing and arrive in Egypt

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says 40 Filipinos have fled from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip into Egypt through the Rafah crossing after Filipino diplomats negotiated for their safe passage and Qatar mediated for the border to be opened

The Guardian - UK

Britons who died in Egypt had room next to one fumigated for bedbugs

Blackburn inquest hears how John and Susan Cooper became fatally ill after adjacent hotel room was treated with chemicals

France 24

'How are they going to evacuate them?': The search for solutions to Gaza's hospital crisis

As the need for medical care in Gaza soars, accessing working hospitals and health centres is becoming more and more difficult. Alternative solutions such as evacuating patients overseas and setting up field hospitals are under way, but may offer little hope if there is no end to fighting in the…

Radio France Internationale

French foreign ministry says over 100 nationals evacuated from Gaza

More than 100 French nationals and their dependents have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, the foreign ministry in Paris said Tuesday.

The Conversation

Egypt's strongman president faces election amid economic slump and popular anger over inaction on Gaza

The bitter conflict between Israel and Hamas could not have come at a worse time for Egypt. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former military strongman who seized power in 2013 amid the turbulent fallout of the Arab Spring, faces a general election in December.

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