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Middle East round-up: Alaa Abd el-Fattah, Egypt and COP27

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

UNHCR chief: Solidarity against invasion generated huge private donations in Japan

Solidarity among Japanese people against the Russian invasion of Ukraine has generated extraordinarily large donations from the private sector in Japan to the United Nations' refugee agency this year, according to the U.N. refugee chief.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Brit on hunger strike admitted to hospital with fears he's being force-fed at prison

Omar Robert Hamilton, Alaa Abdel-Fattah's cousin and an editor of his recent Selected Works told the Mirror how worried the family is at this latest news from Egypt

Daily Mirror

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Jailed Egyptian hunger striker is hospitalized, family says

Family say Egyptian prison authorities have intervened medically with jailed pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who this week escalated a food and hunger strike demanding his release

The Independent UK

Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline

Here’s a look at some of the most important events of the two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s northernmost region.

Al Jazeera

Out of sight, out of mind: Europe's increasing pushback against migrants

Lying a few kilometres off the Turkish coast, a series of Greek islands remain on the frontline of increasingly militarised attempts to limit the arrival of migrants and asylum seekers to the European Union. The often unseen and largely ignored treatment of those seeking shelter, whether pushed back to Turkey…

The Conversation

Young Kenyan tree activist speaks up for Africa at COP27

Elizabeth Wathuti channelled her frustration and sadness over the damage to natural habitats including Kenyan forests close to her childhood home into a life of activism, founding Green Generation Initiative to raise awareness through tree growing.

Reuters

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US, Oman Affirm Strategic Partnership on Regional Security

The United States and the Sultanate of Oman affirmed the strategic partnership on regional security and their agreement to support stability in Yemen. In a statement issued after the launch of the first strategic dialogue between Oman and the United States, in the presence of US Secretary of State Anthony…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 260

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 260th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

EU’s Gilmore Criticizes Houthis, Demands They Stop Violations against Yemenis

The EU’s special representative for human rights stated that Iran’s intransigence is preventing a positive role it could play in achieving peace in Yemen. The envoy also reviewed new EU measures to punish Iran for killing civilians and the 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini. Eamon Gilmore voiced concern about what…

Asharq Al-Awsat

AP PHOTOS: 'Plastic Man' in Senegal on mission against trash

On a beach in Senegal with so much plastic trash that much of the sand is covered, one man is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of plastics—by wearing many of the bags, cups and other junk that might just as soon be part of trash piles.

The Independent UK

UN experts apply for court role in Anglo American’s Kabwe lead poisoning case

The organisation and Human Rights Watch petition in South Africa to take part in class action as the mining giant denies liability

The Guardian - UK

Fed up young climate activists: 'Adults aren't listening'

An AP questionnaire of more than 130 young climate activists finds that the future they envision — even fear — has them frustrated and anxious

The Independent UK

UN Admits Coup Responsible for Most Restrictions on Aid Movement in Yemen

Houthis are responsible for about 94 percent of the restrictions recorded on the movement of humanitarian workers and commodities within Yemen, revealed the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). It noted that the third quarter of 2022 witnessed a significant increase in incidents that impacted the safety…

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The Guardian - UK

Angola urges UK to take new measures on poverty

Call over protecting most vulnerable citizens comes before UN review of Britain’s human rights record

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re in a hellhole’: Newcastle food bank struggles with drop in donations

Trussell Trust research shows profile of food bank users changing as cost of living bites

Reuters

Family of Bahrain activist granted special visit but worry about health

The family of a Bahraini activist on death row was allowed physical contact with Mohammed Ramadhan for the first time in years on a prison visit this week, his wife said, though adding she believed he was not getting proper medical treatment.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian booby traps turning Kherson into ‘city of death’, says Ukraine official – as it happened

Adviser to head of the office of Ukraine’s president says Russian military have mined apartments and sewers and plan to reduce Kherson to ruins

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The Conversation

It’s the big issue of COP27 climate summit: poor nations face a $1 trillion ‘loss and damage’ bill, but rich nations won’t pay up

The costs of climate-related disasters are growing and the poorest countries are bearing the brunt of impacts, from the unprecedented floods in Pakistan to the expanding famine in Somalia. Natural disasters in 2022 alone cost the global economy an estimated US$227 billion.

France 24

World's automakers fall short on climate goals, says Greenpeace report

Major automakers will need to sell about half the number of petrol and diesel vehicles than under current projections to be aligned with key climate goals, Greenpeace said Thursday.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula at COP27 will offer to host future climate summit -sources

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will offer to host a future global climate change summit when he attends the COP27 United Nations climate conference in Egypt next week, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 260 of the invasion

Moscow orders troops to leave Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson in humiliating retreat; Ukraine responds with caution

Zenger

The Mighty Nile Resists The Powers Of Nature, Including The Rising Sea

Farmland inundated with saltwater gradually eats away the soil in the Mediterranean town of Mutubes, in Kafr el-Sheikh province.

The Independent UK

US official meets Ukrainian children at UNICEF hub in Warsaw

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations says she does not expect the U.S. midterm election to weaken Washington's support for Ukraine given the bipartisan backing for Kyiv since Russia’s invasion of its neighbor

The Conversation

Our buildings are driving us closer to 'climate hell' – how do we get back on course to net zero?

More and more of the world’s people are feeling the impacts of climate change. As United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said when COP27 opened this week: “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.”

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