Sisi’s Grand Transfiguration Project
Summary: a mega-tourism hub in the South Sinai town of Saint Catherine threatens the local Bedouin population, the environment and an ancient monastery that is a UNESCO world heritage site.
Summary: a mega-tourism hub in the South Sinai town of Saint Catherine threatens the local Bedouin population, the environment and an ancient monastery that is a UNESCO world heritage site.
Summary: as COP27 opens in Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian president is hoping that the climate crisis will give him cover to obscure the rising tide of debt that threatens to wreck the economy and bring more misery to millions of Egyptians.
Summary: Egypt is preparing to host COP27 at Sharm el Sheikh this November where it is expected to make the case for reparations for the Global South, despite its own poor environmental record.