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Egypt to simplify all customs clearance and VAT refund procedures for COP27 guests

Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait has tasked a high-level ministerial committee to simplify all procedures of customs release and Value Added Tax (VAT) refund for the thousands of guests of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27, which will be hosted by Egypt in the Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh 6-18 November.

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Egypt to simplify all customs clearance and VAT refund procedures for COP27 guests

PHOTO GALLERY: Climate change imperils the ancient lifestyle of Morocco's last nomads

Top 50 Women to hold 'Women Towards Sustainability' seminar ahead of COP27

FM Cleverly confirms COP27 attendance as UK launches Climate Finance Accelerator in Egypt

'So many children dying': Somalia drought brings famine near

Renewables grow to meet global electricity demands: Study

Africa sounds caution on net zero goal ahead of COP27

Developing countries receive 6 percent of pledged climate finance: FM Shoukry

UN deputy secretary-general urges developed nations to honour pledges made in Glasgow

UN flood aid appeal jumps amid disease surge in Pakistan

World is in `life-or-death struggle' for survival, UN chief warns as pre-COP27 climate talks open

Developed world should honour climate pledges not to undermine COP credibility: Egypt COP27 Presidency

Shoukry in Congo to attend pre-COP27 conference

PHOTO GALLERY: Syrians struggle to grow food as ME faces droughts and rising temperatures

Methane reduction fastest, most effective way to reduce global warming: Mohieldin

Study: Heat wave led to unprecedented melt of Swiss glaciers

Half world's birds in decline, species moving 'ever faster' to extinction

Focus

INTERVIEW: Countries must raise their aspirations to deal with climate change: Shoukry

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke to Ahram Editor-in-Chief Alaa Thabet in an interview, saying that countries must raise their aspirations if the effects of climate change are to be confronted.

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INTERVIEW: Countries must raise their aspirations to deal with climate change: Shoukry

Africa sounds caution on net zero goal ahead of COP27

As Iraq concrete jungle swelters, ancient stone houses stay cool

PHOTO GALLERY: Egypt launches Nile cleanup initiatives

German energy giant RWE to end coal use by 2030

Scientific solutions crucial to effectively finance combating climate change: Mohieldin

Scaling up climate projects, low-carbon economy can be net driver of job creation: Mohieldin

Let’s green together

Green protest hits DR Congo ahead of climate summit

Egypt: A global energy policy

Building a united African front ahead of UN COP27

UNGA: Transformative solutions

Warnings on climate change

Conjuring international climate action in countdown to COP27

Promoting green startups

INTERVIEW: A shield against risk

INTERVIEW: Africa needs up to $145.5 bln annually in climate financing needs: AfDB VP Urama

Sharm El-Sheikh

Egypt’s COP27 Presidency calls on countries to set aside differences over Ukraine war

The Egyptian Presidency of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) urged countries to “put aside political differences” over the Russia-Ukraine war and collaborate to move forward on climate action.

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