Oil and gas deal allegations are false and undermine COP28 Presidency’s work: Sultan Al Jaber

​COP28 President, Sultan Al Jaber of UAE, which holds the Presidency this year, denied that they were using the climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals. The COP28 team of UAE had plans to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 nations, the Centre for Climate Reporting and BBC reported on Sunday, […]

‘UAE planned to use COP28 to advance oil and gas deals’

LONDON/DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) planned to exploit meetings with foreign governments arranged due to its COP28 hosting role to strike fossil fuel deals, according to leaked documents obtained by the BBC. The leaked briefing notes, obtained by journalists at the Centre for Climate Reporting (CCR) working alongside the British broadcaster, were prepared by […]

Fuel enters Gaza to restore phone links after Israel agrees to US request amid war

A first consignment of fuel entered Gaza from Egypt late Friday after Israel agreed to a US request to allow limited deliveries to end a communications blackout that has halted aid convoys for two days. UN agencies have spoken of an increasingly desperate situation for the 2.4 million Palestinians trapped inside the besieged enclave, which […]