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MENA Newswire News Desk: The European Council has officially endorsed new recommendations on climate finance ahead of next month’s COP29, the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summit. This year’s meeting will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan,

MENA Newswire News Desk: The European Union (EU) has initiated a “Humanitarian Air Bridge” to support Lebanon, a country reeling from worsening economic conditions and widespread poverty due to prolonged political instability. The airlift will involve three flights from Dubai

MENA Newswire News Desk: Global deforestation surged in 2023, with an area equivalent to the size of Latvia lost, according to a report released on Tuesday by various research organizations and civil society groups. The Forest Declaration Assessment revealed that

MENA Newswire News Desk: Global river flows reached record lows in 2023 due to extreme weather patterns and prolonged droughts, according to a report published by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Monday. The State of Global Water

MENA Newswire News Desk: A severe drought has caused the Negro River, one of the Amazon River’s largest tributaries, to reach its lowest recorded level, Brazil’s geological service announced on Friday. This development highlights the devastating impact of the ongoing

MENA Newswire News Desk: Meta Platforms has been ordered by the European Union’s top court to limit its use of personal data for targeted advertising, marking a significant blow to the company’s advertising model. The Court of Justice of the

MENA Newswire News Desk: The European Commission has announced an additional €30 million in humanitarian aid to assist those most affected by the ongoing crisis in Lebanon. This new funding follows a previous commitment of €10 million made on September

MENA Newswire News Desk: Austria’s political scene is set for changes as coalition talks begin. This follows President Alexander Van der Bellen accepting the cabinet’s resignation. This process is customary after legislative elections. President Van der Bellen has asked the

MENA Newswire News Desk: Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a stern call for restraint from all nations in response to growing tensions in the Middle East. Türk emphasized the need for immediate action to

MENA Newswire News Desk: The United States has announced an additional $336 million in humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, bringing the total U.S. assistance for the region to over $1 billion since October 2023. The