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MENA Newswire News Desk: The death toll from severe flooding in southern and eastern Spain has surged to 211, according to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The disaster, centered around the region of Valencia, marks one of Spain’s deadliest flooding incidents in decades,
MENA Newswire News Desk: Economic losses from extreme climate-related events in the European Union have averaged €26 billion per year over the past decade, according to a report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The report highlights the financial
MENA Newswire News Desk: The 16th UN Biodiversity Summit (COP16) officially opened in Cali, Colombia on Monday, with high hopes for meaningful negotiations aimed at protecting the planet’s biodiversity. The summit, recognized as one of the most significant events for
MENA Newswire News Desk: A large-scale humanitarian effort culminated today at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal 1, Abu Dhabi Ports, as part of the two-week “UAE stands with Lebanon” campaign. The initiative, which started on October 8, collected 250 tonnes of
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: 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: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) will partner with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to host the fifth Species Survival Commission (SSC) Leaders’ Meeting in Abu Dhabi from October 25 to
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: Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has officially assumed the role of Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after a handover ceremony at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. Rutte succeeds Jens Stoltenberg, who led NATO for nearly
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