Pakistan floods leave over 300 dead as rescue efforts continue
Pakistan has resumed rescue and relief operations in its flood-hit northwest, where days of relentless rains have left more than...
Environment
Greta Thunberg joins climate protest in Norway refinery
Around 200 climate protesters, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, staged a demonstration at Norway’s biggest oil refinery, calling for the...
Yemen to face extreme floods threatening agriculture, UN warns
The UN warned on August 15th that Yemen faces the risk of widespread floods during the present rainy season, putting already...
Global talks stall on plastic pollution treaty in Geneva
Negotiations in Geneva to establish the world’s first legally binding treaty on plastic pollution teetered on the brink as delegations...
Earthquake in western Turkey kills one, injures dozens
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on August 10th with devastating effects, as reported...
Cape Verde activates state of emergency after floods kill nine
Cape Verde has declared a state of emergency after deadly floods which have killed nine people according to BBC News...
Northern Morocco devastated by forest fire
An extensive mountain forest fire has rapidly spread in northern Morocco on August 13th, as reported by The New Arab...
Nigerian city Lagos grapples with recent plastic ban
Lagos, one of the most plastic-polluted cities in the world, is struggling to enforce a recent ban on single-use plastics,...
Libya’s environmental crisis is due to neglect and and conflict
The Libyan Environment Minister for the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, Ibrahim Al-Arabi, highlighted in an interview the “catastrophic” environmental...
Iraq experiences power cuts amid heatwave
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has announced that several provinces in Iraq have been hit by power cuts, as temperatures...
Rhino populations experiencing turbulence globally
Conservationists have welcomed encouraging signs for some rhino species, although warning signs indicate that others are in severe decline. A...
Moroccan heat wave threatens water security
Over the past few days, Morocco has been hit by an extreme heat wave, with more than three-quarters of the...
Global push to finalise plastics treaty in Geneva
Countries from around the world have gathered in Geneva for a final attempt to negotiate a landmark United Nations treaty...
Tunisia’s coastline faces alarming erosion threat
Tunisia’s coastline continues to erode at an alarming pace, driven by rising sea levels, unchecked urbanisation, and intensifying climate change,...
Death toll rises in Nigeria as government fails to contain floods
Nigeria is drowning as floods continue to ravage the country this monsoon. With deaths mounting, critics say failed governance is...
