Latest in Tag: Paris Highlight
Latest in Tag: Paris
Hip hop in the heart of Paris
Paris has been suffering since the terrorist attacks of November 2015 as tourists have vanished. The city is coming back to life with new centers of culture, including a new hip hop center as a symbol of integration.
Eiffel Tower, Brandenburg Gate, Trevi Fountain: Europe lights up in solidarity with Brussels
Across Europe famous landmarks are lighting up the night sky in a display of solidarity with the residents in Brussels. The illumination of the Belgian flag in Paris, Berlin and Rome is a display of unity against terror.
At least 34 killed in 3 explosions in Brussels days after arrest of main suspect in Paris attacks
Belgium, French, and Italian governments raised terror threat level to high, deployed security forces in the streets.
Billionaire Forbes puts Napoleon III art collection up for auction
American publisher Christopher Forbes has brought his Napoleon III collection of 2,000 art objects back to Paris for auction. It has allowed the Emperor into the Opera Garnier for the first time.
Belgium: Cities fight radicalization of young Muslims
Ever since November’s attacks in Paris, Belgium has been stereotyped as a hotbed of terrorism. Several cities are trying to prevent young Muslims from being radicalized.
Temraza starts 2015 in Paris and ends it in LA
Daily News Egypt met the designer to find out more about her new collection and what she managed to learn throughout her transformational year.
Paris-Berlin: So near and yet so far
There are versatile connections between the two capitals. After the November 13 attacks, Marcel Fuerstenau experienced how valuable and moving they can be at a personal level.
Egyptian delegation to COP21 emphasises adaptation over mitigation in uncertain climate futureÂ
Egypt contributes 0.6% to world’s CO2 emissions; yet, is among most vulnerable to the effects of climate change
Belgian authorities raid home in connection with Paris attacks
Belgian police have searched a home in the country’s capital and made at least one arrest. The raid was reportedly carried out in connection with the terrorist attacks in Paris last month.
A new era of opportunity
By Ban Ki-moon Seventy years ago, the United Nations was created from the ashes of the Second World War. Seven decades later, in Paris, nations have united in the face of another threat – the threat to life as we know it due to a rapidly warming planet. Governments have ushered in a new era …
Opinion: Premature rejoicing in Paris
The agreement reached at the world climate conference has been labeled “historic.” This is an exaggeration, writes DW’s Henrik Böhme: the real value of all those “shoulds” committed to paper remains to be seen. It was perfectly understandable that frenetic cheering erupted among the thousands of delegates present at the uncharming trade fair grounds on …
COP21: A historic agreement reached in Paris to limit temperature rises
The agreement is “balanced”, says Fahmy
We have a treaty – but at what cost?
After two weeks, huge amounts of political rhetoric, and much activity behind closed doors, we have a treaty. While there will be celebrations among activists, the Paris Treaty will do very little to rein in temperature reductions. The Paris Treaty promises to keep temperature rises below 2°C. However, the actual promises made here will do …
Historic climate agreement reached
For the first time in history, industrialized and developed countries alike have commited to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change. Andrea Rönsberg reports from Paris. Laughter, applause, and cheers broke out in the plenary hall after French foreign minister Laurent Fabius, presiding over the climate conference, said the words apparently everybody had …
195 countries reach historic climate change agreement in Paris
The deal is the first to commit all countries to cutting carbon emissions
COP21 final agreement postponed for further talks
Adequate measures should be taken to avoid further negative consequences in Egypt’s coastal areas, experts say
‘Moment of truth’ as Fabius submits final Paris Pact draft
A new draft pact has been presented to ministers gathered at the Paris climate conference. They now have time to deliberate, before attempting to adopt a global agreement. With an emotional appeal, French foreign minister Laurent Fabius, who presides over the conference, presented negotiators at the Paris climate conference with a new draft agreement that …
Paris climate summit in final push
Some 195 represented countries have made a final push to reach a deal this weekend aimed at averting catastrophic climate change. Divisions remain over how to keep global temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius
Overtime for Paris climate conference
After negotiations on a global climate agreement hit a wall early on Friday morning, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, presiding over the event, postponed the release of a new text to Saturday
COP21: No news is good news at Paris climate conference
How do journalists know that crunch time really has started COP21? Toilets get closed off at short notice and negotiators start looking pretty beat. DW reporter Andrea Rönsberg lets you in on a few more giveaways
What does the Paris treaty look like from Ghana?
The suburb of Alajo is about as far from the posh hotels of Paris as you could get. But the bureaucrats and politicians here in France are negotiating a climate treaty to “help the world’s poorest”, including billions of dollars of guarantees of “climate aid” to developing nations. I have argued in this blog that …
Air France-KLM in revenue decline over Paris attacks
French-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM has reported a tangible drop in November revenues as a result of the Paris terror attacks. But the carrier hoped things would return to normal until the end of the year
What’s the price tag of Paris? Don’t ask the politicians
When you go shopping – whether at the corner store, or at the ritzy Galeries Lafayette or Printemps here in Paris – you expect to know what you are spending on and what you are getting. Strangely, when it comes to global climate treaties, our politicians like to commit to hugely expensive policies without even …
The Balkan route to Western Europe for Yugoslavia guns
Many weapons on Europe’s black market come via the Balkans. The terrorists in the Paris attacks allegedly used such weapons. The illegal arms trade from the Balkans is a security risk that affects all of Europe. According to media reports, the November 13 Paris attackers used two Zastava M-70 assault rifles from the former Yugoslavia. …
Paris climate summit agrees on text, but questions open
It is halftime at the Paris climate conference, and negotiators have agreed on a new draft agreement. That constitutes progress – but many sticking points remain for ministers to solve next week. “It is so decided,” Dan Reifsnyder, the US deputy assistant secretary of state for environment, said a few minutes after 1 Saturday afternoon …
What will all the hot air in Paris actually do?
Negotiators and activists are getting increasingly serious about the prospects of finalising a carbon-cutting deal here in Paris. No doubt if they are successful, we will see much back-slapping and exhortations of “success” in seven days. But the bonhomie will hide a rather inconvenient truth: even if it’s successful, any deal negotiated in Paris is …
Foreign journalists between caution and refusal to visit Egypt
“If I were planning a vacation, Egypt would not be on my list,” says Nigerian journalist
Paris needs to take the “climate” out of “climate aid”
One of the things we are hearing more and more about here in Paris is so-called “climate aid”. There has been a huge push from climate NGOs to convince rich countries to spend a fortune to help poor countries adjust to global warming. This term is a catch-all for money being given from rich countries …
French prime minister urges tourists to ‘come spend money in Paris’
France’s premier Maniel Valls sent a call to tourists to come to Paris, spend money and enjoy the capital’s cultural attractions to help boost the city in the wake of deadly jihadist attacks. “Come to Paris, security conditions are assured,” Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on French radio, in what he described as a “message …
Al-Sisi affirms Egypt’s efforts to establish Palestinian state in meeting with Abbas
Egyptian president highlighted importance of return of Palestinian Authority to Gaza Strip