{"id":577182,"date":"2022-11-13T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T04:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/11\/13\/cop27-in-the-foreign-press-bidens-visit-alaa-abdel-fattah-and-climate-protests\/"},"modified":"2022-11-13T04:00:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T04:00:17","slug":"cop27-in-the-foreign-press-bidens-visit-alaa-abdel-fattah-and-climate-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/11\/13\/cop27-in-the-foreign-press-bidens-visit-alaa-abdel-fattah-and-climate-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"COP27 in the foreign press: Biden\u2019s visit, Alaa Abdel Fattah and climate protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah led the conversation on Egypt in the international <\/strong><strong>press over the weekend<\/strong> after his family said he has \u201cundergone a medical intervention\u201d to maintain his health as he continues his hunger and water strike. Picking up the story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/egypt-authorities-intervene-maintain-health-hunger-striker-family-member-2022-11-10\/\">Reuters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-63582469\">BBC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/egypt-dissident-hunger-striker-hospitalized-by-authorities\/a-63707892\">Deutsche Welle<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/2022-11-11\/ty-article\/.premium\/an-egyptian-political-prisoners-hunger-strike-crashes-the-climate-party\/00000184-663b-d28d-a7fe-767f64930000\">Haaretz<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/10\/middleeast\/alaa-abd-el-fattah-egypt-dual-nationality-cop27\/index.html\">CNN<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d4d07560-1ef4-4858-916e-49c57710e4ff\">FT<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/12\/opinion\/alaa-hunger-strike-egypt-cop.html?searchResultPosition=3\">NYT<\/a>. Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/drinks-egypt-climate-talks-now-free-jailed-activist-93044485\">Associated Press<\/a> took note of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reiterating his belief that COP27 should be focused on climate change, rather than on Abdel Fattah and other political issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday\u2019s protests at COP are getting just as much attention<\/strong>, with foreign media commenting on a number of small climate demonstrations that took place yesterday in the blue zone. Abdel Fattah\u2019s sister Sanaa Seif led a separate protest calling for the release of the jailed activist. Covering the protests: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-travel-africa-business-efb5eaf273942f5e7f61f1d49b6dc984\">AP<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/cop\/curbs-rights-weaken-egypts-climate-talks-campaigners-say-2022-11-12\/\">Reuters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/hundreds-protest-for-climate-action-at-un-summit\/2022\/11\/12\/47479110-62a1-11ed-a131-e900e4a6336b_story.html\">Washington Post<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/12\/climate\/cop27-protests-egypt.html?searchResultPosition=1\">New York Times<\/a> among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi\u2019s sit-down with US President Joe Biden<\/strong> on Friday is also making the rounds, with most outlets focusing on the human rights angle (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-president-biden-praises-egypt-its-stance-ukraine-gaza-2022-11-11\/\">Reuters<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-11-11\/biden-says-he-will-raise-human-rights-with-egypt-s-el-sisi?sref=mmeFTDW1\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/climate\/cop27\/2022\/11\/11\/biden-and-sisi-meet-as-us-president-set-to-address-cop27-summit\/\">The National<\/a>). The White House is doing \u201ceverything we can\u201d to secure the activist\u2019s release and other political detainees, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/11\/12\/biden-egypt-activist-alaa-abdel-fattah\/\">Washington Post<\/a> reported US national security adviser Jake Sullivan saying on board air force one. We have the full story in Diplomacy, below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jailed activist Alaa Abdel Fattah led the conversation on Egypt in the international press over the weekend after his family said he has \u201cundergone a medical intervention\u201d to maintain his health as he continues his hunger and water strike. 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