nile basin countries
International law experts review Egypt’s position on water agreements
Egypt
April 22, 2010
International law experts review Egypt’s position on water agreements
The government has been relying on foreign international law experts to revisit the water treaties that the country signed with…
Tuesday’s papers: Palestine summit, succession and Nile Basin
Egypt
April 20, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Palestine summit, succession and Nile Basin
State-owned papers focus on the Egypt-Palestine summit in Sharm el-Sheikh today, at which President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian Prime Minister…
Egypt urges African presidents to renegotiate Nile water quotas
Egypt
April 20, 2010
Egypt urges African presidents to renegotiate Nile water quotas
Nile water is a matter of life and death for Egypt, which depends on the Nile for 95 percent of…
Disagreement looms on Nile Basin meeting
Egypt
April 12, 2010
Disagreement looms on Nile Basin meeting
The opportunity for compromise on a long-awaited framework for sharing Nile River water remains slim as ministers from Nile Basin…
Sunday’s papers: Sudan’s elections, more 6 April arrests
Egypt
April 11, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Sudan’s elections, more 6 April arrests
International news dominates today with the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski yesterday and the start of Sudanese elections today.Al-Akhbar…
Today’s papers: Wall-to-wall Tantawi
Egypt
March 11, 2010
Today’s papers: Wall-to-wall Tantawi
The death of Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh and former Grand Mufti Mohamed Sayed Tantawi dominates Egypt's newspapers Thursday.Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar both…
Govt investigates Egypt’s water needs, flooding threats
Environment
March 7, 2010
Govt investigates Egypt’s water needs, flooding threats
At a press conference in Alexandria yesterday, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nasr Eddin Allam announced a plan for…
Irrigation Ministry: Nile Basin countries to meet soon
Egypt
February 20, 2010
Irrigation Ministry: Nile Basin countries to meet soon
Water affairs ministers of the Nile Basin countries have agreed to hold a third round of negotiations on the Framework…
Egypt looks to rejoin Africa?
Egypt
February 4, 2010
Egypt looks to rejoin Africa?
For decades Egyptian foreign policy has focused on the Middle East at the expense of African diplomacy, analysts say, but…
Govt to cooperate with Nile Basin countries
Egypt
December 7, 2009
Govt to cooperate with Nile Basin countries
President Hosni Mubarak announced he instructed the government to increase its cooperation with the Nile Basin countries, maintaining constant contact…