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Refugees, climate change put pressure on Egypt’s water resources: Irrigation Minister
Egypt
January 23, 2018
Refugees, climate change put pressure on Egypt’s water resources: Irrigation Minister
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohammed Abd al-Atty stated on Tuesday that Egypt severely suffers from the impact of climate…
Sisi inaugurates developmental projects in Sharkia, New Cairo
Egypt
January 8, 2018
Sisi inaugurates developmental projects in Sharkia, New Cairo
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated several developmental projects today in 10th Ramadan City, Sharkia, and New Cairo. The projects included…
Water, electricity, McDonald’s: Gazans hope for reconciliation
Middle East
November 28, 2017
Water, electricity, McDonald’s: Gazans hope for reconciliation
Hamas is due to hand over power in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority by Friday as part of…
Egypt to construct world’s largest seawater desalination plant
Egypt
November 15, 2017
Egypt to construct world’s largest seawater desalination plant
Egypt is in the process of constructing the largest seawater desalination plant in the world, in the Suez Governorate’s coastal city of…
Sisi to discuss Renaissance Dam crisis with Ethiopian PM in December
Egypt
November 15, 2017
Sisi to discuss Renaissance Dam crisis with Ethiopian PM in December
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in December to discuss the ongoing crisis in the tripartite…
Egypt increases cost of water by up to 50%
Egypt
August 3, 2017
Egypt increases cost of water by up to 50%
Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail signed off on Wednesday to raise drinking water and sewage fees starting August by as…
Qatar in talks with Turkey and Iran to provide food, water: official
Middle East
June 7, 2017
Qatar in talks with Turkey and Iran to provide food, water: official
Qatar is in talks with Iran and Turkey to secure food and water supplies amid concerns of possible shortages two…
LE572 million allocated to improve water quality, drainage: Planning Ministry
Business
May 30, 2017
LE572 million allocated to improve water quality, drainage: Planning Ministry
The Ministry of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform approved additional allocations of LE572.5 million to improve the quality of drinking…
Australian activist runs 300km along Nile River for water crisis
Egypt
April 25, 2017
Australian activist runs 300km along Nile River for water crisis
Mina Jolie, an Australian activist and lawyer, ran 300 kilometers along the Nile River through Cairo, Luxor and Aswan as part…
Water service returns gradually to New Cairo
Egypt
April 25, 2017
Water service returns gradually to New Cairo
The Greater Cairo Water Company (GCWC) has announced the completion of reparation work on the line that nourishess the city of…