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Unicef launches clickfunding campaign to provide drinking water
Egypt
February 21, 2016
Unicef launches clickfunding campaign to provide drinking water
Unicef Egypt has launched a campaign to provide drinking water connections to 1,000 houses in Egypt, making use of a…
Nile dam technical studies non-binding: Ethiopian minister
Egypt
February 18, 2016
Nile dam technical studies non-binding: Ethiopian minister
Results from technical studies assessing potential harm from Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam are not binding for Addis Ababa, its water…
Preparedness needed for water scarcity from Ethiopian dam: water company
Egypt
February 7, 2016
Preparedness needed for water scarcity from Ethiopian dam: water company
Egypt should be prepared to cope with “water scarcity” caused by Ethiopia’s disputed Grand Renaissance Dam project, said the head…
Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder
Egypt
January 24, 2016
Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder
A few meters away from the Red Sea Governorate's office, and in a garden housing a memorial statue, employees at…
SpaceX to launch ocean satellite, try water return Sunday
Science
January 16, 2016
SpaceX to launch ocean satellite, try water return Sunday
A US$180 million satellite to study the world's oceans in a changing climate will blast off Sunday atop a Falcon…
Addis Ababa cannot opperate Nile dam without Cairo, Khartoum consent: Sudan
Egypt
January 11, 2016
Addis Ababa cannot opperate Nile dam without Cairo, Khartoum consent: Sudan
Ethiopia cannot comfortably operate its disputable Grand Renaissance Dam without the consent of Egypt and Sudan, Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim…
Disagreements persist as latest round of Ethiopia dam talks close
Egypt
December 29, 2015
Disagreements persist as latest round of Ethiopia dam talks close
Disputes continued as Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan concluded their latest round of talks in Khartoum over Adis Ababa’s controversial Grand…
UPDATE: Ethiopia began diverting Nile 36 days ago
Egypt
December 27, 2015
UPDATE: Ethiopia began diverting Nile 36 days ago
Ethiopia began diverting the Nile River towards the disputed Grand Renaissance Dam 36 days ago, Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Ghandour…
Egypt turns to alternate water resources as Ethiopia dam talks fail
Egypt
December 15, 2015
Egypt turns to alternate water resources as Ethiopia dam talks fail
Egypt is searching for alternate Nile water resources to offset a potentially weaker inflow as talks with Ethiopia fail over…
Climate change to affect Arab region significantly: former minister
Egypt
December 11, 2015
Climate change to affect Arab region significantly: former minister
The phenomenon of climate change has become a concrete reality, said former Irrigation Minister and current President of the Arab…