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Ethiopia’s Millennium Dam will not harm Egypt or Sudan, says official
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Ethiopia’s Millennium Dam will not harm Egypt or Sudan, says official
An Ethiopian official dismissed on Monday claims that the country’s proposed Millennium Dam would negatively impact Egypt and Sudan, saying…
Watering the street: A closer look at a strange local tradition
Life & Style
August 29, 2011
Watering the street: A closer look at a strange local tradition
Mohamed Saeed holds a hose in his hand early in the morning and sprays the asphalt street in front of…
Study reveals further details about Western Desert underground waterway
Environment
June 20, 2011
Study reveals further details about Western Desert underground waterway
An Egyptian researcher at an American university has revealed new details about an underground waterway that links central Africa to…
Irrigation canals mismanagement leads to health hazards: The example of Abu Sir
Environment
May 15, 2011
Irrigation canals mismanagement leads to health hazards: The example of Abu Sir
The canals of Abu Sir village are part of the vast network of Egypt’s irrigation canals designed to expand the…
Egypt requests Great Millennium Dam studies from Ethiopia
Egypt
March 31, 2011
Egypt requests Great Millennium Dam studies from Ethiopia
Irrigation Minister Hussein al-Atfy on Thursday said Egypt is awaiting the Ethiopian government’s reply to its request for technical and…
On Egypt’s finite water supply
Environment
March 26, 2011
On Egypt’s finite water supply
Turning Herodotus’s epithet on its head, some have recently claimed that “the Nile is the gift of Egypt,” adducing historic…
Kenyan VP: We won’t violate Egypt’s right to Nile water
Egypt
December 29, 2010
Kenyan VP: We won’t violate Egypt’s right to Nile water
“The Nile will flow in Egypt forever,” Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka told Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif in a…
Ethiopia says it has evidence Egypt supports insurgents
Egypt
November 27, 2010
Ethiopia says it has evidence Egypt supports insurgents
Ethiopia reiterated allegations that Egypt supports insurgents in Ethiopia, saying it has evidence verifying its claims. The Ethiopian Communications Minister…
Rice production withers as Egypt diverts water supply
Business
November 23, 2010
Rice production withers as Egypt diverts water supply
In Kafr el-Sheikh, rice farmers once looked forward to harvest time, but work has dried up in the large Nile…