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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…
Arab League chief: Water scarcity ‘no urgent problem’ for Egypt
Egypt
October 27, 2010
Arab League chief: Water scarcity ‘no urgent problem’ for Egypt
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa this week said that water scarcity did not represent "an urgent problem" for Egypt.
Fayoum farmers protest water shortage
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Fayoum farmers protest water shortage
More than 150 farmers from Bahr Gergeba, Fayoum, staged a protest yesterday in front of the Ministry of Irrigation and…
Arab water security meeting postponed due to states’ absence
Environment
September 25, 2010
Arab water security meeting postponed due to states’ absence
A special session of the Arab League's Arab Ministerial Council for Water ended on Friday with a decision to postpone…
Arab researchers fill breach at Stockholm’s World Water Week
Environment
September 21, 2010
Arab researchers fill breach at Stockholm’s World Water Week
It might have been the Eid holidays, the inclement Swedish weather, or just political apathy, but not a single official…
Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?
Environment
September 19, 2010
Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?
The following article is the first part of Al-Masry Al-Youm's weekly"Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Developing world’s megacities struggle to conserve water
Environment
September 12, 2010
Developing world’s megacities struggle to conserve water
Our world is home to 39 megacities--cities that are in turn home to more than ten million inhabitants each. Twenty-eight…