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Concrete work has begun in GERD in preparation for new filling: expert
Egypt
April 15, 2022
Concrete work has begun in GERD in preparation for new filling: expert
Reports have stated that Ethiopia started concrete work to the body of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, especially on the…
Conflict and climate change drive water crisis in Syria
Middle East
December 14, 2021
Conflict and climate change drive water crisis in Syria
The September sun is setting over the old olive grove as Ahmad Mahmoud Alahri walks pensively from tree to tree. The…
Egyptian water expert reveals important developments about GERD operations
Egypt
November 12, 2021
Egyptian water expert reveals important developments about GERD operations
Egyptian water expert Abbas Sharaky revealed important developments regarding the filling and operations of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)…
Egypt attaches top priority to its historical Nile water rights: Sisi to Austrian Chancellor
Egypt
November 1, 2021
Egypt attaches top priority to its historical Nile water rights: Sisi to Austrian Chancellor
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reviewed developments related to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam during his Sunday meeting at his…
Satellites reveal risky land subsidence near GERD: Egyptian professor
Egypt
October 29, 2021
Satellites reveal risky land subsidence near GERD: Egyptian professor
The Professor of Remote Sensing and Earth Systems Sciences at Chapman University in the US, Hisham al-Askary warned of risks…
‘Our whole life depends on water’: Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
Middle East
October 14, 2021
‘Our whole life depends on water’: Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
CHEBAYESH MARSHES, Iraq, Oct 14 (Reuters) – On an island surrounded by the narrow waterways of the Chebayesh Marshes in…
‘We want to live and we want them to live’: Sisi on GERD dispute
Egypt
October 13, 2021
‘We want to live and we want them to live’: Sisi on GERD dispute
“We want to live and we want them to live,” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on the GERD dispute…
US and Europe can greatly pressure Ethiopia in GERD issue: Former minister
Egypt
September 30, 2021
US and Europe can greatly pressure Ethiopia in GERD issue: Former minister
The US and Europe can greatly pressure Ethiopia in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue, through the aid they provide…
Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban
Middle East
September 10, 2021
Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban
“The situation on the border isn’t about to get any better with the Taliban in power,” according to Nik Kowsar,…
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
Middle East
September 7, 2021
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
HALABJA, Iraq, Sept 6 (Reuters) – “Where we are standing right now, there should be a river,” says Nabil Musa,…