water crisis
Egypt and UAE team up on major humanitarian project to alleviate Gaza’s thirst crisis
Egypt
August 1, 2025
Egypt and UAE team up on major humanitarian project to alleviate Gaza’s thirst crisis
Ambassador Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for the UAE, stated that Egypt and the UAE are cooperating…
Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems in Gaza
Middle East
August 23, 2024
Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems in Gaza
Guns swinging from their hips, two soldiers in black combat boots and green tactical clothing appear to wire explosives to pumps…
Irrigation minister heads for NY to take part in UN 2023 Water Conference
Egypt
March 20, 2023
Irrigation minister heads for NY to take part in UN 2023 Water Conference
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hani Suweilam left here for New York on Monday leading a high-level delegation to…
Iran: Protests on water shortages turn violent as police arrest 67
Middle East
November 30, 2021
Iran: Protests on water shortages turn violent as police arrest 67
Protests in the Iranian city of Isfahan over the drying up of a river turned violent, as riot police arrested…
Egyptian student wins 2nd place at “Tatawwar” program for water preservation plan
Features/Interviews
August 6, 2019
Egyptian student wins 2nd place at “Tatawwar” program for water preservation plan
A project idea from Egyptian student Samah Abdullah won second place in the “Tatawwar program, launched by the HSBC in…
Highlights of the 17th edition of the world Economic Forum
Economy
April 8, 2019
Highlights of the 17th edition of the world Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum in the Middle East and North Africa took place at Jordan’s Dead Sea on April 6…
Arab region faces largest water and food deficits: Water Council
Environment
November 19, 2018
Arab region faces largest water and food deficits: Water Council
The Arab world has become the region with the largest water and food deficits worldwide, due to expanding population…
Government imports rice due to poor cultivation: Farmers syndicate chief
Egypt
July 1, 2018
Government imports rice due to poor cultivation: Farmers syndicate chief
Chief of the farmers syndicate Hussien Abdel Rahman Abu Sedam said on Sunday that the Egyptian government will be…
To make peace in the Middle East, focus first on water, palestine-israel
Middle East
February 5, 2018
To make peace in the Middle East, focus first on water, palestine-israel
For the past 20 years, Israelis and Palestinians alike have approached peace negotiations with the flawed assumption that, in order…
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action
From a hillside in northern Jordan, the Yarmouk River is barely visible in the steep valley below, reduced from a…