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Irrigation minister travels to Sudan
Egypt

Irrigation minister travels to Sudan

Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hesham Mohamed Qandil left Cairo Wednesday for a brief visit to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, where…
Egypt begins implementing plan to treat drainage water for irrigation
Environment

Egypt begins implementing plan to treat drainage water for irrigation

Egypt's government has started to implement a new plan to treat 9-13 billion cubic meters of sanitary and agricultural drainage…
Irrigation Ministry plans for flood defenses
Environment

Irrigation Ministry plans for flood defenses

Tighter controls on construction in desert areas have been announced by the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Nasr…
Fayoum farmers protest water shortage
Egypt

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…
Tuesday’s papers: redirected trains, two-headed babies and alleged Israeli carpetbagging
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: redirected trains, two-headed babies and alleged Israeli carpetbagging

Today the front pages of state-owned papers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar share identical headlines, photographs and reports on President Hosni Mubarak’s…
New irrigation policy saved water, says minster
Egypt

New irrigation policy saved water, says minster

The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam, said that this year the country managed to save…
Green areas to be irrigated by sewage water
Environment

Green areas to be irrigated by sewage water

The New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) has adopted a new policy to irrigate green areas in new cities with treated…
Water scarcity in the fields: A glimpse from Fayoum
Environment

Water scarcity in the fields: A glimpse from Fayoum

Many residents of Fayoum consider their governorate a microcosm of Egypt. With Bedouins, farmers and urban dwellers, the place offers…
Fayoum villagers protest water cuts
Egypt

Fayoum villagers protest water cuts

Hundreds of residents of the village of Sanhur in the Fayoum Governorate gathered to protest five consecutive days of water…
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