irrigation
Irrigation minister travels to Sudan
Egypt
September 21, 2011
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
June 26, 2011
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
November 13, 2010
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
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…
Tuesday’s papers: redirected trains, two-headed babies and alleged Israeli carpetbagging
Egypt
October 19, 2010
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
August 19, 2010
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
August 3, 2010
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
July 12, 2010
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
June 27, 2010
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…