Nile
Solutions to water mismanagement in Egypt
Environment
July 3, 2011
Solutions to water mismanagement in Egypt
Every environmental challenge is a development opportunity in the highest sense. To simplify, the theory of sustainable development implies giving…
Ex-officials face allegations of environmental crimes against Nile
Environment
July 1, 2011
Ex-officials face allegations of environmental crimes against Nile
In addition to charges of corruption and involvement in killing protesters, deposed President Hosni Mubarak and his cabinet are facing…
Ethiopia plans power exports to Egypt
Business
June 29, 2011
Ethiopia plans power exports to Egypt
ADDIS ABABA--Ethiopia plans to sell power to Sudan, Yemen, Kenya and even Egypt, with whom it is at odds over…
Gunfight over smuggled weapons leaves 3 injured
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Gunfight over smuggled weapons leaves 3 injured
A gunfight between police and a group trying to smuggle weapons to the Beni Suef Governorate led to three people…
Egypt PM: African development promotes Egypt’s security
Egypt
May 14, 2011
Egypt PM: African development promotes Egypt’s security
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf stressed that his current tour in Africa, which includes a visit to Uganda and Ethiopia, represents…
Egypt to assess Ethiopia’s proposed Nile dam
Egypt
April 22, 2011
Egypt to assess Ethiopia’s proposed Nile dam
Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hussein al-Atfy, in press statements on Thursday, reiterated Egypt will turn a new page in…
Ethiopia: We’ll deal with Egypt through Entebbe Nile agreement
Egypt
April 4, 2011
Ethiopia: We’ll deal with Egypt through Entebbe Nile agreement
Addis Ababa has announced that it will only deal with Egypt on issues of Nile water quotas through the Cooperative…
Egypt requests Great Millennium Dam studies from Ethiopia
Egypt
March 31, 2011
Egypt requests Great Millennium Dam studies from Ethiopia
Irrigation Minister Hussein al-Atfy on Thursday said Egypt is awaiting the Ethiopian government’s reply to its request for technical and…
On Egypt’s finite water supply
Environment
March 26, 2011
On Egypt’s finite water supply
Turning Herodotus’s epithet on its head, some have recently claimed that “the Nile is the gift of Egypt,” adducing historic…