Nile
Author hospitalized during TV interview
Egypt
June 29, 2010
Author hospitalized during TV interview
Prominent author Gamal el-Ghitani was taken to hospital after suffering a rise in blood pressure while recording an interview for…
Water Minister warns of Entebbe treaty’s ‘repercussions’
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Water Minister warns of Entebbe treaty’s ‘repercussions’
Minister of Water Resources Mohamed Nasr el-Din Alam confirmed Sunday that Nile Basin countries "understood" that the five upstream states…
Ethiopia Nile meeting dogged by tension
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Ethiopia Nile meeting dogged by tension
Closed meetings between Nile Basin water ministers began on Saturday in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa amid assurances by Egypt that…
250,000 tons of garbage dumped by the Nile in Minya
Environment
June 12, 2010
250,000 tons of garbage dumped by the Nile in Minya
Villagers in the vicinity of Mallawy city of southern Minya governorate have accused the local council of dumping around 250,000…
NDP informed of alleged Israeli Nile water plot
Egypt
June 10, 2010
NDP informed of alleged Israeli Nile water plot
The ruling National Democratic Party's policies secretariat has reportedly received a confidential memorandum from a member of the Egyptian Council…
Nile Basin states push Cairo for new water sharing agreement
Egypt
May 22, 2010
Nile Basin states push Cairo for new water sharing agreement
Cairo over the coming days will be the scene of intense discussions between the Nile Basin states, which are trying…
Kenya signs Nile Basin framework agreement
Egypt
May 18, 2010
Kenya signs Nile Basin framework agreement
The Kenyan government on Tuesday officially announced it would sign the Nile Basin Framework Agreement.At a press conference, Kenyan Water…
Irrigation minister in Uganda for Nile talks
Egypt
April 29, 2010
Irrigation minister in Uganda for Nile talks
Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam declared on Tuesday that Nile Basin countries stood to lose some…
4 new victims of illegal immigration
Egypt
April 4, 2010
4 new victims of illegal immigration
Kafr el-Sheikh--The dead body of a young man named Abdo Mohamed Hassan el-Shami from Borg Megheizel village in Rashid was…