Nile Basin

Cairo over the coming days will be the scene of intense discussions between the Nile Basin states, which are trying…

The Kenyan government on Tuesday officially announced it would sign the Nile Basin Framework Agreement.At a press conference, Kenyan Water…

State-run papers lead with reports of yesterday's meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh between President Hosni Mubarak and Kuwaiti Emir Sabah al-Ahmad…

Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania signed a new framework agreement on Nile water yesterday, a step strongly opposed by both…

Al-Ahram's lead story states that Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will present a proposal to parliament today calling for the abolition…

The front page of Al-Ahram features no fewer than four lead stories, the first of which concerns President Mubarak’s upcoming…

Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam declared on Tuesday that Nile Basin countries stood to lose some…

State-owned papers lead with President Mubarak’s “intense diplomatic activities” in Sharm el-Sheikh yesterday, as described by Al-Ahram. Mubarak’s schedule included…

Muslim Brotherhood member of the People's Assembly Hussein Ibrahim accused the government yesterday of taking citizens hostage, saying that when…

Al-Ahram leads today with news of volcanic ash from Iceland continuing to cover much of Europe, saying the ash is…