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International law experts review Egypt’s position on water agreements
Egypt

International law experts review Egypt’s position on water agreements

The government has been relying on foreign international law experts to revisit the water treaties that the country signed with…
Tuesday’s papers: Palestine summit, succession and Nile Basin
Egypt

Tuesday’s papers: Palestine summit, succession and Nile Basin

State-owned papers focus on the Egypt-Palestine summit in Sharm el-Sheikh today, at which President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian Prime Minister…
Egypt urges African presidents to renegotiate Nile water quotas
Egypt

Egypt urges African presidents to renegotiate Nile water quotas

Nile water is a matter of life and death for Egypt, which depends on the Nile for 95 percent of…
Disagreement looms on Nile Basin meeting
Egypt

Disagreement looms on Nile Basin meeting

The opportunity for compromise on a long-awaited framework for sharing Nile River water remains slim as ministers from Nile Basin…
Sunday’s papers: Sudan’s elections, more 6 April arrests
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Sudan’s elections, more 6 April arrests

International news dominates today with the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski yesterday and the start of Sudanese elections today.Al-Akhbar…
Today’s papers: Wall-to-wall Tantawi
Egypt

Today’s papers: Wall-to-wall Tantawi

The death of Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh and former Grand Mufti Mohamed Sayed Tantawi dominates Egypt's newspapers Thursday.Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar both…
Govt investigates Egypt’s water needs, flooding threats
Environment

Govt investigates Egypt’s water needs, flooding threats

At a press conference in Alexandria yesterday, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nasr Eddin Allam announced a plan for…
Irrigation Ministry: Nile Basin countries to meet soon
Egypt

Irrigation Ministry: Nile Basin countries to meet soon

Water affairs ministers of the Nile Basin countries have agreed to hold a third round of negotiations on the Framework…
Egypt looks to rejoin Africa?
Egypt

Egypt looks to rejoin Africa?

For decades Egyptian foreign policy has focused on the Middle East at the expense of African diplomacy, analysts say, but…
Govt to cooperate with Nile Basin countries
Egypt

Govt to cooperate with Nile Basin countries

President Hosni Mubarak announced he instructed the government to increase its cooperation with the Nile Basin countries, maintaining constant contact…
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