Nile river
Recent bad weather leads to higher sedimentation rate in Nile
Environment
January 4, 2011
Recent bad weather leads to higher sedimentation rate in Nile
Recent flooding and torrential rains in Egypt have affected the Nile River, causing higher-than-usual rates of water turbidity and discoloration
Minister: Egypt has ‘no objection’ to Nile states building hydro-electric dams
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Minister: Egypt has ‘no objection’ to Nile states building hydro-electric dams
Egypt has "no objection" to plans by certain countries of the
Minister: Egypt will not supply water to Israel
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Minister: Egypt will not supply water to Israel
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam, dismissed the possibility of Egypt supplying Israel with Nile…
Ethiopian press: Egypt using Burundi Muslims to drum up support on Nile
Egypt
December 8, 2010
Ethiopian press: Egypt using Burundi Muslims to drum up support on Nile
Egypt is bribing officials of the East African country of Burundi in an effort to gain support on the Nile…
Arab League moves to avert Nile crisis following Ethiopia’s war remarks
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Arab League moves to avert Nile crisis following Ethiopia’s war remarks
The Arab League plans to use its good relations with Nile Basin states to mediate between them on the one…
Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?
Environment
September 19, 2010
Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?
The following article is the first part of Al-Masry Al-Youm's weekly"Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
New plan adopted to boost cooperation with Nile Basin states
Egypt
August 26, 2010
New plan adopted to boost cooperation with Nile Basin states
Egypt's Council of Ministers has adopted a new agricultural strategy aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation with states of the Nile…
Diplomatic sources: Burundi won’t sign separate agreement on Nile
Egypt
August 26, 2010
Diplomatic sources: Burundi won’t sign separate agreement on Nile
Burundi has promised Egypt that it would not sign a separate Nile Basin agreement on the redistribution of Nile water,…
Disagreement looms on Nile Basin meeting
Egypt
April 12, 2010
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…
Nile Basin talks ongoing despite differences
Egypt
March 7, 2010
Nile Basin talks ongoing despite differences
Negotiations between Egypt and fellow states of the Nile Basin over a proposed cooperation framework agreement have not reached an…