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Egypt FM: GERD negotiations have arrived at a crossroads
Egypt
March 3, 2021
Egypt FM: GERD negotiations have arrived at a crossroads
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday that negotiations with Ethiopia and Sudan over the filling and…
Sudan calls for UN mediation in GERD crisis
Egypt
February 7, 2021
Sudan calls for UN mediation in GERD crisis
Sudan’s Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas on Sunday met with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto to discuss…
Photos: Nile Fountain operates once more after 40 years
Egypt
February 1, 2021
Photos: Nile Fountain operates once more after 40 years
Egypt’s Nile Fountain is back to work after four decades of silence, with the head of the construction sector at…
Fifty years on, the Nile dam that changed the face of Egypt
Egypt
January 15, 2021
Fifty years on, the Nile dam that changed the face of Egypt
MANIAL SULTAN, Egypt (AP) — Yassin Saeed remembers when the Nile’s annual flood drenched his village in the years before…
Sudan hesitates on GERD negotiations, demands meeting with African Union
Egypt
January 5, 2021
Sudan hesitates on GERD negotiations, demands meeting with African Union
A day into resumed negotiations with Egypt and Ethiopia on the filling and operating of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Egypt will continue GERD negotiations on condition that observers have effective role
Egypt
December 16, 2020
Egypt will continue GERD negotiations on condition that observers have effective role
Egypt announced that it will continue negotiations regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), as long as official observers have…
Egypt to establish two information stations to secure Nile River
Egypt
December 2, 2020
Egypt to establish two information stations to secure Nile River
The Egyptian Cabinet approved on Wednesday a decree from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to allocate two plots of land…
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to trade views at Wednesday’s GERD negotiations
Egypt
November 4, 2020
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to trade views at Wednesday’s GERD negotiations
The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation announced that Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia have agreed that each country will…
Ethiopia increases GERD storage capacity to 74 billion cubic meters without research
Egypt
October 16, 2020
Ethiopia increases GERD storage capacity to 74 billion cubic meters without research
Ethiopia has increased the storage capacity of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) from 11 to 74 billion cubic meters,…
Ethiopia bans flights over dam for security reasons – aviation chief
Middle East
October 5, 2020
Ethiopia bans flights over dam for security reasons – aviation chief
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has banned all flights over its giant new hydropower dam on the Blue Nile for…