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Satellites reveal risky land subsidence near GERD: Egyptian professor
Egypt
October 29, 2021
Satellites reveal risky land subsidence near GERD: Egyptian professor
The Professor of Remote Sensing and Earth Systems Sciences at Chapman University in the US, Hisham al-Askary warned of risks…
‘Our whole life depends on water’: Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
Middle East
October 14, 2021
‘Our whole life depends on water’: Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
CHEBAYESH MARSHES, Iraq, Oct 14 (Reuters) – On an island surrounded by the narrow waterways of the Chebayesh Marshes in…
‘We want to live and we want them to live’: Sisi on GERD dispute
Egypt
October 13, 2021
‘We want to live and we want them to live’: Sisi on GERD dispute
“We want to live and we want them to live,” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on the GERD dispute…
US and Europe can greatly pressure Ethiopia in GERD issue: Former minister
Egypt
September 30, 2021
US and Europe can greatly pressure Ethiopia in GERD issue: Former minister
The US and Europe can greatly pressure Ethiopia in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue, through the aid they provide…
Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban
Middle East
September 10, 2021
Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban
“The situation on the border isn’t about to get any better with the Taliban in power,” according to Nik Kowsar,…
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
Middle East
September 7, 2021
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
HALABJA, Iraq, Sept 6 (Reuters) – “Where we are standing right now, there should be a river,” says Nabil Musa,…
Jordan’s water crisis deepens as climate changes, population grows
Middle East
September 3, 2021
Jordan’s water crisis deepens as climate changes, population grows
AMMAN, Sept 2 (Reuters) – At a private underground well in Amman, Imad Suleiman waits for hours to pump water…
Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water
Middle East
August 24, 2021
Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water
BEIRUT (AP) — Millions of people in Syria and Iraq are at risk of losing access to water, electricity and…
Egypt installs huge hydroelectric turbine at Tanzanian dam
Egypt
August 19, 2021
Egypt installs huge hydroelectric turbine at Tanzanian dam
An Egyptian alliance including the Arab Contractors and El Sewedy Electric companies has succeeded in installing the first huge dam…
Egyptian engineer introduces robot that generates water from air
Science
August 18, 2021
Egyptian engineer introduces robot that generates water from air
Egyptian engineer Mahmoud el-Koumy, winner of the Geneva Invention Award, has invented a robot that extracts drinking water from the…