water shortage
Australian activist runs 300km along Nile River for water crisis
Egypt
April 25, 2017
Australian activist runs 300km along Nile River for water crisis
Mina Jolie, an Australian activist and lawyer, ran 300 kilometers along the Nile River through Cairo, Luxor and Aswan as part…
Gaza’s water shortage worsening, no easy solutions seen
Middle East
January 26, 2017
Gaza’s water shortage worsening, no easy solutions seen
Marwan An-Najar, a Palestinian from the south of the Gaza Strip, says he has not tasted sweet tap water in…
Mounting frustration in Damascus amid widespread water cuts
Middle East
January 17, 2017
Mounting frustration in Damascus amid widespread water cuts
Omar Tarshan had never visited any of Syria's famous public baths until three weeks ago, when a water shortage in…
Gov’t concludes plan for the largest desalination plant in Middle East
Egypt
September 15, 2016
Gov’t concludes plan for the largest desalination plant in Middle East
Egypt has completed plans to build its first large-scale water-desalination facility, which will be the largest in the region once…
Water scarcity in Qena village causes hardship among residents
Egypt
September 28, 2015
Water scarcity in Qena village causes hardship among residents
Residents in the village of Kallahin, in the Upper Egyptian village of Qena, continue to suffer from lengthy, daily water…
Thirst hits 5 villages in Daqahlia
Egypt
July 12, 2015
Thirst hits 5 villages in Daqahlia
Mohamed al-Zarqawi, 85, sits in front of his simple home in the village of Al-Souda, Daqahlia, waiting for his son…
Searching for water: Residents of Giza district protest unstable supply
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Searching for water: Residents of Giza district protest unstable supply
The baby word “imbou,” said to have been Arabicized from the language of ancient Egypt, is used by kids who…
Fayoum villagers block road to protest water shortage
Egypt
August 18, 2010
Fayoum villagers block road to protest water shortage
Dozens of residents of Siliein village in Sinoris, Fayoum blocked a highway that links Fayoum and Lake Qarun by setting…
Tuesday’s papers: NDP candidates and breadline clashes
Egypt
August 17, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: NDP candidates and breadline clashes
As parliamentary elections approach, the front pages of state-owned papers report that President Hosni Mubarak has set the criteria for…
Protests over housing, water and power shortages, and bonuses
Egypt
August 16, 2010
Protests over housing, water and power shortages, and bonuses
Twenty-six families living in the Zerzara slum, whose homes were burned down, continued their protest for the second day before…