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Surfing the Nile on bicycles
Plastic waste differs from one place to another, yet remains a struggle everywhere as the Nile is quite polluted, says Founder
Egypt’s water share to decline by 5bn m3: Ministry of Irrigation
Ministry of Irrigation declared state of emergency over water situation
Refugees in Egypt participate in clean-up of Nile
Volunteers are from Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Yemen
Life of young fisherman by the Nile
‘Being born and raised near the Nile, brings you closer to it. It also shapes your relationship with the creatures living in it,’ says Mahrous
Verynile: local initiative seeking to end Nile’s pollution
‘Broken ceramic sinks, old clothes, blankets, plastic bags, boxes, some of what we came across when cleaning river for first time’, says project manager
Ancient Egyptian secret roots of Yoga
Celebrating rebirth of Nile heritage on Dahabeya
Abdel Aty reviews Egypt’s water efforts, challenges in Nile committee in Sudan
Regular meeting of 58 round of committee kicked off on Friday
Finding a solution for Egypt’s water crisis
Egypt depends on Nile flow to provide about 97% of its present water needs
Groundwater in Egypt: Reality, challenges
The deep Nubian Sandstone Basin, which covers the Western Desert, the largest underground aquifer in the world, passes through Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Chad
GERD scientific committee concludes meeting in Khartoum
The scientific committee of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) concluded its two-day meeting in Khartoum on Tuesday, after reviewing the proposals of Egypt and Sudan on how the interests of both countries cannot be harmed. They also discussed deciding a date for the next nine-party meeting on the dam, which was scheduled to be …
Up-scale Indian cuisine overlooking the Nile
It was once said that food is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a culture, a saying that could not be more truthful when it comes to Indian cuisine. One of the most unique elements of the Indian table is that it successfully reflects the Indian nation’s …
Crisis over the Nile
Nile River is source of development, not conflict, says Al-Sisi
Nile among 10 main rivers carrying plastic pollutants into oceans
Ten rivers contribute 410,000 to 4 million tonnes a year to oceanic plastic debris
A message on the Nile
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) topic is back to remind us of, and affirm, what we had said five years ago, which is basically that the core problem is neither governed by emotion nor ministerial aids with a little help from diplomacy, but it is governed by political rules, international law, and international conventions. …
Ethiopia asserts commitment to coordinate with Egypt through GERD negotiations
Ethiopia parliamentary speaker meets with an Egyptian delegation following news of preparations to store water in the GERD
Tripartite committee discusses impact studies of Ethiopian dam
Talks come three days after Al-Sisi’s meeting with the Ethiopian foreign affairs minister
In pictures: Nile’s turbidity increases, possibly due to floods
The colour of the Nile river changed several days ago, after floods occurred in several governorates Photos by Nada Amr
In Video: The story behind Cairo’s yellow Nile
35 water stations halted after floods leave Nile with high levels of turbidity
Expert opinions divided regarding reasons for murky water, as officials deny that it has any effect on drinking and tap water
Egypt faces water shortage crisis aside from GERD: Water Minister
Cabinet is currently preparing alternative plan to adjust to water shortage
GERD technical studies will take one year to be delivered, exceeds the time of the dam’s completion: expert
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia will soon sign contracts with two French companies for the technical studies on the dam, according to the irrigation minister
Tripartite GERD negotiations continue in ministerial-level conference in Cairo
Conference is expected to discuss the points of conflict that arose between the two international consulting agencies
Health ministry tests water in Assiut following fever outbreak
Doctor says Assiut hospital is not equipped for the high number of fever patients
10 water stations closed, investigations ongoing in Assiut after oil leak
15 metres of Mazzot oil had leaked into the Nile
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia review consultants’ work on GERD
Next GERD meeting will be held in Cairo
Dozens of families evacuated in Aswan after sewage floods
Electricity outages interrupt work to clear waste-water
Shoukry receives Ugandan Deputy FM
Meeting is part of drive to increase cooperation between Nile Basin countries
Al-Sisi and Mehleb discuss Nile boat accident and Italy visit
The Prime Minister briefed the President on the measures the government took in response to the accident
At least 35 killed in Nile boat sinking, recovery efforts ongoing
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb orders compensation of EGP 60,000 for families of deceased and temporary suspension of Nile river officials
UPDATE: Nile boat death toll rises to 31: State Media
The death toll of a Nile boat collision with a barge has risen to 31 on Friday , according to State-run MENA news agency. Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar told Daily News Egypt that recovery efforts are still ongoing in the matter. The incident occurred on Wednesday when a boat sank after it collided …