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Plan to develop 6th of October Gardens with EGP 1bn
Annual budget of EGP 2.5bn for 6th of October City Council

Inauguration of 83 water plant projects before 30 May: Cabinet
Ministerial Services Group discussed the problem of water outages in different areas in some governorates, says cabinet spokesperson

Armed forces absorbs Alexandria flood, drainage system still run down
Al-Sisi met with cabinet, requested urgent plan to maintain public service facilities

Going local to solve Mexico City’s water crisis

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

Ministry of Health denies meningitis outbreak in Luxor following deaths
A total of 110 deaths across Egypt are not related to viral infections

Dozens of families evacuated in Aswan after sewage floods
Electricity outages interrupt work to clear waste-water

Egypt reiterates importance of studying GERD plan
Water ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan meet in Khartoum
Egypt, Sudan to launch new collaborative agricultural projects
Ministry of Agriculture assembly approves activating role of Egyptian-Sudanese Agricultural Integration Company

Egypt to receive detailed technical studies on GERD construction consequences
Studies by international consultant reveal GERD’s social, economic and environmental threats on Egypt and Sudan

Nile phosphate spill major threat: NSF official
Official from US research foundation outlines dangers, solutions to water threats

Egyptian fishermen’s trial in Sudan resumes
“We are not as important as the Ethiopians our country liberated from Libya,” says spokesperson

EGP 1.2bn loan to develop sewage networks in 32 Giza’s villages: Housing Ministry
Project implementation will start next year and will be completed in 2017, says Madbouly

Improved water and sanitation essential for global development
By Dr. Bjørn Lomborg There are plenty of things, which those of us lucky enough to live in the industrialised world take for granted; running water and flush toilets are among the most basic of these. 2.5 billion – almost half of the developing world – lack even a basic latrine, and 1 billion have to …

Bomb explosion led to Alexandria-Beheira water pollution: Environment minister
Water station reopened in Ibis district after 72-hour shutdown

1 dead at Ibrahimeya hospital in Sharqeya, amid claims of mass poisoning
Hospital received 500 patients suffering from poisoning between Thursday and Saturday, Health Ministry official reports
Health ministry denies phosphate contamination in water
Statement comes after a boat with 500 tonnes of phosphate stones sank in Nile

Sudanese judiciary to review detained fishermen case within 2 weeks
Six children and senior transferred back to Egypt via Sudanese embassy in Port Sudan, Egyptian ambassador says

World Bank wants to loan $1bn to ‘polluted villages project’: Housing minister
Designs of $200m World Bank-funded sanitation projects in Upper Egypt concluded, Madbouly says

Challenges of providing water in Africa
By Dr Cesar Chelala One of the most notable changes in modern times is the rapid urbanisation of our planet, which began in the 19th century. While in 1950, 29% of the global population lived in cities, that figure is estimated now at 50%, and by 2030 it will reach 61%. In Africa, urbanisation experienced a …

Al-Sisi approves €99m in loans, grants from EU and EIB
EU entities will give assistant packages to Egypt for sanitation project in Kafr El-Sheikh

Shoukry in Addis Ababa for talks over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Al-Sisi’s message emphasised the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.

Egyptian diver breaks world record for deepest scuba dive
Ahmed Gabr reaches depth of 332.35 metres in 14 hours
Water minister to visit Ethiopia mid-September
Egypt officials seek mutual agreement with Ethiopian counterparts over GERD project

Shoukry to visit Ethiopia after Europe tour
Recent talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the Ethiopian Dam have ended in agreements

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan tripartite talks end with agreements
This is the fourth round of talks for the trio in the past year after previous efforts had failed

Slum growth, electricity and water shortages are ‘enemies’ to fight: PM
Government counts on Suez Canal, Golden Triangle, and northwestern Sahel projects to reduce unemployment rates

Al-Sisi voices willingness to visit Ethiopia up to 3 times to resolve dam issue
Egypt’s water minister arrives in Sudan to attend tripartite talks held to address issues surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam