water
Egypt’s HCWW produces 25.5 million cubic meters of water
Egypt
November 21, 2018
Egypt’s HCWW produces 25.5 million cubic meters of water
The Holding Company for Water and Waste Water (HCWW) produces 25.5 million cubic meters of water per day through…
GERD to collapse within years: int’l dam expert
Egypt
November 1, 2018
GERD to collapse within years: int’l dam expert
Ex-head of the Water Resources Research Center and international dam expert Ahmed Al-Shennawi has predicted the collapse of the Grand…
Perilous times for Australia wildlife amid severe drought
Environment
November 1, 2018
Perilous times for Australia wildlife amid severe drought
From abandoned baby kangaroos to wallabies being blinded by the sun and koalas having to go walkabout to look for…
EU-Egyptian water conference aims to help ‘12.5 million Egyptians’
Environment
October 18, 2018
EU-Egyptian water conference aims to help ‘12.5 million Egyptians’
Amid an approaching freshwater crisis, the first “EU-Egypt Water Cooperation Days” conference was inaugurated on Wednesday, by the European…
President Sisi calls on countries not to politicize water issues
Egypt
October 15, 2018
President Sisi calls on countries not to politicize water issues
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on countries not to politicize water issues, saying that “Egypt firmly believes in trans-border…
Egypt’s parliament discuss important water resources draft law
Egypt
September 17, 2018
Egypt’s parliament discuss important water resources draft law
Parliament member Hisham al-Hosary, deputy of the Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation, said that a draft law regarding water…
Water crisis salts the earth in Iraq’s long-neglected south
Middle East
August 2, 2018
Water crisis salts the earth in Iraq’s long-neglected south
BAGHDAD (AP) — Qassim Sabaan Ali has spent the past 15 years tending to orchards in southern Iraq, only to…
Egypt below water poverty level: Minister
Egypt
June 27, 2018
Egypt below water poverty level: Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Ezz Eddin Abo Setit said on Wednesday that Egypt suffers from water…
Egypt to begin importing rice after slashing its own cultivation
Business
June 6, 2018
Egypt to begin importing rice after slashing its own cultivation
Egypt will begin importing rice, a crop it has typically had in surplus, to increase stocks and “control the market,”…
Egypt, OFID sign $53.2mn irrigation project agreement
Business
April 23, 2018
Egypt, OFID sign $53.2mn irrigation project agreement
Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and Chairman of the OPEC Fund of International Development (OFID) Suleiman al-Herbish…