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Australian activist runs 300km along Nile River for water crisis
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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