BLOG
GCC Backs Egypt In Nile River Dam Dispute With Ethiopia
December 16th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, a report that many Gulf states are backing Egypt in its Nile river dam dispute with Ethiopia: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed support for Egypt on Sunday in its dispute with Ethiopia over the Nile river. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with representatives of GCC member states yesterday. Shoukry said […]
Read more »Egypt Seeking Brazil’s Support In Nile Dam Dispute
October 13th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, a look at Egypt’s outreach for Brazil’s support in Nile dam dispute after Brazil’s election as a nonpermanent member of the UN Security Council: Egypt is trying to win Brazil’s support in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis by capitalizing on Brazil’s accession in June to the nonpermanent membership of the United Nations […]
Read more »Egypt Overhauls Hydropower Plants Amid Nile Dam Crisis
September 23rd, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on Egypt’s plans to replace 19 turbines at the Aswan High Dam and Aswan Low Dam as Ethiopia prepares to start producing electricity from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the coming months: The Egyptian government plans to overhaul the hydropower stations of its dams in the southern Aswan governorate amid […]
Read more »Egypt’s Ambitious Projects To Meet Growing Water Needs
September 21st, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on how Egypt – amid the stalled negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Egypt fears will reduce its water supply – is working on multiple projects to use its water most efficiently: Egypt is currently working on maximizing all its water resources to meet the growing domestic needs […]
Read more »Egypt’s Choices Narrow On Nile Dam Crisis
September 17th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on how Egypt is working on avoiding any military conflict regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as it explores available options for the next stage: In an interview with Bloomberg television on Sept. 8, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Egypt is committed to talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) […]
Read more »Egypt Builds New Water Station As Fears Over Ethiopia Dam Persist
September 12th, 2021
Via Al Monitor, an article on Egypt’s decision to build a new water station outside Cairo as fears over Ethiopia dam persist: The Egyptian government is building a large water treatment plant on the outskirts of Cairo to help address the country’s drinking water shortage. In a statement posted Aug. 5, Ahmed Rashid, governor of the Giza governorate where the […]
Read more »