Water Issues

Iran, UAE rehash tensions over contested islands 

The UAE deputy foreign minister’s address to the United Nations stirred up the territorial dispute, which has long been at the very core of tensions between the Arab state and the Islamic Republic.

Iran

Sisi warns of ‘grave threat’ from Ethiopia over Nile dispute

Egypt in focus: The Nile and Climate Change; Blinken and Shoukry talk civil rights;  Sex ed from "Mother Being;" Atheists, and sharks attacks…in less than 1000 words!

Egypt

Egypt to take Nile dam dispute to climate change conference

Egypt seeks to include transboundary water conflicts in international climate talks, as it has been engaged in a bitter dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Egypt

Will the next round of Nile dam negotiations produce results?

Amid talks about reviving the tripartite negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, sponsored by the African Union, many question the possibility of their success given the repeated failures in the past decade.

Egypt

Egypt to overhaul hydropower plants amid Nile dam crisis

Egypt will 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.

Egypt

Congo renews push to resolve Nile dam dispute

While more than five months have passed since the last round of negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was held in Kinshasa, Congo seems to be preparing to host Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia for a new round of talks in the hope of resolving the decadelong crisis.

Egypt

Egypt develops ambitious projects to meet growing water needs

Amid the stalled negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Egypt fears will reduce its water supply, Cairo is working on multiple projects to use its water most efficiently.

Egypt

UN Security Council weighs in on Nile dam dispute

The United Nations Security Council called on Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations on the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, reviving the international momentum over the dispute.

Egypt

Egypt's choices narrow on the Nile dam crisis

Egypt is working on avoiding any military conflict regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as it explores available options for the next stage.

Egypt

Egypt builds new water station outside Cairo as fears over Ethiopia dam persist

With negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam stalled, the Egyptian government is building a massive water treatment plant in Giza governorate in a bid to address water scarcity.

Egypt

Burundi speaks up for Egypt in GERD crisis

Burundi has expressed support for Egypt in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis.

Egypt

International momentum dwindles over Nile dam dispute

Ethiopia has accused Egypt and Sudan of supporting rebels attempting to sabotage the construction of the contested Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the latest escalation between the three countries.

Egypt