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Egypt mobilizes Arab support in Nile dam dispute with Ethiopia

The foreign ministers of the Arab League called on the UN Security Council to urgently convene and discuss the dispute over Ethiopia’s controversial dam on the Nile River.

A worker goes down a construction ladder at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on December 26, 2019.
A worker climbs down a ladder at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, near Guba in Ethiopia, on Dec. 26, 2019. — EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images

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