• Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia restart Nile dam talks

    The massive $4.2-billion dam built by Ethiopia has stoked tensions with Egypt and Sudan as they fear the dam will severely reduce their share of Nile water. Both nations have repeatedly asked Addis Ababa to stop filling it until an agreement has been reached. The talks are expected to pave...
  • Ethiopia resumes Nile dam talks with Egypt and Sudan

    Nairobi, Kenya - Ethiopia said Saturday that it has begun a second round of negotiations with Egypt and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam built by Addis Ababa on the Nile, the source of long-running tensions between the three nations. Ethiopia this month announced the completion of the fourth and final filling...
  • Egypt to drill 45 exploratory gas wells with investment of US$1.9bn

    Cairo, Egypt--The Egyptian government plans to drill 45 natural exploratory gas wells in the Mediterranean and the Nile Delta with $1.9 billion in investments until mid-2025, according to a Cabinet statement on Tuesday. The drilling of 10 wells between July 2022 and June 2023 resulted in the huge discovery in...
  • Egypt, Ethiopia restart talks over dam construction

    Cairo, Egypt - Egypt announced on Sunday that negotiations had resumed over Ethiopia's controversial mega-dam, after agreeing last month to reach a deal following years of tensions between the two countries. For years at loggerheads over the issue, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had agreed...
  • Egypt, Ethiopia to finalize deal on Nile dam in four months

    The two countries resolved to finalize a deal over Ethiopia's big dam on the Blue Nile in four months, a breakthrough after years of bickering between the two countries. The huge $4.2 billion dam has been at the heart of a regional dispute since Ethiopia broke ground on the project...
  • Gentrified Cairo has no room for homes on Nile

    Dozens of vibrantly colored floating homes have for decades dotted the banks of the River Nile, rare havens of leafy seclusion in the Egyptian capital's hustle and bustle.
  • Egypt finalizes pact with Siemens to run high-speed train line

    Egypt’s Ministry of Transport will sign a contract with Siemens to implement the second high-speed train line in the country. Media reports said the new line will extend from October 6 city to Aswan, with a length of 925 kilometers (575 miles approx.) The ministry has finalized negotiations with the...
  • The Grand Renaissance Dam: Egypt’s Nile nemesis

    Ethiopia's refusal to sign a binding agreement on the dam has dashed hopes of a settlement with Egypt and Sudan.
  • Egypt to earmark $2.5bn for 17 desalination plants

    Fresh water resources are becoming scarce due to drought in Egypt, which is more than 90% dependent on the Nile for water.
  • Kuwait to lend Egypt more than $18 million to build two desalination plants

    The two plants will be built in the new cities of Rafah and Bir al Abed in North Sinai.
  • Ethiopia’s disputed dam filling raises tension ahead of UN meeting

    Security Council meeting was requested by Tunisia on behalf of Egypt and Sudan Tunisia has also submitted a draft resolution calling on Ethiopia to cease filling the reservoir Ethiopia has started the second phase of filling the reservoir of its mega-dam on the upper Blue Nile, Egypt and Sudan said,...