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World
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International
8/7/2026 12:49:42 PM
Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German warships are emerging into view.
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Business
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Energy
8/6/2026 8:25:54 PM
Egypt's cabinet has approved a draft presidential decree for two grants from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the preparation of the country's renewable-energy-powered desalination project under the water pillar of the NWFE (Nexus of Water, Food and Energy) national platform.
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World
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Region
8/6/2026 10:05:39 AM
Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and were finalising arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway, Tehran said Wednesday, even as fresh security incidents highlighted continued risks for regional shipping.
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World
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International
8/5/2026 2:51:55 PM
The dead have been recovered from the waters off Ceuta. Most of the migrants who forced their way across the frontier into Spain have gone back to Morocco. In the enclave city, shops are open nearly a week after it became the epicenter of a European migration crisis.
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Business
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Economy
8/5/2026 1:37:57 PM
Egypt is embedding water sustainability into its industrial growth strategy by developing an integrated water management system that will make water efficiency, treatment and recycling central to industrial planning, as the country seeks to balance manufacturing expansion with mounting water scarcity.
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World
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Region
8/5/2026 9:54:43 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal on the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday or Thursday, while Iran and Oman inched toward an agreement to reopen the critical waterway and potentially help bring an end to the war.
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Egypt
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Politics
8/4/2026 11:09:37 PM
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam said on Tuesday that the current Nile flood season has so far recorded water inflows that are "slightly below average," stressing that it is still too early to determine whether the country is facing a drought year.
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World
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International
8/3/2026 7:00:23 PM
A record-breaking hot and dry summer tightened its grip on Europe Monday, as water-dropping planes swooped over a major wildfire in Greece, firefighters in France sought to stabilise a blaze in Provence, and much of the U.K. recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries.
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World
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Region
7/29/2026 6:00:21 PM
A minister in Yemen's internationally recognized government told AFP on Wednesday that Houthi rebels were working with Iran to charge ships to transit the Red Sea, threatening another waterway after Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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World
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Region
7/26/2026 10:03:55 AM
Iran said on Sunday it had made progress in talks with Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway crucial for oil and gas trade that both countries border.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/25/2026 8:31:45 PM
Egypt reaffirmed its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia on Saturday, condemning the attack on a Saudi oil tanker and all assaults targeting civilian infrastructure and means of transport or threatening the security of navigation in the Red Sea and international waterways.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/23/2026 6:02:21 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila to discuss strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries and review key regional and international developments.
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World
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Region
7/23/2026 12:42:51 PM
A Saudi vessel was attacked in the Red Sea as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed to strike tankers in the waterway, Riyadh's state media said Thursday, signalling a potential new front in the US-Iran conflict.
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Egypt
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Society
7/22/2026 11:53:10 AM
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam said the absence of a legally binding agreement and data-sharing mechanism regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has left Sudan facing unpredictable water flows, forcing dam operators to take precautionary measures.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/21/2026 7:20:45 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation has revoked the operating permit of a tourist cruise boat after it was caught discharging liquid waste directly into the Nile River in Luxor, following a report submitted by citizens.
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World
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International
7/21/2026 6:56:46 PM
A Russian naval ship carried out a live-fire weapons exercise in international waters off southern England, Britain's defence ministry said Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/21/2026 10:31:37 AM
Egypt has completed 28 solar-powered groundwater stations providing clean drinking water to more than 84,000 people across South Sudan, a senior irrigation ministry official said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/20/2026 8:04:16 PM
Egypt and South Sudan inaugurated a new groundwater station in Central Equatoria State on Monday as part of ongoing cooperation on water infrastructure projects, Egypt's foreign ministry said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/19/2026 2:41:37 PM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the US president for Arab and African affairs, discussed developments in Sudan, Libya, the Horn of Africa, and Nile water security during talks in Cairo on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Society
7/19/2026 11:03:42 AM
It is still too early to accurately assess this year’s Nile flood, despite water inflows falling below average in July after exceeding average levels in June, Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation stated on Sunday.
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