Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/10/2022 2:53:00 PM
Ethiopia has recently announced it would start the third-phase filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's (GERD) 74-billion-cubic-metre reservoir during the current flood season – which lasts until September – without Egypt and Sudan’ consent, again.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/7/2022 4:26:45 PM
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohammed Abdel-Ati announced on Sunday that the rainfall rates over the basins of Nile River's tributaries – the Blue Nile and Atbarah rivers – is above the average, describing it as "a promising start" to the month of August.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/4/2022 2:06:54 PM
The Sudanese Academy of Islamic Fiqh has called on the government to take precautionary action to counter the threats of the potential collapse of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and possible technical or administrative errors during its operation.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
8/3/2022 12:01:00 PM
As Ethiopia proceeds with the third filling of GERD, Egypt turns once again to the United Nations Security Council.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/3/2022 3:13:00 AM
The Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations said on Tuesday that the UAE believes a successful conclusion of the African Union- (AU) sponsored negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is possible, stressing the 2015 Declaration of Principles remains “a basic reference."
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
8/2/2022 8:48:37 PM
In refusing to negotiate seriously with downstream nations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia is pushing the region to the edge of the abyss, writes Mostafa Ahmady
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/29/2022 9:19:00 PM
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry sent a letter to the President of the United Nations Security Council on Friday to register Egypt’s “objection and utter rejection” to Ethiopia’s continuity of unilaterally filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) without an agreement with Egypt and Sudan on the filling and operation of the dam.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/27/2022 9:43:00 AM
Al-Ahram Weekly assesses the likely outcomes of the regional visit by the US special envoy for the Horn of Africa.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/26/2022 11:16:09 PM
US Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Ambassador Mike Hammer met with senior Egyptian officials on Monday to advance a diplomatic resolution for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that supports the water needs, economy and livelihood of all the people of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, the US Department of State announced on Tuesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/26/2022 9:05:15 PM
Food and water security are at the top of Egypt’s diplomatic agenda, reports Dina Ezzat
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/25/2022 6:32:55 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud discussed in a meeting in Cairo on Monday a host of bilateral and regional issues, at the top of which is the latest developments regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and ways to enforce security and stability in the region, especially in the Red Sea.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/23/2022 10:42:04 PM
US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer will kick off a regional tour addressing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) from 24 July to 1 August, starting in Cairo before heading to the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia, the US Department of State announced.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/23/2022 10:35:20 PM
Any harm to Egypt’s water interest will lead to international and regional tensions, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in comments to Egyptian television on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/21/2022 9:00:40 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Thursday that Egypt believes in the unity of the goals of Nile Basin countries and that expanding cooperation between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia will enable them to achieve a solution to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/19/2022 10:55:57 PM
Regional Spokesperson for the US State Department Geraldine Gassam Griffith said that Egypt has been a vital strategic partner for the United States and plays a significant role in enhancing regional security and stability.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/19/2022 8:56:27 PM
Ethiopia is proceeding with the third filling of GERD, once again ignoring calls by Egypt and Sudan for a legally binding agreement, reports Doaa El-Bey
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/18/2022 10:31:18 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have underlined the importance of breaking the current stalemate in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks to reach a balanced, legally-binding solution on the filling and operation of the dam.
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Egypt
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Society
7/17/2022 12:51:12 PM
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Ati said on Sunday that rainfall over the Nile River’s headwaters is currently below average for the month of July.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/3/2022 5:16:09 PM
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg affirmed to his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry his country's support to Egypt's right to its share of the Nile River waters as the pair exchanged views on the Grand thiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute in a meeting in Cairo on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/29/2022 11:29:48 PM
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has reiterated Bahrain’s full support to the Egyptian water security as an integral part of Arab water security, a joint Egyptian-Bahraini statement read after President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s meeting with the king on Wednesday.
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