Egyptian Columnist: “the Prime Minister drowned us in Nile crisis”
(Abdel Latif el-Menawy) Three years ago I warned of the water crisis and the Renaissance Dam via a series of articles. I traveled to Ethiopia and Eretria and met with late Ethiopian premier Meles Zenawi and Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki in an attempt to communicate and provide the public with the opportunity to know what’s … Read more
Nile| Egypt says: Ethiopia’s dam will wait for the Experts’ Panel
(Daniel Berhane) Egyptian Minister claims he can not say for sure that the Renaissance dam project has negative effects “on Egypt’s share of the Nile water”. Minister Irrigation and Water Resources, Dr. Mohamed Bahaa El-Din, made the remark to Egyptian reporters during his visit to a water project on Sunday. Dr. El-Din said that he awaits … Read more
Nile | Military option was not considered, Egyptian Minister
(Daniel Berhane) Minister Dr Mohamed Bahaa El Din, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, dismissed that news report that Egypt is preparing to attack Ethiopia to preserve. It is to be recalled that MiddleEast NewsLine claimed last week that: “[Egypt's] military has been preparing for the prospect that air strikes would be ordered to stop … Read more
Posters of Hosini Mubarak appear in Pres. Morsi’s hometown | Alarabiya
Highlight: *The imprisoned former president’s face is now appearing on street signs, shop fronts…with the slogan…written below it: “We are sorry Mr. President”. The bustling streets of the Nile Delta city of al-Sharqiya should be a stronghold for Muslim Brotherhood-backed Egyptian President, Mohamed Mursi. But as the country’s economic stagnation and political deadlock deepen two … Read more
Nile | There Won’t Be Enough for Everybody [The Oxonian Globalist]
The Nile River is a resource strained to its limits on both sides of the equation – supply and demand. On the supply side, climate change trends and the rising temperatures around the globe are increasing water loss due to evaporation. The demand side, if anything, is less forgiving. The population of the three largest … Read more
US-backed Egypt military “to control Nile” | Israeli media
Egypt’s military, financed by the United States, has been preparing for what could be a war for control of the Nile. Western intelligence sources said the military command has urged President Mohammed Morsi for a buildup meant to block any attempt to divert the Nile. They said the military envisioned a crisis with Ethiopia that … Read more
Russia to build nuclear power plants in Egypt | Russia Today
Russia’s and Egypt’s presidents compared notes on economic and international cooperation on Friday. Mohamed Morsi is on an official visit to Moscow as Egyptian society seethes, with almost 50 people injured in the latest violent clashes. The Egyptian leader has paid official visit to Russia to hold talks with Vladimir Putin as clashes continue in … Read more
Nile | Ethiopia pokes Egypt taking the last step to ratify CFA
Ethiopian Parliament referred the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) to its Standing committee on Thursday, bringing the ratification one session away. The CFA is the first ever multilateral treaty on Nile which stipulates for the equitable sharing of the Nile waters. It was signed by was signed by Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania on May … Read more
Nile | Saudi King sacks Anti-Ethiopian Prince from Cabinet
Saudi Arabia’ s Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid Bin Sultan has been dismissed by a royal decree issued on Saturday, according the Saudi Press Agency which was reported by several middle-eastern websites. Saudi Prince Khaled bin Sultan – who made anti-Ethiopian remark last February The reason for the dismissal is not clear, however, some analysts pointed … Read more
Nile | Pres. Morsi: Eritrea supports Egypt’s “historic rights”
President Mohamed Morsi held on Monday 15/4/2013 a meeting with Eritrean Presidential Advisor Yemane Gebreab and Foreign Minister Osman Saleh on means of promoting bilateral ties. The meeting tackled the file of Nile water along with discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern, said a statement released by the Presidency. Morsi praised the Eritrean stance … Read more
