drinking water
Ruptured pipes flood New Cairo streets
Egypt
August 15, 2010
Ruptured pipes flood New Cairo streets
Traffic has come to a halt in New Cairo after two major water pipelines broke, flooding the area.
Fayoum villagers protest water cuts
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Fayoum villagers protest water cuts
Hundreds of residents of the village of Sanhur in the Fayoum Governorate gathered to protest five consecutive days of water…
40% of Cairo’s drinking water wasted
Egypt
June 17, 2010
40% of Cairo’s drinking water wasted
Mostafa el-Shimi, a housing ministry project manager, has said that 40 percent of Cairo's drinking water is wasted either as…
4 Nile Basin countries sign water agreement
Egypt
May 15, 2010
4 Nile Basin countries sign water agreement
Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania signed a new framework agreement on Nile water yesterday, a step strongly opposed by both…
Drinking water in Motobas polluted with ammonia
Environment
April 2, 2010
Drinking water in Motobas polluted with ammonia
The inhabitants of the locality of Motobas in the governorate of Kafr el-Sheikh have become accustomed to waking up to…
Qalyubiya water contamination case postponed
Egypt
January 30, 2010
Qalyubiya water contamination case postponed
The el-Qanater el-Khaireya court postponed its review of a water contamination case until 18 February. The incident took place in…
El-Baradaa fears typhoid and H1N1 in 6-month water cut
Egypt
December 2, 2009
El-Baradaa fears typhoid and H1N1 in 6-month water cut
The villagers of el-Baradaa in Qalyubiya Governorate are angry and frustrated over a water cut that has continued for six…
Hawamdiya sugar company forces father to retract allegations
Egypt
November 25, 2009
Hawamdiya sugar company forces father to retract allegations
A health ministry committee took water samples from the home of Sheikh Hassan Haddad after Al-Masry Al-Youm ran an investigative…
New poison
November 20, 2009