irrigation
Minister: Dayrout aqueducts to be renovated at LE428 million
Business
July 21, 2014
Minister: Dayrout aqueducts to be renovated at LE428 million
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hossam Moghazy has said that Dayrout aqueducts in Assiut will be renovated for LE428…
Abu Simbel farmers release tourists held over water shortage
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Abu Simbel farmers release tourists held over water shortage
Dozens of farmers in the Abu Simbel area have ended a sit-in and released 204 tourists they had held hostage…
Egyptian delegation flies to Ethiopia to discuss Nile issues
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Egyptian delegation flies to Ethiopia to discuss Nile issues
A delegation from the Egyptian Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry left Cairo Tuesday for Ethiopia, where it plans to meet…
Egypt’s Nile water quota unchanged since 1955, says irrigation minister
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Egypt’s Nile water quota unchanged since 1955, says irrigation minister
Water resources and irrigation minister Hesham Mohamed Qandil told the Parliament Agriculture and Irrigation Committee on Sunday that Egypt's Nile water quota…
With dwindling resources, experts say Egypt must look beyond the Nile
Environment
May 9, 2012
With dwindling resources, experts say Egypt must look beyond the Nile
As Nile resources dwindle and Egypt’s population rises, groundwater could form an important part of a strategy to cope with…
Tantawi hails people of Sinai, allocates LE250 million for development projects
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Tantawi hails people of Sinai, allocates LE250 million for development projects
Egypt’s de facto ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi has said that the armed forces will allocate LE250 million toward implementing…
Govt mulls legalizing statuses of squatters on 350,000 acres of land
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Govt mulls legalizing statuses of squatters on 350,000 acres of land
Egypt's cabinet will next week study the possibility of legalizing the status of squatters occupying some 350,000 acres of land,…
Irrigation minister calls for rationing water consumption
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Irrigation minister calls for rationing water consumption
Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hesham Mohamed Qandil called on Tuesday for austere water consumption, citing "deep disagreements" with Nile…
Protesters with disparate grievances converge on government offices
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Protesters with disparate grievances converge on government offices
Protesters representing a number of different causes, including working conditions and wages, converged on downtown Cairo on Wednesday, demonstrating outside…