Category: Egypt
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Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam is the main theme of Egyptian newspapers on 29 May.
Today’s dailies highlight the news of diverting the Blue Nile course to build the dam on their front pages, with some papers describing it as an act of war or a move that requires a military reaction. The story is also the main focus of today’s editorials and commentaries, which are divided between attacking Ethiopia for building the dam and blaming Egypt’s policies for this situation.
Cairo was notified in advance about the diversion of the Blue Nile before the move.
The diversion of the course of Abay (Nile) River was successfully undertaken on Tuesday to.
(Sarah El Deeb) Egyptian Islamists and former members of the nation’s military voiced concern Sunday.
(Abdel Latif el-Menawy) Three years ago I warned of the water crisis and the Renaissance.
(Daniel Berhane) Egyptian Minister claims he can not say for sure that the Renaissance dam.
(Daniel Berhane) Minister Dr Mohamed Bahaa El Din, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, dismissed.
Highlight: *The imprisoned former president’s face is now appearing on street signs, shop fronts…with the.
The Nile River is a resource strained to its limits on both sides of the.
Egypt’s military, financed by the United States, has been preparing for what could be a.