Sudan cancels dam projects threatening Nubian culture

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok abolished plans to build the Dal and Kajbar dams along the Nile River near the border with Egypt after protests from local communities.

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Egypt unveils strategy to adapt to water shortages

With a growing population, limited water resources, and the prospect of a decreased annual share from the Nile River, Egypt finds itself obliged to revert to water-saving agricultural practices.

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Critics of Ramadan TV say violence against women not entertainment

Some of this year's Ramadan TV series in Egypt are being called out over gratuitous scenes of violence against women.

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Nile Dam dispute could be heading to Security Council

With Ethiopia threatening to proceed with the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s second filling, Egypt and Sudan look for a goodwill gesture and ramp up diplomacy.

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Egypt, Sudan build pressure on Italian company responsible for building Ethiopia’s Nile dam

As Ethiopia is set to start the second filling phase of its controversial dam on the Blue Nile, Egypt and Sudan blame the Italian contracting giant Salini Impregilo that built the dam for neglecting the environmental and social impacts the project will have on the two downstream countries.

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Egypt looks to Kenya for Security Council support in Nile dam crisis

Egypt and Sudan are trying to secure the support of Kenya, Africa’s representative on the UN Security Council, in the dispute over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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Egypt seeks foothold in Libya’s reconstruction

Egypt and Libya agreed to have Egyptian workers return to the Libyan labor market at a time when Cairo seeks to contribute to the reconstruction of war-torn Libya.

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Egypt, Sudan seek greater cooperation in agriculture, food industries

Egypt and Sudan agreed to establish an Egyptian-Sudanese joint stock company on agricultural and animal production and food industries, as they face a threat of shortage of Nile water amid the faltering negotiations on Ethiopia’s controversial Nile dam.

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Egypt explores water alternatives with Nile dam set to fill

Egypt is working on water projects with South Sudan in a bid to make up for water lost from the Nile as Ethiopia fills its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

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TikTok girl's detention brings Egyptian human rights into spotlight

The continued detention of Haneen Hossam, a TikTok influencer, on a new charge of "human trafficking" has raised concern among rights advocates, bringing Egypt's human rights under scrutiny once again.

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Egypt seizes Brotherhood property in Sinai

An Egyptian court is examining a lawsuit that will ease the state's confiscation of Muslim Brotherhood-owned real estate in Sinai.

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Is latest Ethiopian proposal on Nile dam talks a play for time?

Ethiopia has called for a meeting of the African Union in a bid to break the stalemate in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with Cairo and Khartoum, something that is viewed by Cairo as a maneuver by Addis Ababa to play for time until the completion of the second filling stage of the dam.

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