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Egypt: Mursi to Discuss Ethiopian Dam With Political Forces
Aswat Masriya, 3 June 2013
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will convene on Monday with heads of political parties to discuss a report by the tripartite technical committee on Ethiopia's Renaisance Dam… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Diversion Doesn't Affect Water Flow of Nile - EEPCo
ERTA, 30 May 2013
Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) says the river diversion of Abay/Nile in Ethiopia to make way for construction of the dam in the river bed doesn't in any way reduce… Read more »
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Egypt: Nile River Dispute Between Egypt, Ethiopia Sparks Tensions
VOA, 30 May 2013
A former high-ranking Egyptian diplomat says Ethiopia's move to divert the flow of the Nile River has needlessly heightened regional tensions. Ethiopia began diverting the river… Read more »
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Egypt: PM Kandil Urges Ethiopia to Not Cut Egypt's Share of Nile Water
Aswat Masriya, 31 May 2013
Prime Minister Hisham Kandil urged Ethiopia on Friday to not cut Egypt's share of the Nile water. Read more »
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Egypt: Scores Protest At Ethiopia Embassy to Demand Expelling Ambassador
Aswat Masriya, 31 May 2013
Scores of demonstrators staged a protest on Friday at the Ethiopian embassy headquarters in Cairo to demand expelling the Ethiopian ambassador to Egypt and call for halting the… Read more »
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Egypt: Nation's Mursi to Discuss Ethiopian Dam With Ministers
Aswat Masriya, 30 May 2013
Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi will convene on Thursday with Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources at the presidential palace to discuss the Ethiopian dam crisis,… Read more »
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Egypt: ElBaradei Warns Against Repercussions of Sinai, Ethiopia Crises
Aswat Masriya, 29 May 2013
Leading member of the National Salvation Front Mohamed ElBaradei warned against the repercussions of the Sinai and Ethiopia crises on Wednesday. Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt Rejects Any Project That Risks Its Water Safety - Minister
Aswat Masriya, 28 May 2013
Egypt's stance towards Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam is clear and did not change, the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Bahaa Eddin said on Tuesday in an official… Read more »
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Egypt: Ethiopia Starts Diverting Blue Nile Course On Tuesday
Aswat Masriya, 28 May 2013
Ethiopia will begin on Tuesday the process of diverting the course of the Blue Nile River to continue the construction process of its Renaissance Dam, raising concerns over Egypt's… Read more »
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Egypt: Egypt's Share of Nile Water Will Not Be Reduced - Ethiopian Minister
Aswat Masriya, 27 May 2013
Ethiopia's in-construction Renaissance Dam along the Nile River will not affect Egypt's share of the Nile water, said the Ethiopian Minister of Foreign affairs Berhane Gebre… Read more »
Ethiopian Nile River Project Raises Concern in Egypt
A decision to divert the course of the Blue Nile as part of a hydroelectric dam construction project has raised concerns in Egypt, prompting president Mursi to discuss the "crisis" with his ministers.InFocus
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The two countries met in Khartoum to discuss means to boost cooperation between the two countries and between the Nile Basin upstream and downstream nations. Read more »
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Optimism is growing that tension could ease between Egypt, Sudan and upstream countries over the construction of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile. Read more »
