By Al-Monitor, Controversy prevailed in the Egyptian public opinion after Deltares, a Dutch advisory institute, announced on Sept. 15 its withdrawal from a study to assess the risks that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is under construction on the Blue Nile, can cause to Egypt and Sudan. The withdrawal from the project by Deltares […]
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By Reuters, FRENCH President Francois Hollande said Egypt would order 24 Rafale fighter jets, a naval frigate and related military equipment in a deal to be signed in Cairo on Monday worth more than 5 billion euros ($5.70 billion). The contract would make Egypt, aiming to upgrade its military hardware amid fears the crisis in […]
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By VOA News, SOUTH Sudan and Egypt have signed agreements worth $26.6 million to launch water and technical development projects in South Sudan, a high-ranking official in President Salva Kiir’s office has said. The deals were signed last week during a visit by Mr. Kiir to Cairo, Awan Riak, the Minister in the Office of […]
Continue ReadingBy Shabait, EGYPTIAN and Eritrean leaders conducted in-depth discussions yesterday at the Al-Etihadia State House in Cairo on fostering bilateral relations as well as on ways and means of reinforcing to the highest level the existing Eritrean-Egyptian ties in the economic, social, political and diplomatic domains. Moreover, the two leaders agreed on exchange of trade and […]
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Hendawy, PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt, in his special meeting with President Isaias Afwerki, stressed his country’s keenness in cooperation and continuous coordination with the State of Eritrea in all fields and pointing out that due to the importance of an African dimension to Egypt, his country is returning to its role […]
Continue ReadingBy Bereket Kidane, THE unilateral action by Ethiopia to dam the Nile for hydropower generation and the adverse effects it will have on Egypt has been described by experts as anywhere from “causing significant damage to Egypt” to “potentially catastrophic.” Anytime you play smart with nature and make changes to the landscape, it always has unintended […]
Continue ReadingJoint forces to operate under single command along common border By Keffyalew Gebremedhin, IN the last few days, the media in Ethiopia and Sudan reported about Ethiopia and the Sudan concluding agreement to establish a joint military force under single command along the common border, which would become operational in a few weeks time. Without […]
Continue ReadingBy Ahram Online, EGYPT on Sunday deported 77 Ethiopians for attempting to illegally migrate through the country to Israel, state news agency MENA and Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. The deportees entered the Egyptian governorate of Aswan through the country’s southern frontier with Sudan. They were arrested two weeks ago in Aswan but only deported on […]
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