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Germany, Egypt Sign $252 Million Loan Agreement

3 May 2013 - 07:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government on April 28 signed a $225 million USD loan agreement with the German government to fund water, environment and energy projects.

French Development Agency Lends Egypt $75 Million for Water Projects

18 Apr 2013 - 08:12 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government on March 14 signed a $75 million USD loan agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD) for drinking water and sanitation projects in southern Egypt.

Egypt Seeks Indian Investment in Water Sector

13 Mar 2013 - 10:21 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — An Egyptian delegation headed by President Mohamed Morsi plans to offer a portfolio of public-private partnership (PPP) water and sanitation projects to Indian investors during a visit to New Delhi

Egypt Allocates Additional $148 Million for Water and Sanitation

18 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government last week announced it would increase funding for water and sanitation projects in the 2012-2013 fiscal year by $148 million USD.

Egyptian Water Minister Rules Out Military Intervention in Nile Conflict

15 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt will not resort to military action to solve Nile water problems, Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Bahaaeddine reiterated this week.

Egypt Announces Series of Water Projects in South Sudan

8 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt has announced plans to carry out a number of water projects in South Sudan, including the multi-purpose Wau Dam.

Nile Should Be Source of Cooperation: Egyptian Official

6 Feb 2013 - 10:37 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

KIGALI, Rwanda — Nile Basin countries should consider using the river’s water as a source of cooperation and not contention, regardless of differences in ideology, said Egyptian Ambassador to Rwanda Khaled Abdel Ra

Germany Lends Egypt $483 Million for Water, Sanitation, Irrigation

6 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The German government is lending Egypt $483 million USD for drinking water, sanitation, irrigation and energy, as well as other development projects, according to Egyptian officials.

Egypt Increases Security at Aswan High Dam

29 Jan 2013 - 10:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — With protests continuing in Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi, the government on January 28 took steps to increase security at the Aswan High Dam to protect construction efforts.

Swiss Government Funds Water, Sanitation in Egypt

25 Jan 2013 - 11:19 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation has allocated $10 million USD to water, sanitation and irrigation projects in southern Egypt, as art of a $32 million USD grant program for 2012-2

Chinese Companies to Build Water, Irrigation Infrastructure in Egypt

15 Jan 2013 - 01:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — China will cooperate with Egypt on number of major irrigation and water projects, Egyptian officials announced last week.

Egypt Allocates Another $468 Million for Water, Sanitation Projects

3 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government has allocated an additional $468 million USD for water and sanitation projects throughout the country, according to water officials.

Egypt Re-Launches $655 Million USD Assiut Barrage

6 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources has re-started construction of the stalled $655 million USD Assiut Barrage project in Upper (southern) Egypt.

Nile Committee Moves Ahead With Review of Controversial Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

4 Dec 2012 - 10:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Nile tripartite committee, an international panel of experts formed by Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, held its fourth meeting last week to review the impacts of Ethiopia’s controversial Grand Renai

Ethiopia Will Not Monopolize Renaissance Dam Water: Minister

21 Nov 2012 - 10:07 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Ethiopia will not monopolize the water behind the Grand Renaissance Dam (formerly known as the Millennium Dam), according to the country’s Minister of Energy, Alemayehu Tegenu. 

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam Will Be Completed by 2015

14 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The $4.1 billion USD Grand Renaissance Dam is on course to be completed in 2015, despite financial concerns, according to Ethiopian Energy Minister Alemayehu Tegenu.

Egypt Launches $156 Million Water, Sanitation Improvement Project

29 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt is launching a major water and sanitation improvement project worth $156 million USD, officials said last week.

Egypt Launches $160 Million USD Irrigation Improvement Initiative

10 Oct 2012 - 09:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government on October 8 unveiled a $160 million USD irrigation improvement project in the Western Delta.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Fund $150 Million USD Egypt Desal Plant

5 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s Suez governorate this week revealed plans to build a new $150 million USD desalination plant.

Egyptian Official Again Denies Plan to Sabotage Ethiopian Dam

25 Sep 2012 - 11:40 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian Minister for Military Production Reda Hafiz on September 24 reiterated his earlier denial of reports that his country had a contingency plan to sabotage the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, sa

Sudan Reaffirms Support for Egypt’s Nile Water Rights

17 Sep 2012 - 11:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir, despite demands from the International Criminal Court for his arrest for war crimes, traveled to Cairo on September 16 to meet with Egyptian President Mohammed Mo

Former Egyptian Military Official Denies Plan to Sabotage Ethiopian Dam; Blames Tensions on Zenawi

7 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — A former senior Egyptian military official on September 6 denied that Egypt had a contingency plan to sabotage the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Egypt Made Military Contingency Plans to Attack Ethiopia Dam: Wikileaks

5 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government’s contingency plan for how to handle Ethiopian dam construction along the Blue Nile included military action, according to newly released Wikileaks data from the Global Inte

EU to Provide $565 Million USD in Infrastructure Loans to Egypt Next Year

4 Sep 2012 - 10:50 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt will receive up to $565 million USD in soft loans through the Egyptian European Partnership Program during 2013.

Egyptian Contracting Company Wins $37.7 Million USD Pipeline Contract in Abu Dhabi

4 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian Contracting Company (Mokhtar Ibrahim) won a $37.7 million USD water pipeline project in Abu Dhabi, company officials announced last week.

Egypt Government Admits Responsibility for Pollution in Menoufiya

28 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — An official investigation into the water pollution incident in Menoufiya governorate last week confirmed that water produced by the treatment plant there was contaminated.

Egypt to Spend $120 Million USD for Water, Irrigation in Other Nile Basin Countries

27 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government will allocate $120 million USD over the next five years for water and irrigation projects in other Nile Basin countries, the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources annou

Egyptian Villagers Protest Water Contamination in Menoufiya; Government Announces $1.3 Billion USD for Water, Sanitation

23 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Villagers in the Nile Delta governorate of Menoufiya locked visiting Health Minister Mohammed Mustafa and Governor Ashraf Helal in a hospital room on August 21 in protest over a new water contamina

Egypt Will Tender PPPs by the End of 2012

21 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian Ministry of Finance said it would tender a number of public-private-partnership (PPP) projects in the water and wastewater treatment sectors before the end of this year.

Germany Lends Egypt $24.3 Million USD to Upgrade High Dam

6 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The German government is lending the Egyptian government $24.3 million USD to upgrade facilities at the High Dam in southern Egypt.

Egypt Water Shortage Protests Are Widespread and Violent

25 Jul 2012 - 15:25 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — On the day that Egypt President Mohammed Morsi appointed former Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hisham Kandil as the country's new Prime Minister, OOSKAnews can report that residents of

FAO, Egypt Cooperate on Wastewater Reuse

17 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are cooperating on a wastewater treatment and reuse program, the ministry announced July 13.

Egypt’s New President to Hold Talks With Nile Basin Leaders

13 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, will discuss a Nile water-sharing agreement with Ethiopian officials during his trip to Ethiopia next week, according to government sources.

EU Lends Egypt $25 Million USD for Drinking Water Improvement

12 Jul 2012 - 10:22 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government and the European Union on July 11 signed a $25 million USD loan agreement for drinking water improvement projects in northern Egypt.

Egyptian Government Allocates $105 Million USD to Prevent Summer Water Shortages

21 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government on June 18 announced $105 million USD in new funding for drinking water projects throughout the country, in order to prevent summertime shortages.

French Development Agency Allocates $44 Million USD for Irrigation in Egypt

11 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The French Development Agency (ADF) is allocating $43.6 million USD for a national irrigation improvement project in Egypt, a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministers’ Council announced last week.

Egypt Helps Upstream Nile Countries Reduce Waste, Protects Downstream Supply

7 Jun 2012 - 08:41 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt will carry out a series of major projects in upstream Nile Basin countries, with the goal of increasing the flow of Nile water and increasing the amount available to the country, Egyptian F

Egypt, Sudan, Libya Use Common Groundwater to Achieve Food Security

1 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt, Sudan and Libya will use groundwater sources located along their common borders to achieve food security, according to Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamil Amr.

Egypt Spends $50 Million USD for Water, Sanitation in Alexandria and Matrouh

15 May 2012 - 15:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government last week announced $50 million USD in funding for drinking water projects in Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh governorates.

Egypt Worried Over Kenya’s Nile Dams

7 May 2012 - 11:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian water officials expressed concern last week over the Kenyan government’s plan to build 24 dams on the White Nile.