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Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi takes the oath of office during his swearing-in ceremony as Egypt’s new president at the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, June 8, 2014 in this still image taken from video. (Reuters/Egyptian State Television)

Sisi will resolve Nile crisis, says Egypt’s new Water Minister

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jun 20, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s new Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hossam Maghazi has said he expects a breakthrough in the crisis between Cairo and Addis Ababa over Ethiopia’s construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam once newly-elected President Abdel-Fattah...

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The remains of tents burn outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi had a protest camp at Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra.)

Opinion: If Regional Conflict goes Global

by Bakir Oweida | May 31, 2014 | Opinion

One successful terrorist operation—indeed, one successful attack with a shoulder-fired antiaircraft missile—could cause a 15 billion-dollar loss to the world economy. What measure of terrorism is this? This is what terrorism is. It has no mind or soul, no faith or...

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Laborers work at the Grand Renaissance Dam in Guba Woreda, in the Benishangul Gumuz region in Ethiopia, on March 16, 2014. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)

Opinion: Diverting the Blue Nile’s course could take Africa to war

by Huda Al Husseini | Mar 24, 2014 | Opinion

Water wars, many warn, could be around the corner. After the removal of former President Mohamed Mursi, Egypt has inherited a huge problem: Addis Ababa decided to divert the course of the Blue Nile late May, as part of its project to generate electricity through the...

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A picture taken on May 28, 2013 shows the Blue Nile in Guba, Ethiopia, during its diversion ceremony. (AFP Photo/William Lloyd George)

Ethiopia ratifies Nile treaty, raises tensions with Egypt

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein and Mustafa Sirri | Jun 14, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ethiopia’s parliament has unanimously ratified a treaty which is seeking to replace colonial-era agreements granting Egypt and Sudan the largest share of the Nile’s water. This treaty, which strips Egypt of its right to the...