by Mohamed Ajam | Mar 22, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo- “Egypt is still an appealing global touristic destination” These words spoken by the Egyptian Minister of Tourism have turned into facts over the past weeks. Cairo and other Egyptian cities have attracted tourists and celebrities from across the world, in line...
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...
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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 11, 2012 | Country Brief
[map id=”countryBriefMapIn” w=”676″ h=”350″ z=”7″ maptype=”TERRAIN” address=”Cairo, Egypt” marker=”yes”] Timeline • 1859: Work on the Suez Canal project, an artificial waterway...
