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A general view of Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam, as it undergoes construction, is seen during a media tour along the Nile in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Guba Woreda, in Ethiopia, March 31, 2015. Reuters
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A man walks over a bridge by the construction of Ethiopia’s Great Renaissance Dam in Guba Woreda, some 40 km (25 miles) from Ethiopia’s border with Sudan, June 28, 2013. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Egypt mulls international arbitration over Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Addis Ababa confirmed on Wednesday that it is ready to open talks with Cairo on its Renaissance Dam project, following news that Egypt has formed a special legal committee to look at the possibility of securing international arbitration over the...Caption:
Egypt’s interim Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
Interim Egyptian Foreign Minister: The View from Cairo
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Career diplomat and politician Nabil Fahmy finds himself at the helm of Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a very difficult time in the country’s history. With the eyes of the international community firmly on post-Mursi Egypt, it is Fahmy’s...Caption:
Egypt’s new Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks during a news conference in Cairo July 20, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Egyptian FM outlines government policy
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said yesterday that Egypt was evaluating its foreign relations and will work hard to resolve all sticking issues after going through two revolutions in as many years. Fahmy, a former Egyptian ambassador to...Caption:
Sudanese Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman speaks during a joint press conference with the chief of Sudan’s intelligence service Mohammed Atta (unseen) in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on June 9, 2013. (AFP/Ashraf Shazly)