Prior to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) session on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis scheduled for Thursday, Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariam al-Sadeq al-Mahdy has been clarifying her country’s position on...اقرأ المزيد
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said his meetings and phone calls with his Chinese and Russian counterparts come as part of Egypt’s efforts to explain its position ahead of the Security Council session on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Shoukry...اقرأ المزيد
Saudi Arabia affirmed, Tuesday its support for Egypt and Sudan in preserving their “legitimate water rights”, and stressed the importance of maintaining water security stability in Africa. The Kingdom also praised all of Egypt and Sudan efforts...اقرأ المزيد
The US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said in his daily Briefing that Ethiopia’s second filling for GERD is a unilateral action which is ‘fair to say that is a potential to raise tensions’ between parties.” “When it come to the GERD,...اقرأ المزيد
The Arab League has expressed its disturbance of Ethiopia’s letter to the UN the Security Council, in which the government rejected the intervention of the League in the Renaissance Dam, “claiming that this may undermine the friendly and cooperative...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Atty held a videoconference meeting with Ms. Inger Anderson, Director of the United Nations Environment Program to discuss the current situation of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam issue,...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian and Sudanese foreign ministers expressed their rejection of Ethiopia’s announcement of starting the filling process for the second year. Both leaders considered the announcement as explicit violation of the provisions of the Declaration of...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stated on Saturday evening that the negotiations with Ethiopia over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) cannot be endless. “Egypt appreciates and understands the requirements of Ethiopian...اقرأ المزيد
Samuel Warberg, a regional spokesman for the US State Department, said the US supports the Egyptians’ right and the recognizes the importance of the Nile water, noting that the US does not question Egypt’s right in Nile water. Warberg told DMC the...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati discussed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute on Monday with South Sudan’s Foreign minister Beatrice Khamisa Wani during his visit to Juba. The two ministers discussed enhancing cooperation...اقرأ المزيد
