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Egypt: Ex-officials face allegations of environmental crimes against Nile [Al-Masry Al-Youm]

Jano Charbel, 01/07/2011, Source: http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/473342 In addition to charges of corruption and involvement in killing protesters, deposed President Hosni Mubarak and his cabinet are facing new allegations of crimes against the environment. Rose al-Youssef Editor Wafaa Hussein filed a lawsuit with the attorney general’s office that was referred to the South Cairo criminal court. In […]

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Water apocalypse now on the Nile – Daily Star

Najib Saab http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=3&article_id=115857#axzz0r9NC5ADh Taking advantage of astounding Arab apathy, African countries of the Nile Basin met in the absence of Egypt and Sudan to agree on a plan for sharing the Nile water. Ethiopia, which is the source of 85 percent of the Blue Nile, is only able to utilize a small portion of this […]

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Mubarak, African leaders review Nile River issues – Jerusalem Post

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=176211 By ASSOCIATED PRESS 05/23/2010 16:35 Egypt considers agreement on “red line” issue, compromise on “historic” water rights. CAIRO — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday discussed with his counterpart from the Congo and the prime Minster of Kenya the lingering crisis over sharing the waters of the Nile river. Egypt said it is carefully […]

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Crisis on the Nile Asharq Alawsat

http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=20670 21/04/2010 By Osman MirghaniBecause water is the source of life, it was not odd to hear Dr. Mufid Shahab, Egypt’s Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs say that “Egypt’s water security and its historical rights to the water of the River Nile is a matter of life and death that cannot be ignored.” This […]

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Rising waters threaten Nile Delta Al Jazeera

By Barnaby Phillips in Alexandria Deep inside the waterways of the Nile Delta, it is hard to believe that this region is in an environmental crisis. It is an idyllic setting as the canoes of fishermen drift through the swamps; kingfishers and egrets fly overhead, and reeds glisten in the early morning sunshine. But the […]

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