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Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2021
In response to complaints received on social media, the Crisis Management Team of the Egyptian Cabinet have intervened with regards to the sinking basement of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Maadi, resulting from the rising water levels of the Nile. The necessary authorities from state agencies...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 2021
After opening the bottom canals of the Renaissance Dam in anticipation of the second filling, Egypt responded by debunking Adis Ababa’s claims and stressing the gravity of its actions on Egypt and Sudan.
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The following text contains sensitive information and highlights various concerns from an Egyptian ambassador regarding foreign influence on political and environmental decisions and movements in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Dr. Muḥammad ʿAbd al-‘Āṭī, the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, revealed on Wednesday that Egypt has started implementing a plan to ration water using technology. This includes use of remote sensing systems, telemetry and geographic information systems in managing water from...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 19, 2020
A number of experts confirmed that the reason for the failure of the last round of negotiations regarding the Renaissance Dam between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia lies in the latter’s obstinacy. In the negotiations, Ethiopia tried to convince its counterparts to sign a treaty that does not restrict...
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2012
Egypt State Information Service (SIS) published on August 24:
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Bahaa-Eddin took part in the funeral of Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch Abune Paulos on Thursday 23/08/2012 as a representative of the Egyptian government.
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Due to the pervasive media reporting both inside Egypt and in the international community, the violent incidents of May 31, 2008 at the Abu Fana Monastery is widely viewed as a sectarian confli
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2015
Minister of Irrigation, Hūsām al-Mūghāzī, dropped Sunday charges against Nāder Nūr al-Dīn, professor of agriculture at Cairo University, following weeks of solidarity initiatives and media concern over the case, state media reported.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Political experts expect South Sudan to vote to secede from the Muslim north in 2011. Outcomes of the potential succession are debated though key concerns include the allotment of Nile water and the creation of an Islamic state in North Sudan. Sudanese president Bashir is working to maintain unity...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, Shaykh of the Azhar, asserted the permissibility of demolishing houses of worship, even mosques or churches, in case they contaminate the water of the Nile.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.