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Nile dam dispute: Egypt and Sudan suspend GERD talks as Ethiopia bluffs

Egypt and Sudan requested to adjourn the meeting to consider Ethiopian version…

Mohammed El-Said

Huge blast rocks Beirut, army deployed to streets


About 73 people killed, and 3,700 others wounded in blast that rocked…

Fatma Lotfi

Ethiopia’s disputed dam back to negotiating table 

Current talks reveal AU sympathy with Ethiopia’s claimed rights to construct projects…

Mohammed El-Said

Update: Huge explosion hits Lebanon’s capital Beirut, dozens dead, injured

The two huge explosions in Beirut left dozens dead and injured, al-Jadeed…

Xinhua

Lebanon newly-appointed FM says to boost ties with all friendly countries

Charbel Wehbi noted that Lebanon is not besieged by the United States…

Xinhua

Saudi Arabia concludes Hajj amid COVID-19 pandemic

Pilgrims on Monday bade farewell to Mecca after Hajj rituals were concluded.…

Xinhua

GERD parties aim for binding agreement as legal, technical talks resume

Egypt stresses this round of talks will not address future projects over…

Mohammed El-Said

Historical maps of Egypt (Part I): The Golden Age of Egypt’s interest in the Nile

In the fifth century BCE, the Greek historian Herodotus described Egypt as…

Atef Moatamed

LAAF urges international monitoring of Libyan ports to stop Turkish weapon inflow

East-based forces are ready to liberate Libyan territories from Turkish aggression, militias,…

Daily News Egypt

Egypt expresses solidarity with Sudan after dam burst

Dam failure in Sudan's Blue Nile state destroyed hundreds of houses 

Daily News Egypt