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Greek parliament ratifies maritime accord with Egypt

Greek parliament ratified an accord defining maritime boundaries between Greece and Egypt on Thursday, amid rising tensions with Turkey over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean. The Athens-Cairo agreement has angered Turkey…

Greece to ratify sea accord with Egypt on August 26

Greece plans to ratify an accord on maritime boundaries with Egypt next week, its government said on Thursday, referring to a deal which has angered Turkey and highlighted overlapping claims over the east Mediterranean. Egypt and Greece…

Pope calls for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Nile dam

Pope Francis called for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Saturday, urging them not to let a dispute over a dam on the Nile lead to conflict. “I invite all parties involved to continue on the path of dialogue so that the…

Turkey says Egypt-Greece deal falls in its continental shelf

A deal between Greece and Egypt designating an exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean falls in the area of Turkey’s continental shelf, Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The ministry said Turkey considers the…

Egypt condemns filling Ethiopia Renaissance Dam unilaterally

The Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Atti announced Egypt's objection to the unilateral action to fill the Renaissance Dam without consulting and coordinating with the downstream countries. During a…

Egypt grapples with women’s freedoms online as #MeToo re-emerges

Social media has become a new and dangerous battleground for women's rights in Egypt after young TikTok influencers were jailed while a resurgent #MeToo movement decried male sexual violence. Last Monday, a court sentenced five female…

Sisi says Egypt will not stand idle to threat to Egyptian and Libyan security

Egypt will not stand idle in the face of any moves that pose a direct threat to Egyptian and Libyan national security, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday, according to a presidency statement. The statement also said tribal…

Ethiopia starts filling Grand Renaissance dam

Ethiopia has started filling the Grand Renaissance dam, a giant hydroelectric project it is building on the Blue Nile, its water minister said on Wednesday, a day after talks with Sudan and Egypt on the issue became deadlocked. “The…

Egypt reopens airports and welcomes tourists to pyramids after COVID closure

Egypt restarted international flights and reopened major tourist attractions including the Great Pyramids of Giza on Wednesday after over three months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. The country closed its airports to…

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree Nile dam deal in weeks

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will agree a deal to fill the giant Blue Nile dam in two to three weeks, following mediation by the African Union to broker a deal to end a decade-long dispute over water supplies. Ethiopia’s water minister,…

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