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A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on Dec. 26, 2019. EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Cairo - Mohammed Abdo Hasanein
Ethiopia has ignored Egypt’s warnings on the importance of reaching a comprehensive, binding and legal agreement on filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Ethiopia’s Minister of Water, Irrigation, and Energy Sileshi Bekele announced that the GERD construction process is proceeding as planned.
According to Ethiopia’s official news agency (ENA), Bekele headed a delegation and visited the dam’s construction site on Monday where he held discussions with contractors, consultants, board members and employers on the progress made in the construction process.
Egypt urges unified Arab action against terrorism
Egypt urges unified Arab action against terrorism
Cairo, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi advocated for an anti-terrorist system made up of Arab countries during a meeting of officials from the Regional Intelligence Services, the local press highlighted on Tuesday.
Such a mechanism should be based on cooperation between our nations, information exchange, experiences, as well as the continuous updating of strategies to confront this scourge, the head of State said.
According to Ahram Online, the president insisted on the need to implement collective actions taking advantage of the Arab brotherhood, which should focus on restoring stability in all region s territories, especially where terrorist organizations seek to extend or root their domains, supported by external forces, he said.
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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project is so important for the Horn of Africa country that it decided to finance the building of it by itself, after international lenders refused. The hydropower the Blue Nile dam will produce is critical in a country where more than half of the population is without access to electricity. But it’s not just about power of the electrical kind.
When talks about the dam broke down last month between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, it wasn’t about sharing water resources. It was a case of regional rivalries trumping understandings about science and cooperation.
Amnesty launches campaign to release detained activists in Egypt
Egyptian security forces stand outside of a prison in Egypt on 4 April 2015 [Mohammed Bendari/Apaimages] January 28, 2021 at 11:40 am
Amnesty International yesterday launched an online campaign to demand the immediate release of activists and human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily arrested in Egypt.
The campaign marks the 10th anniversary of the January 25 Revolution in Egypt, which toppled former President Hosni Mubarak. Ten years after the Jan. 25 Revolution in Egypt, activists and human rights defenders are still arbitrarily held in prisons, the London- based rights watchdog said on Twitter. We will share the names of these activists and human rights defenders in Egypt for a week. Tell Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi that you are in solidarity with the prisoners, it added.