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Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam by Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press Posted Jul 7, 2021 6:26 pm EDT Last Updated Jul 7, 2021 at 6:27 pm EDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister said Wednesday he will urge the U.N. Security Council to require Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to negotiate a binding agreement within six months on the contentious issue of water availability from the dam that the Ethiopians are building on the main tributary of the Nile River. Sameh Shukry said in an interview with The Associated Press that 10 years of negotiations over the...

Share: London, June 17, 2021 (AltAfrica)-The United States is planning to increase funding to Egypt to help it convert to solar energy and move away from fossil fuels, U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry said in Cairo on Wednesday. US pledges funding to help Egypt move to solar power (j-abc.com) Egypt is “blessed to be the number one country in the world” when it comes to making use of solar energy, Kerry told reporters following meetings with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry. Egypt remains reliant on fossil fuels for its energy needs, and...

The Recalling his childhood experience, sociologist Mark Ayyash, who has studied violence, social and political theory, writes: “From the very first years of childhood, Palestinians in Gaza receive a clear message from Israel and indeed from the world: you are not human, and we do not care.” In the article “Play Interrupted: Love Amidst Difficult Futures for the Children of Gaza,” cultural theorists Hanna Dyer and Dina Georgis argue that children are not oblivious bystanders or innocent victims in and of a war. From early childhood, they write, Palestinian children actively make me...

A former ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to join a rival coalition of parties, a major step toward ending the veteran leader's rule.

Egyptian officials discuss Gaza reconstruction with Israel and Palestinian leadersInternational 2021-05-31, by Editor Comments Off 0 High-level talks were held in Egypt and Israel on Sunday over the details of a fragile truce with Hamas in the Palestinian Territories. The discussions revolved around the ceasefire and efforts to rebuild the Gaza Strip after a punishing 11-day war left parts of the seaside enclave in ruins. By the time the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came into effect on May 21, rockets fired from Gaza had killed 13 Israel...