22+ hour, 39+ min ago   (450+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin called on delegates to “change the world together” and build a “just world” in a televised address on September 13 to 10,000 young people gathered for the opening ceremony of the International Festival of Youth in Ekaterinburg. In…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (317+ words) Egypt and Germany have discussed a proposed “Water House” framework aimed at bringing key initiatives and practical outcomes from the 2026 UN Water Conference under a common structure, with Cairo calling for a limited number of implementable flagship initiatives rather than…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (294+ words) A $100m financing mechanism has been established to study and implement development projects, including dams, in southern Nile Basin countries, as Cairo seeks to expand water and development cooperation across the region. The mechanism has an initial allocation of $100m and will…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (175+ words) Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification have unanimously selected Egypt to host the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP18) in 2028, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said. The decision was adopted during the closing session of COP17, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from August…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (259+ words) Egypt’s Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry has ordered field inspections of several bridges over canals and drains to determine whether they require maintenance or replacement, as well as an agricultural drain proposed for cleaning, following requests raised by members of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (424+ words) Egypt has called for a legally binding international protocol on drought, warning that land degradation, desertification and drought are no longer solely environmental challenges but direct threats to water and food security, livelihoods and socioeconomic stability. Water Resources and Irrigation…...