Egypt invites 119 countries to 9th Cairo Water Week; Shared water resources on agenda

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 - 10:29 GMT

Egypt has invited 119 countries to participate in the ninth Cairo Water Week in October, which will include discussions on managing shared water resources under international water law.

Egypt says GERD talks are ‘waste of time,’ Ethiopia to bear cost of any harm

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 02:35 GMT

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam stated that Egypt does not intend to engage in further negotiations regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in its current proposed form, deeming them as a “waste of time.”