{"id":1193,"date":"2010-05-21T04:01:10","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T01:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marwarakha.com\/wordpress\/?p=1193"},"modified":"2010-07-05T04:06:19","modified_gmt":"2010-07-05T01:06:19","slug":"egypt-no-longer-jewel-of-the-nile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marwarakha.com\/?p=1193","title":{"rendered":"Egypt: No Longer Jewel of the Nile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Four of the seven upstream&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nilebasin.org\/\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/www.nilebasin.org\/\">Nile Basin Initiative<\/a>&nbsp;countries have decided to sign a new Nile deal. Despite strong Egyptian and Sudanese opposition, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia signed a new water-sharing agreement. The other three countries, Kenya, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to sign the new deal within the next 12 months as allowed by the accord.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" mce_name=\"em\" mce_style=\"font-style: italic;\" style=\"font-style: italic; \">Bikya Masr<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bikyamasr.com\/wordpress\/?p=12672\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/bikyamasr.com\/wordpress\/?p=12672\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It is water. Water for all. At least this is the argument that upstream countries along the Nile River have been saying for years, but Egypt continues to refuse to renegotiate a colonial-era treaty that would allocate more water for use in the upstream countries part of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI). Egypt says that without its access to water, the country could face severe shortages and possible nationwide anxiety and protests.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" mce_name=\"em\" mce_style=\"font-style: italic;\" style=\"font-style: italic; \">Egyptian Citizen<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stories-from-my-life.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_13.html\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/stories-from-my-life.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_13.html\">laments the current situation<\/a>&nbsp;saying:<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic\" style=\"font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; direction: rtl; text-align: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; \">\u0645\u0635\u0631 \u0645\u0634 \u0647\u062a\u0628\u0642\u0649 \u0647\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0644 \u0639\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0635 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0644 \u0631\u0627\u062d \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0627<br \/>\n\t\u062f\u064a \u062e\u0631\u064a\u0637\u0629 \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0644 \u0639\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u0628\u0642\u0649 \u0641\u0627\u0643\u0631\u064a\u0646\u0629<br \/>\n\t\u0628\u0643\u0631\u0629 \u062f\u0648\u0644 \u062d\u0648\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0628\u0639\u0629<br \/>\n\t\u0647\u062a\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0642\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0629<br \/>\n\t\u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u0635\u0631 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0646<br \/>\n\t\u0648 \u0647\u064a\u0628\u0642\u0649 \u0644\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u062b\u0645\u0646 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0644 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0627\u0632<\/div>\n<div class=\"translation\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-width: 5px; border-right-width: 4px; border-bottom-width: 5px; border-left-width: 5px; \">Egypt will no longer be the jewel of the Nile for we no longer have a Nile!<br \/>\n\tHave a good look at the map when we once had a Nile.<br \/>\n\tAfter the Nile Basin Countries sign the new treaty without Egypt and Sudan, water prices will hit the roof &#8211; just like oil and gas.<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" mce_name=\"em\" mce_style=\"font-style: italic;\" style=\"font-style: italic; \">Nawara Negm<\/span>&nbsp;is also worried &#8211; but for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tahyyes.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_14.html\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/tahyyes.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_14.html\">a different reason<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic\" style=\"font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; direction: rtl; text-align: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; \">\u0627\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644 \u0645\u0633\u064a\u0637\u0631\u0629 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062f\u0648\u0644 \u062d\u0648\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0644 \u0648\u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u062d\u062a\u0645\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u062f\u0648\u062f \u0628\u062a\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0647\u0645 &#8230; \u0648\u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u0645\u0642\u0648\u0645\u0627\u0647\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u062f\u0645\u0627\u063a \u062f\u0648\u0644 \u062d\u0648\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0644<br \/>\n\t\u0648\u0628\u0635\u0631\u0627\u062d\u0629 \u0643\u062f\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u0639\u0646\u062f\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0627 \u0628\u064a\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0648\u0634 \u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629<br \/>\n\t\u0648\u0628\u0635\u0631\u0627\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0643\u062a\u0631 \u0647\u0645 \u0645\u0634 \u0639\u0627\u0631\u0641\u064a\u0646 \u064a\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629<br \/>\n\t\u0648\u0628\u0635\u0631\u0627\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0643\u062a\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0643\u062a\u0631 \u0647\u0645 \u0645\u0634 \u062d\u064a\u0639\u0631\u0641\u0648\u0627 \u064a\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629<br \/>\n\t\u062d\u062f \u064a\u0646\u062c\u062f\u0646\u0627<br \/>\n\t\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u062a\u0643\u0644\u0645 \u062c\u062f &#8230;. \u062d\u062f \u064a\u0646\u062c\u062f\u0646\u0627<br \/>\n\t\u062d\u062f \u064a\u0646\u062c\u062f\u0646\u0627<br \/>\n\t\u062d\u062f \u064a\u062f\u062e\u0644 \u0627\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627 \u0648\u064a\u0642\u0637\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0633\u0631\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0644 \u0648\u064a\u0646\u0642\u0630\u0646\u0627&#8230; 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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-width: 5px; border-right-width: 4px; border-bottom-width: 5px; border-left-width: 5px; \">Israel has full control over the Nile Basin Countries and they will finance their dams.<br \/>\n\tOur officials did &nbsp;not lift a finger to stop this.<br \/>\n\tTo be more precise they do not know what to do.<br \/>\n\tAs a matter of fact, they will not be able to do anything!<br \/>\n\tHelp!<br \/>\n\tI am serious! Rescue us! Please!<br \/>\n\tSomeone please intercept Israel&#39;s plan! They say that Iran is trying to set foot in Africa instead of Israel. I hope Turkey jumps in. Why doesn&#39;t Saudi Arabia lure them with cash or Dubai, why don&#39;t they tempt them with investments &#8230; people .. rescue us .. we will die of thirst!<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" mce_name=\"em\" mce_style=\"font-style: italic;\" style=\"font-style: italic; \">Bikya Masr<\/span>&nbsp;does not see&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bikyamasr.com\/wordpress\/?p=12672\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/bikyamasr.com\/wordpress\/?p=12672\">a reason for panicking<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>However, despite a new agreement being signed, little is likely to change. Egypt is already pushing international donor bodies, such as the World Bank &ndash; the main financier of the NBI &ndash; to cut funding to the signatories.<\/p>\n<p>According to World Bank officials last July in Alexandria, they would not fund any new project without the approval of Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Egypt is the leading country in this consortium and the World Bank will not get behind any initiative that leaves them out,&rdquo; a World Bank official said at the time on the sidelines of the NBI conference in the Egyptian port city<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" mce_name=\"em\" mce_style=\"font-style: italic;\" style=\"font-style: italic; \">The Egyptian Silent Majority<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/theegyptiansilentmajority.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_20.html\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/theegyptiansilentmajority.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_20.html\">is ashamed<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic\" style=\"font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; direction: rtl; text-align: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; \">\u0627\u062e\u0637\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u062d\u0642\u0647\u0645&#8230;.\u0627\u0647\u0645\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0647\u0645&#8230;.\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0647\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0647\u0645&#8230;..\u062a\u0631\u0643\u0646\u0627 \u063a\u064a\u0631\u0646\u0627 \u064a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0648 \u064a\u0623\u062e\u0630 \u0628\u064a\u062f\u0647\u0645 \u0646\u062d\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0642\u062f\u0645 \u0648 \u0627\u0643\u062a\u0641\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0646\u062d\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0632 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0645 \u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0627&#8230;\u0628\u0644 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u062f\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0645 \u0648 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u0648 \u0642\u062f\u0631\u0627\u062a\u0647\u0645.<br \/>\n\t\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0646\u0643\u0631\u0631 \u0646\u0641\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u0623 \u0628\u062a\u0647\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0647\u0645 \u0628\u0625\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0629 \u0636\u062f\u0647\u0645.<br \/>\n\t\u0644\u0627 \u0627\u0639\u0644\u0645 \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0633\u0646\u062e\u0631\u062c \u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0623\u0632\u0642&#8230;..\u0641\u0645\u0646 \u062d\u0642\u0647\u0645 \u062a\u0623\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u062d\u0635\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0627\u0647 \u0645\u062b\u0644\u0646\u0627 \u062a\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0627&#8230;.\u0648 \u0644\u064a\u0633 \u0645\u0646\u0637\u0642\u064a \u0627\u0646 \u0646\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0647\u0645 \u0628\u062a\u0623\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u062d\u062a\u064a\u0627\u062c\u0627\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0627\u0647 \u0639\u0646 \u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0637\u0627\u0631 (\u0643\u0645\u0627 \u0642\u0631\u0623\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u0641) \u0648 \u062a\u0631\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0644 \u0644\u0646\u0627!!!!!<\/div>\n<div class=\"translation\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-width: 5px; border-right-width: 4px; border-bottom-width: 5px; border-left-width: 5px; \">We have often wronged them (Africans)! We neglected them! We belittled them! We let someone else invest in their land and take their hand into civilization. We enjoyed defeating them in football, mocking them, joking about them, and making fun of their resources and capabilities. Today, we are making the same mistake when we threatened to use force against them. I do not know how we will get out of this dilemma for they have a right to a fair share of water and it makes no sense to arrogantly ask them to secure their water needs by relying on rain water &#8211; as some papers mentioned!<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" mce_name=\"em\" mce_style=\"font-style: italic;\" style=\"font-style: italic; \">Nawara Negm<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tahyyes.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_8415.html\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/tahyyes.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_8415.html\">disapproves of<\/a>&nbsp;President Mubarak&#39;s visit to Italy:<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic\" style=\"font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; direction: rtl; text-align: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; \">\u0627\u0646\u062a \u0627\u0632\u0627\u064a \u062a\u0631\u0648\u062d \u0644\u0627\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627 \u0639\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0634\u0643\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064a\u0644 \u0648\u0641\u0627\u0643\u0631\u0647\u0627 \u062d\u062a\u0641\u0631\u0636 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u062b\u064a\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0627 \u0631\u0623\u064a\u0647\u0627\u061f \u0627\u0632\u0627\u064a \u062a\u0647\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u062f\u064a \u0627\u0646\u062a \u0627\u064a\u0647\u061f \u0627\u0646\u062a \u0627\u064a\u064a\u064a\u0647\u061f &#8230; \u0627\u0646\u062a \u0641\u0627\u0643\u0631 \u0627\u0646\u0643 \u0644\u0645\u0627 \u062a\u0647\u064a\u0646\u0647\u0645 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u062f\u064a \u062d\u064a\u0633\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0627\u061f<br \/>\n\t\u0627\u0646\u0627 \u0644\u0648 \u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646\u0647\u0645 \u0627\u062a\u0631\u0628\u0633 \u062f\u0645\u0627\u063a\u064a&#8230; \u064a\u0639\u0646\u064a \u0645\u0634 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0639\u0646\u064a\u0647\u0645 \u062a\u0643\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645\u060c \u0648\u0628\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0643 \u0643\u0627\u0645 \u0633\u0646\u0629 \u0628\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0647\u0645 \u0645\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0627\u0628 \u0648\u0643\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u062a\u0631\u0648\u062d \u062a\u0643\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627 \u0643\u0623\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0628\u0644\u0629 \u0628\u062a\u0627\u0639\u062a\u0647\u0645\u061f<\/div>\n<div class=\"translation\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-width: 5px; border-right-width: 4px; border-bottom-width: 5px; border-left-width: 5px; \">How dare you go to Italy and ask them to intervene with the Nile water issue? Did you think they will coerce Ethiopia into changing its stance? How did you have the audacity to insult people that way? What were you thinking? Do you think they will just suck it in? If I were in their shoes, I would be more obstinate. You did not even bother talking to them directly, and for years you&#39;ve treated them with negligence and an air of superiority &#8230; and now you are surpassing their sovereignty and talking to &quot;their class teacher&quot;?<\/div>\n<p>Ethiopia tells Egypt the Nile is for all,&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" mce_name=\"em\" mce_style=\"font-style: italic;\" style=\"font-style: italic; \">Bikya Masr<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bikyamasr.com\/wordpress\/?p=12818\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/bikyamasr.com\/wordpress\/?p=12818\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Wednesday that the bullying of Egypt over the construction of dams along the Nile River must end as upstream nations attempt to implement a number of water projects despite Cairo&rsquo;s opposition. He rejected threats by Egypt to prevent the erection of projects along the world&rsquo;s longest river.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Al Jazeera, Zenawi argued that a new era in the Nile basin has begun. His statements come less than one week after Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania signed a new treaty on water-sharing along the Nile.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" mce_name=\"em\" mce_style=\"font-style: italic;\" style=\"font-style: italic; \">Egyptian Citizen<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stories-from-my-life.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_17.html\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/stories-from-my-life.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_17.html\">wondered<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"arabic\" style=\"font-family: tahoma; font-size: 12px; direction: rtl; text-align: right; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; \">\u0647\u0648 \u0627\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0647\u0646\u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u064a\u0629 \u062d\u062a\u0649 \u0644\u0627 \u0646\u0639\u0637\u0634\u061f<br \/>\n\t\u0647\u0648 \u0627\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0647\u0646\u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0643\u062f\u0629 \u0637\u064a\u0628 \u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0637\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062f\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0639\u0634\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u0642\u062f\u0631 \u0646\u0639\u064a\u0634 \u0648 \u0645\u062a\u062c\u064a\u0634 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u062d\u0638\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a \u0645\u0635\u0631 \u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0637\u0634\u0627\u0646\u0629 \u0648 \u064a\u0628\u0642\u0649 \u0641\u064a\u0629 \u0623\u0632\u0645\u0629 \u0639\u0637\u0634 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0635\u0631 &#8230; \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0645\u0627 \u0646\u0645\u0644\u0649 \u062c\u0631\u0627\u0643\u064a\u0644 \u0645\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0648 \u0646\u0627\u0633 \u062a\u0637\u0644\u0639 \u062a\u0642\u0637\u0639 \u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0627\u0626\u0631\u064a \u0648 \u0645\u0627\u0633\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0631\u0627\u0643\u0644 \u0648 \u062a\u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0639\u0627\u0648\u0632\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0627\u0648\u0632\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u064a\u0629<\/div>\n<div class=\"translation\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 15px; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-width: 5px; border-right-width: 4px; border-bottom-width: 5px; border-left-width: 5px; \">What will we do so as not to wither of thirst? What is our alternative survival plan? How can we avoid a time when Egypt gets hit by a water crisis? What will we do before we see Egyptians walking up and down highways with empty buckets begging for water?<\/div>\n<p>On&nbsp;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" mce_name=\"em\" mce_style=\"font-style: italic;\" style=\"font-style: italic; \">Nawara&#39;s&nbsp;<\/span>blog,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tahyyes.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_5518.html\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/tahyyes.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/blog-post_5518.html\">the independent initiative for water conservation<\/a>&nbsp;took off:<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/globalvoicesonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Water-Consumption.jpg\" mce_href=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Water-Consumption.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-139061\" height=\"640\" mce_src=\"http:\/\/globalvoicesonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Water-Consumption.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/globalvoicesonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Water-Consumption.jpg?resize=453%2C640\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; \" title=\"Independent Initiative for Water Conservation in Egypt\" width=\"453\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four of the seven upstream Nile Basin Initiative countries have decided to sign a new Nile deal. Despite strong Egyptian and Sudanese opposition, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia signed a new water-sharing agreement. The other three countries, Kenya, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to sign the new deal within the next 12 months as allowed by the 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