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  2. Ethiopia hits out at Egypt as Nile dam row escalates - AOL

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    Why is Egypt worried about Ethiopia's dam on the Nile? Why Ethiopia can't stop Gerd being filled. Ethiopia alarm over Egypt-Somalia alliance. But for Ethiopia, the huge project, set to be the ...

  3. Cannabis in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    A postcard titled "Egyptian Types e Scenes. – "Hashishe Smokers" Although Cannabis use is illegal in Egypt, it is often used privately by many. Law enforcements are often particularly lax when it comes to cannabis smokers, and its use is a part of the common culture for many people in Egypt. [1]

  4. Environmental issues in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The creation of Grand Renaissance Dam would not affect Egypt's share of Nile as it is not constructed for irrigation but rather hydroelectricity. Water may be lost from evaporation but Egypt and Sudan will benefit from the dam due to the trapped sediments that would otherwise flow downstream prolonging lives of major reservoirs in both ...

  5. Economy of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The economy of Egypt is a highly centralized economy, focused on import substitution under president Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954–1970). During the rule of president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2014–present), the economy follows Egypt's 2030 Vision. The policy is aimed at diversifying Egypt 's economy.

  6. Water resources management in Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The High Dam protects Egypt from floods, stores water for year-round irrigation and produces hydropower. With a live storage capacity of 90 billion cubic the dam stores more than one and a half the average annual flow of the Nile River, thus providing a high level of regulation in the river basin compared to other regulated rivers in the world.

  7. Water politics in the Nile Basin - Wikipedia

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    The controversy on the quantity of average annual Nile flow was settled and agreed to be about 84 billion cubic meters measured at Aswan High Dam, in Egypt. The agreement allowed the entire average annual flow of the Nile to be shared among the Sudan and Egypt at 18.5 and 55.5 billion cubic meters, respectively.

  8. Aswan Dam - Wikipedia

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    Annual generation. 10,042 GWh (2004) [1] The Aswan Dam, or more specifically since the 1980s, the Aswan High Dam, is one of the world's largest embankment dams, which was built across the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, between 1960 and 1970. When it was completed, it was the tallest earthen dam in the world, eclipsing the United States ' Chatuge Dam. [2]

  9. Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (Egypt) - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.mwri.gov.eg. The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation is the ministry in charge of managing the water resources of the Arab Republic of Egypt mainly the Nile. It also manages irrigation projects in Egypt, such as the Aswan Dam and Al-Salam Canal. [1] Its headquarters are in Cairo.