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Aerial view of the Mucajai river at the Yanomami indigenous territory in the state of Roraima, Brazil on February 2, 2023. (AFP)

Which is longer, Amazon or Nile? New quest aims to settle old debate

  • The Amazon, the pulsing aorta of the world’s biggest rainforest, has long been recognized as the largest river in the world by volume, discharging more than the Nile, the Yangtze and the Mississippi combined
By AFP ·
Egypt denounces Ethiopia over accusation that Cairo is politicizing Nile water concerns

Egypt denounces Ethiopia over accusation that Cairo is politicizing Nile water concerns

By Gobran Mohamed ·
Egypt government denies plans to cede Nile River ports to a foreign country

Egypt government denies plans to cede Nile River ports to a foreign country

By Gobran Mohamed ·
Egypt In-Focus— Saudi Egyptian Investment Co. aims to attract $10bn; Nile River cleanup campaign

Egypt In-Focus— Saudi Egyptian Investment Co. aims to attract $10bn; Nile River cleanup campaign

By Hala Hisham Koura ·
Egypt informs Washington of huge project to turn Nile into international navigational artery

Egypt informs Washington of huge project to turn Nile into international navigational artery

By Mohammed Abu Zaid ·
Special EXCLUSIVE: All hands on Le Deck — Sofitel restaurant in Cairo sinks to bottom of the Nile video

EXCLUSIVE: All hands on Le Deck — Sofitel restaurant in Cairo sinks to bottom of the Nile

By Yasmine Eissa ·
Special n 2016 this imposing five-metre-tall pharaoh was discovered on the seabed at Thonis-Heracleion. (Christoph Gerigk, Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation) photos

Could an ancient Nile Delta shipwreck be an environmental omen for modern-day Egypt?

By Jonathan Gornall ·
Saudi Arabia offers support for Egypt, Sudan in Ethiopia dam dispute

Saudi Arabia offers support for Egypt, Sudan in Ethiopia dam dispute

By Arab News ·
Sudan says it is open to conditional interim deal on Ethiopia dam

Sudan says it is open to conditional interim deal on Ethiopia dam

By Reuters ·
Special Egypt denounces Ethiopian PM’s plan to build over 100 dams

Egypt denounces Ethiopian PM’s plan to build over 100 dams

By Mohammed Abu Zaid ·
Ethiopia to go on filling Nile mega-dam despite impasse: Minister

Ethiopia to go on filling Nile mega-dam despite impasse: Minister

By AFP ·
Egypt’s parliament approves law imposing fees on irrigation water

Egypt’s parliament approves law imposing fees on irrigation water

By Arab News ·
Special Arab League: Ethiopia must respect Nile rights of Egypt, Sudan

Arab League: Ethiopia must respect Nile rights of Egypt, Sudan

By Mohammed Abu Zaid ·

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