It almost never rains in Egypt, where approximately 95% of the land is desert. For that reason, almost all the drinking water and water required for farming comes from the Nile River. If you know that ...

Cairo does not appear interested in invading Gaza or neighboring Israel. Instead, the tanks’ presence is a show of force, ...

The lack of ratification by Egypt and Sudan — desert nations that have raised concern over any attempts to diminish their shares of Nile water — means the accord will prove controversial.

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