Ethiopia has begun generating electricity at its new 5,000-MW roller-compacted concrete gravity-type dam on the Nile River. The first 375 MW went to the national grid on Feb. 20. Prime Minister Abiy ...

A ferry carrying day laborers sank in the Nile just outside the Egyptian capital, killing at least 10 of the 15 people on board, authorities said Monday. The five who survived were transported to a ...

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Ministers of water resources from Nile Basin countries are meeting in Alexandria, Egypt on July 27-28 to discuss cooperation and a conclusive Nile River framework ...

(Reuters) - Egypt has been at odds with upriver nations over their efforts to overturn colonial era-treaties granting it a lion's share of the river's flow. Six Nile basin countries signed a deal last ...

Nine years of talks and several fragile agreements over how to share the water of the world’s longest river were almost thrown out of the window last week — all because of a bout of heavy rain.

Cruising leisurely down the Nile River is one of the most popular tourist activities in Egypt. Yes, you can see ancient and remarkable temples with almost no effort. Yes, you can see miles of ...

Earlier this month, Travel Agent journeyed to Egypt for the christening of Viking’s two new, 82-passenger river vessels—Viking Sobek and Viking Hathor. They’re identical sister ships to the Viking ...

The Nile River, a vital artery flowing north for 6,650 km, has served as the cradle of Egyptian civilization for millennia. Its annual floods deposited fertile silt, transforming the Sahara into ...

ONCE COMPLETED, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be nearly twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty and as wide as the Brooklyn Bridge is long. The reservoir behind it is roughly the size of ...

There’s an undeniable allure to the Nile. Even as our ship sails through an incoming sandstorm and forces all of the passengers inside, the draw is palpable. The air is thick with brown haze, and the ...