Colin Powell, Bill Gates in malaria campaign
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, billionaire Bill Gates and Queen Rania of Jordan will put their fame to work this week as they join a Twitter campaign to end malaria deaths.
Cairo demands its share of the Nile
Egypt has insisted on its traditional share of the Nile river and warned basin countries against signing a water-sharing agreement in which it is excluded.
Bid to cut Mubarak’s wings
A former senior Egyptian diplomat is seeking the backing of an opposition party to run for president to challenge what he calls the monopolisation of power by President Hosni Mubarak.
Cops kill 14th migrant
Egyptian police have shot dead an Eritrean migrant as he tried to cross illegally into Israel, a security official has said.
Nile treaty: Ethiopia challenges Egypt
Ethiopia said Tuesday that it would go ahead with a new deal with six other countries on sharing the waters of the Nile and accused Egypt of “dragging its feet” on a more equitable treaty.
