2000-12-25 04:00:00 PDT Cairo-- The map on the wall at Dia Al Quosy's office in the Ministry of Irrigation sports a very optimistic portrait of Egypt's future. Robust swathes of greenery perk up ...

ABU ZAWAL, Egypt — If you’re searching for gold in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, you should bring water, a spare tire, an exploration geologist, and a good map. By 10:30 a.m. we’d already made ...

Egypt faces an acute water crisis, but it’s still building a ‘Green River’ in the desert By Nadeen Ebrahim , CNN 12 minute read ...

Most foreign visitors to Egypt stick to the Nile Valley or the Red Sea coast, but that's to miss the bulk of this huge country – the deserts that stretch westwards from the river to the Libyan ...

Egypt’s megaprojects in the desert may put further strain on already scarce resources, analysts say. It has been building new cities for decades, ...

As Egypt faces growing water scarcity, experts say that tens of billions of dollars are being squandered on projects that waste – as opposed to conserve – the precious natural resource.