A demonstrator was shot dead during protests against water shortages in drought-hit southwestern Iran, state media reported Saturday, with an official blaming the death on “opportunists and rioters”. The demonstrator was killed in the Khuzestan province town of Shadegan, the official IRNA news agency said. “Last night (Friday), a number of Shadegan’s people had gathered […]
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Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam
Ethiopia’s construction of a massive dam on a tributary of the Nile River, which the UN Security Council meets about on Thursday, is raising regional tensions notably with Egypt, which depends on the Nile for 97 percent of its water supply. – Ten countries – At 6,695 kilometres (4,160 miles), the Nile is one of […]
UN draft resolution calls on Ethiopia to cease filling mega-dam
Tunisia has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling on Ethiopia to cease filling the reservoir of its controversial mega-dam on the Nile River, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. The huge dam, set to be Africa’s largest hydroelectric project when completed, has sparked an almost decade-long diplomatic stand-off between Addis Ababa and downstream […]
Ethiopia begins second stage of filling mega-dam, angering Egypt
Ethiopia says it has started the next phase of filling a controversial mega-dam on the Nile River, Egyptian authorities said Monday, raising tensions ahead of an upcoming UN Security Council on the issue. Egypt said the move was “a violation of international laws and norms that regulate projects built on the shared basins of international […]
Sindh water problems not being resolved, says Sindh minister Siyal
BADIN: Sindh Irrigation Minister Suhail Anwar Siyal has said that functionaries of Indus Rivers System Authority (Irsa) are not paying any attention towards the continuous protests by the farmers, PPP workers and the subsequent reminders by the high-ups of Sindh to release the due and required share of water to Sindh. Mr Syal speaking to […]
Water dispute between Punjab, Sindh worsens
The war of words between Sindh and Centre-backed Punjab turned into sour action over the water dispute as the Sindh government did not let the federal inspectors in the Guddu barrage see the water measurement mechanism and ascertain actual water flows and losses. Escalating the war of words, firebrand Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the […]
Irrigation minister calls depleting water resources a new big threat
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Irrigation Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari has said that water conservation and management should be unavoidable part of everyone, as depleting water resources have become a big threat. Talking to Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) President Mian Tariq Misbah and vice president Tahir Manzoor Chaudhry, the minister said that the […]
PTI govt slammed for failure to ensure just water distribution
MITHI: Aijiz Dhamrah, the provincial secretary of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh chapter, has said that functionaries of the Imran Khan-led PTI government have always tried to push Sindh to backwardness through their ill-conceived and anti-people policies. Speaking to the media persons here on Friday at Tharani House, the PPP leader deplored that insane […]
Thar women produce vegetables at home to fight poverty
MITHI: Thar women are producing vegetables in hopes to eliminate poverty. A peasant woman, Hoori Bheel, residing in village Ameen Soomro, near Kaloi town, Tharparkar district, has cultivated off-season vegetables at her courtyard to have safe food products at home. Describing her tale, she said “I started kitchen gardening quite recently, producing a variety of […]
Georgian police detain activists, use water cannon to disperse parliament protesters
Riot police used water cannon to disperse protesters near Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday and detained several activists, hours after thousands rallied in the capital demanding electoral system reform. Demonstrators, who were standing at four locations in front of entrances to the parliament, were forced to disperse, although dozens gathered in one place in front of […]