Egypt seeks to increase its share of Nile water

Egyptian Minister of Water Resources Mahmoud Abo Zeid said there are serious steps to be taken to obtain an additional share of the Nile's water for Egypt.

Abo Zeid added to ArabicNews.com today that there is nothing that can arouse anxiety or fear from the dams Ethiopia is building on Nile river, pointing out that there are natural barriers before building dams on the Tanna river.

Abo Zeid pointed out that the mechanism of Nile's countries' water ministers is pursuing serious steps to develop water resources to fulfill its requirements without ever touching the shares of the concerned parties.