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Egypt's fresh water is mainly derived from underground water. Underground water results in 95% of Egyptian's desert land. Egypt is also dependent on rainwater but it is a scarce and limiting source for agricultural development. In addition, Egypt refuses agricultural drainage water in correlation with Nile water for irrigation. [2]
20 October – After President El Sisi refused to allow Palestinians Living in Gaza to enter Egypt, Protests broke out across the country, Especially near the Rafah border crossing and in El Tahrir Square. 22 October – An Israeli tank accidentally hits an Egyptian position near the border with Gaza.
Egyptian Streets has collaborated with or supported a number of non-governmental organizations and grassroots movements in order to raise awareness and to promote social change and actions on a variety of issues, including the environment (Earth Hour being an example), [15] sexual harassment, animal rights, education, poverty and more.
Egyptian sources have reportedly revealed initial details of a proposal for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, but it appears to omit plans to "cooperate" with the U.S. or Israel.
July 18 – Egypt's Suez Canal reported a 23.4 percent drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in Red Sea shipping over the past year, marked by attacks from Yemen's Houthi militia on Israeli-linked vessels.
The motivation behind the 2020 protests are similar to that of the 2019 protests. Many Egyptians had been discontent towards the government because of police brutality [13] and the economic issues the country had been facing as a result of the 2016 austerity measures; [5] [9] in 2020, almost 70% of the Egyptian population lived under the poverty line. [5]
Egypt is considered a downstream country because the source of the Nile, and most of the water that contributes to it, comes from outside Egypt’s borders. [25] The Nile flows 4,100 miles beginning in Lake Victoria (located between Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya) and emptying into the Mediterranean sea forming the Nile Delta.
February 12 – The American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collides with a Turkish merchant vessel near Port Said.No injuries are reported. [1]February 17 – Ten people are killed in a building collapse in Kerdasa, Giza Governorate.