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Egypt Signs Protocol for Construction of Wau Dam in South Sudan

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry - Getty Images
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry - Getty Images
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Egypt Signs Protocol for Construction of Wau Dam in South Sudan

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry - Getty Images
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry - Getty Images

The Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation announced that Egypt signed a technical cooperation protocol with South Sudan, to prepare a draft for feasibility studies for the construction of the multi-purpose Wau Dam.

The project will be on Siwi River, one of the main branches of the Jur River in western South Sudan, flowing through the Bahr el-Ghazal and Equatoria regions.

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry said that the Ethiopian allegations that Egypt and Sudan are working to internationalize the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue outside the framework of the African Union (AU) were an attempt to evade and disavow any international mechanisms that would contribute to solving the dam issue.

Shoukry has called Ethiopia’s recent statements against Egypt and Sudan in the ongoing Nile dam crisis as provocative.

He added that Egypt is aware of its rights and how to defend them.

“We always seek peaceful means, and we resort to international bodies and mechanisms,” Shourky stressed.

Shoukry said that “we reached a point where no progress is being made regarding the resumption of the negotiations amid the Ethiopian intransigence,” stressing his appreciation for the AU efforts.

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Lebanon, Israel Ceasefire Deal Will Take Place in Three Phases and ‘Simultaneous’ Withdrawals

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP)
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Lebanon, Israel Ceasefire Deal Will Take Place in Three Phases and ‘Simultaneous’ Withdrawals

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP)
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP)

Informed sources revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that US-President elect Donald Trump agreed on the steps that President Joe Biden’s administration will take to ensure the success of the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel.

Israel approved the ceasefire on Tuesday night after Lebanon had already agreed to it.

The sources, which followed up on the negotiations for the 60-day truce, said the steps call for the withdrawal of Hezbollah fighters and their weapons from the South where the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is deployed. In return, Israeli forces will withdraw from southern Lebanon.

More negotiations through American mediators will take place throughout the process.

The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Trump “gave his blessing” to the process during his meeting with Biden at the White House two weeks ago.

A committee led by the US will oversee the implementation of the withdrawal. France, Lebanon, Israel and UNIFIL are also part of the committee.

Asharq Al-Awsat learned that Hezbollah’s withdrawal will take place in three 20-day phases. The first withdrawal will take place in the western sector.

It will coincide with an Israeli pullout from areas it occupied in that region. A strengthened Lebanese army force and UNIFIL troops will deploy in their place.

The second phase will cover the central sector and follow the same process.

The residents of the frontline southern villages will not be allowed to return to their homes immediately until they are deemed safe and after ensuring that no Hezbollah members or weapons remain there.

Residents of the so-called second and third line of villages south of the Litani River will be allowed to return to their homes immediately.

The source expected the US to play an “effective role” in the mechanism to oversee the withdrawal. It did not clarify whether any American forces will take part in the process.

It revealed that Britain and other countries will “exert special efforts to verify whether illegitimate weapons are being smuggled to Hezbollah.”

The five-member committee will not replace the tripartite committee already in place and that includes Lebanon, Israel and UNIFIL.