Egypt is carving a man-made river across the desert to grow food where nothing grew before
Project officially opened by President Sisi in May 2026 during the wheat harvest on the new land. Goal is to turn about 2.2 million feddans (roughly 9,000–9,200 square kilometres) of Western Desert into farmland — an area the size of Cyprus. Main water source is treated agricultural drainage water that used to flow into the … Read more