Egypt has already fallen beneath the UN’s water poverty threshold of 1000 cubic meters per capita. It currently stands at 700 cubic meters per person and is likely to get worse as the population continues to expand.
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two states were viewed not just as the indispensable basis for the long-term relationship between the two peoples, but also as the essential structure for serious negotiations on all outstanding issues, whatever the ultimate vision. In other words, it was as much “framework” as “solution.”
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Vested interest groups in Arabic countries are not keen on opening up their borders to rival Arab businessmen. I would add that state actors in many Arab countries are also keen on monopolising transactions with the outside world, and specifically with the former colonial powers.
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