Sudan on Tuesday invited Egypt to participate in a tripartite meeting with Ethiopia in April to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The project has strained bilateral relations between Khartoum and Cairo as Egypt worries that it could impact its share of Nile water. Sudan, meanwhile, has sided with Ethiopia, which maintains that the dam is necessary for its development. Read More
Saudi Arabia affirms peaceful nuclear program
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday approved a national atomic energy policy affirming that Riyadh will limit its nuclear activities to peaceful purposes within the limitations of international treaties. Riyadh hopes to reach a civil nuclear agreement with Washington to use US technology to build as many as 17 nuclear power plants. However, the Saudis have argued that such an agreement should not require them to give up the right to enrich uranium and reprocess plutonium, activities that could be used in an illicit nuclear weapons program. Read More