Cairo, Dec 3 (AFP/APP): Under the shade of a tree, Mohamed Omar joined other farmers bickering over who would water their crops first as supply from the Nile to a nearby canal dwindled. “My plot has been thirsty for days. I need the water to nourish the soil before it goes to others,” said Omar, 65, whose farm is nestled in a village on the outskirts of Egypt’s Giza. “We are dependent on the Nile water which is especially short during summertime,” he added as he tended to his leafy vegetable crops of spinach and cabbage. Egypt has for years … Continue reading Troubled waters for Egypt as Ethiopia pushes Nile dam