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World Bank president Eugene Black and Egyptian officials announced that they had reached “substantial agreement” on a $200 million loan to assist in building the Aswan Dam.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Two days after he returned to the White House, Tuesday, July 17, Ike got around to reading the Senate Appropriations Committee report, with its prohibition against aid to the Aswan Dam.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Just as the Aswan Dam did that for an earlier generation, the new "City for Science and Technology" now underway can do for today's hopeful youth.
Ahmed Zewail: A Compass of Hope for Egypt:The New "City for Science & Technology" Is the Aswan Dam for the 21st Century Ahmed Zewail 2011
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In July 1956, the U.S. and U.K. said they would cancel a series of grants to Egypt for construction of the Aswan Dam.
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As the young journalist Emad Ahmed wrote in a recent essay on "Egypt's Bridges" to the future, the post-revolution national project for Egypt comparable to the Aswan Dam must be education.
Ahmed Zewail: A Compass of Hope for Egypt:The New "City for Science & Technology" Is the Aswan Dam for the 21st Century Ahmed Zewail 2011
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With the building of the Aswan Dam, its population reached 80 million—and is still soaring.
Want to Reign Supreme? Control the Water Steven Solomon 2011
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Dr. El Din continues to elaborate, citing the first Aswan Dam, finished in 1902, as a primary culprit.
Richard Bangs: Quest for the Lord of the Nile, Part II Richard Bangs 2011
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As the protests entered the second week, demonstrators threatened to cut electricity supplies from the Aswan Dam on the Nile and to stop fresh water to Red Sea coastal towns.
As Islamists Flex Muscle, Egypt's Christians Despair Yaroslav Trofimov 2011
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Dr. El Din continues to elaborate, citing the first Aswan Dam, finished in 1902, as a primary culprit.
Richard Bangs: Quest for the Lord of the Nile, Part II Richard Bangs 2011
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As the protests entered the second week, demonstrators threatened to cut electricity supplies from the Aswan Dam on the Nile and to stop fresh water to Red Sea coastal towns.
As Islamists Flex Muscle, Egypt's Christians Despair Yaroslav Trofimov 2011
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