Egypt, Sudan agree to set up Halfa-Aswan cruise line: The Egyptian-Sudanese Nile River Valley Transport Corporation signed yesterday an agreement with France’s Voyage Sur Le Nil to operate a cruise line between Halfa and Aswan, Al Shorouk reports. Relations between Cairo and Khartoum have continued to improve over the past several weeks following flaring tensions over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and disputes over border territories.

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