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  • Saudi Subsidies
    Deputy minister says Saudi should consider water, power price reform

    Awaji gave no indication that the government had decided to accept his advice, but his comments followed a similar statement by central bank governor Fahad al-Mubarak, who in February called for reforms to energy and water subsidies.

  • War in Yemen
    US rescues Saudi pilots from waters near Yemen

    A Defense Department official says U.S. forces rescued two Saudi airmen after they ejected from an F-15 fighter jet over waters south of Yemen, where Saudi Arabia is leading airstrikes against Iran-allied Houthi rebels.

  • Saudi - Turkey
    Erdogan tests waters in Riyadh

    Following Erdogan’s 35-minute meeting with Salman on March 2, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported, “The sides had agreed to boost support to the Syrian opposition and to boost bilateral ties.” This is all that could be announced after Erdogan’s visit, and the scanty information is being taken as a sign that no major breakthroughs were achieved in Riyadh. Erdogan can, however, point to this visit in trying to convince his domestic supporters that he is not as isolated in the region as his opponents say. But that is domestic, not foreign policy.

  • Water
    Saudi poised for sevenfold hike in water reuse

    It said "research reports" showed that Saudi Arabia aims to increase water reuse to more than 65% by 2020 and over 90% by 2040 by transforming its existing and planned wastewater treatment assets into water supplies. It said the Saudi government aimed to achieve 100% reuse of wastewater from cities with 5,000 inhabitants or more by 2025. "The kingdom has tremendous potential to enhance water reuse by over seven times to 241 million m3/year," added Jon Freedman.

  • Water
    Kingdom aims at 100 percent wastewater reuse by 2025

    Saudi Arabia aims to reuse over 65 percent of its water by 2020 and over 90 percent by 2040 by transforming its existing and planned wastewater treatment assets into source water suppliers across all sectors. Valued at over $4.3 billion by Global Water Intelligence, the Kingdom’s water reuse market is the third largest in the world.

  • Red Sea Exploration
    Saudi Aramco Suspends Deepwater Drilling In The Red Sea

    A second source told Reuters that Red Sea deepwater exploration had been delayed because of several reasons- including environmental issues, high costs and the need for additional evaluations to minimize risks. Another source said, "One of the most expensive offshore (areas) happens to be in the Red Sea - the depth is different from the Gulf coast. They did discover a lot of oil and gas but they need to do lots of tests. Now with the current prices, they have put it on hold until further notice to collect more data."

  • SWPF
    Investors look to capitalize on increased Saudi water, power needs

    Rapidly growing population growth and a sustained development boom in Saudi Arabia have resulted in unprecedented demand for effective and efficient power and water supply. With new power stations and desalination plants in high demand, operators in the Kingdom enjoy some of the highest annual growth rates in the world, with strong profit margins for efficient companies.

  • Saudi Rains
    Video of waterfall following rains in Saudi Arabia

    Amateur video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday showed what looked like a pop-up waterfall in Saudi Arabia following days of severe rain storms. In the footage, allegedly shot in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, water falls of a cliff making its way to the ground as people stopped their cars to watch the unusual sight.

  • NWC
    National Water Plans $1.1 Billion of Saudi Infrastructure

    Saudi Arabia’s largest water supplier is planning 4 billion riyals ($1.1 billion) of infrastructure projects in the desert kingdom for early next year.

  • UAE Subsidies
    Abu Dhabi to hike power and water tariffs from January 1

    Earlier this month, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said that Abu Dhabi was looking to reform its system of subsidies for power and water to curb lavish use among residents. “We discussed it here at the policy level, particularly with the Abu Dhabi government, which indicated they are now looking at ways to streamline their subsidy policies and put in place something different, something better targeted,” said Harald Finger, the IMF’s head of mission for the UAE told Reuters. “This is particularly the case of the electricity and water subsidies.”