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  • In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use

    Amid a broader investigation by the state attorney general, Arizona last week rescinded a pair of permits that would have allowed Fondomonte Arizona, a subsidiary of Almarai Co., to drill more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) into the water table to pump up to 3,000 gallons (11 kiloliters) of water per minute to irrigate its forage crops.

  • Alkhorayef Water is awarded $432 million O&M contracts in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC) has awarded Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts for three sewage treatment plants in Riyadh, reports ZAWYA. In a statement to the Saudi stock exchange, Alkhorayef Water said the 15-year contracts are worth 1.62 billion Saudi riyals ($431.84 million).

  • Arizona AG Kris Mayes revokes water permits for Saudi-owned farm

    Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that drill permits for a Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm in La Paz County have been revoked. Two deep-water wells were approved for Fondomonte Arizona LLC eight months ago, which Mayes called “unconscionable” given the state’s need to preserve water.

  • Where is Tap Water Safe (and Unsafe) to Drink?

    According to CDC advice, only 50 countries offer drinkable tap water, most of which are in Europe. In comparison, only three North American countries (the United States, Canada, and Costa Rica) and one South American nation (Chile) have drinkable tap water. Every African country and most countries in parts of Asia and Oceania (including China and the Philippines) lack safe water.

  • Saudi Arabia signs deal for construction of Rabigh 4 independent water plant project

    Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has confirmed in a statement that a consortium comprising ACWA Power, Haji Abdullah Alireza & Partners Company and Almoayyed Contracting Group has won the contract to develop the Rabigh 4 Independent Water Plant, with potable water production capacity of 600,000 m3/d of desalinated water.

  • Saudi Arabia launches 23 water PPP projects

    Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Privatization & PPP (NCP), in cooperation with the targeted sectors for privatization in Saudi Arabia, announced last week the launch of the Privatization & PPP (P&PPP) pipeline consisting of 200 approved projects in 17 sectors.

  • Tunisia’s Water Crisis Fuels Frustration

    Tunisia is known across the Middle East and North Africa as “Tunis al Khadraa” -- Arabic for “Tunisia the green.” But most Tunisians likely fear these credentials are in jeopardy. In 2022, 85% of Tunisians were dissatisfied with efforts to preserve the environment in their country -- tying them with Lebanese adults as the most dissatisfied in the world.

  • Saudi Arabia to develop key water projects worth $80bn

    Saudi Arabia has allocated $80 billion for water projects in the coming years, the kingdom’s Deputy Minister for Water at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani said at the UN 2023 Water Conference held in New York on March 22 to 24, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

  • Saudi Arabia sets out its water strategy during landmark, high-level UN conference

    Organizers hope the conference will prove to be a watershed moment in efforts to mobilize the UN system, member states and other stakeholders to take action, amid increasingly urgent warnings that international progress on water-related goals remains “alarmingly” off target, jeopardizing the entire sustainable development agenda.

  • Kuwait reveals electricity, water bills to increase by 50%: Report

    Kuwait’s electricity and water ministry will increase electricity and water tariffs by 50 percent this year, according to an executive study, sources told Kuwait Times.