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  • Ethiopia pours water on Egypt’s Nile rights claim ahead of crunch dam talks

    Ethiopia has opened the floodgates to further controversy over a giant dam scheme by rejecting Egypt’s historic claims to the waters of the Nile. Ahead of the anticipated resumption of stalled talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project, two Ethiopian ministers poured water over the Egyptian stance on river rights.

  • Zamzam water now available at LuLu Hypermarket in Saudi Arabia

    Regional retailer LuLu is now selling Zamzam water in its stores across the Kingdom, in cooperation with the King Abdullah Zamzam Water Project and the National Water Company. Bashar Nasar Al-Basher, executive manager of LuLu Hypermarket Saudi Arabia, said: “We are honored to work hand-in-hand with the government in providing a conducive shopping place where the Zamzam water is available. We are proud to be a part of this initiative with the relevant authorities to make it convenient and easy for shoppers to have access to the Zamzam water, especially during the holy month of Ramadan in the midst of the current pandemic.”

  • Saudi researchers propose harvesting atmospheric water to cool down PV panels

    Scientists from Saudi Arabia have proposed a new PV panel cooling technique which employs an atmospheric water harvester. The device uses waste heat from the PV panel to collect atmospheric water at night and then releases it during the day to cool down the module.

  • Massive bombardment hits Tripoli as water supplies threatened

    A withering bombardment shook Tripoli on Sunday as the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar fought overnight for new territory in the southern suburbs after losing ground recently around the city.

  • Acwa Power-led consortium scores major Saudi water deal

    A 25-year water purchase agreement has been signed by an Acwa Power -ed consortium with the Saudi Water Partnership Company, for a greenfield sea water reverse osmosis desalination project. The consortium includes Gulf Investment Corporation and AlBawani Water & Power Company.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Project reveals location of overwater villas

    The developers behind Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project have revealed the location for the resort of overwater villas set to be constructed around four of the site's islands. A team of snorkellers, scuba divers and boat masters assisted the team in placing markers on the seabed to help ensure no damage to coral reefs.

  • Middle East: Intense water deficits forecast for Saudi Arabia & UAE

    The forecast for the 12-month period ending December indicates widespread, intense water deficits in much of Saudi Arabia and in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar.

  • How Saudi Arabia’s founder brought fresh water to Jeddah and ushered in a modern Kingdom

    But in fact, as a unique record of one of the most important infrastructure projects from the early years of Saudi Arabia, the wallet — containing five historically important hand-colored maps and plans — is a priceless memento of a key moment in the transformation of the Kingdom into a modern state.

  • Saudi Aramco navigates uncharted waters amid global oil rout

    The Saudi state oil firm sliced its official selling prices (OSP) for its crude grades to Asia for the second month running, signalling not only that it is heeding Asian customers’ requests for better terms amid weak demand but that it is fending off efforts by other producers to encroach on Saudi market share in the region.

  • Saudi’s NEOM to harness 800 litres of drinking water from the air daily

    Since a greater quantity of water is found in humid air, the machines work efficiently in NEOM for most of the year, with temperatures of 35 degrees and a humidity of 60% – relative to the temperature being normal between April and October each year.