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  • How Solar-Powered Desalination Allows Saudi Arabia To Produce Potable Water Sustainably

    Each year, the Kingdom requires an average of 5.5 billion cubic meters of freshwater. The need for water is especially high during the Hajj and Umrah seasons, when well over a million pilgrims arrive from around the world. Home to more than 37 million people, the Kingdom is the world’s third-largest consumer of water per head of population. Agriculture alone accounts for around 84 percent of total water consumption.

  • Saudi Arabia plans to upgrade 113 water projects

    The Saudi government-backed National Water Company (NWC) is seeking private investment this year to upgrade 113 existing water and sewage treatment plants, which will have a total capacity of 2.4 million cubic meters per day.
    As part of its long-term operation and maintenance programs, NWC signed a 15-year contract worth $148 million (Dh543 million) with Spain’s Aguas de Valencia Company to rehabilitate, operate, and maintain sewage treatment plants in the Taif region.

  • The Israeli ship is drifting, ever more dangerously, in uncharted waters

    While Israel moves toward a de facto long-term occupation of Gaza, the country faces increasingly heavy losses on the diplomatic front, with more and more countries, international organizations, academic institutions, and companies cutting off ties to, sanctioning, and boycotting Israeli entities and individuals.

  • Saudi Ma’aden has extracted lithium from seawater, CEO says

    Saudi Arabian Mining Company Ma'aden has successfully extracted lithium from seawater, although not at levels that are commercially viable and its project remains at the pilot stage, its CEO told Reuters on Tuesday.

  • Surf’s up in the Saudi desert: Huge water park joins Qiddiya giga-project

    Aquarabia is part of the larger Qiddiya giga-project near the country's capital Riyadh, which is being headed by the Bjarke Ingels Group. We've no word on the water park's exact size, but from the renders at least, this thing looks huge, and is described as the largest of its kind in the region.

  • Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals

    Hundreds of Gaza's water and sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed since Israel began military action against Hamas, satellite analysis by BBC Verify has found.

    Damage to a major supplies depot has also severely disrupted repairs.

    The lack of clean water and flows of untreated sewage pose a serious threat to health, say aid agencies.

    The Israel Defense Forces told the BBC that Hamas cynically exploits civilian infrastructure for terror purposes.

    The destruction comes despite Israel's duty to protect critical infrastructure under the rules of war, unless there is evidence sites are being used for military reasons, say human rights lawyers.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya to build region’s largest water theme park

    To be named Aquarabia, Qiddiya hopes to draw visitors from around the globe with 22 attractions and water experiences suitable for all family members, as well as some “world-first” attractions, Saudi Press Agency reported. These attractions include the world’s first double water loop, the tallest water coaster with the highest jump, the longest and highest water racing track, and the tallest water slide.

  • How AI is reshaping Saudi Aramco’s oil exploration and underwater operations strategy

    Saudi Aramco is spearheading the innovations by embracing cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, both within its core operations and beyond, which places the company ahead of the curve. The Saudi state-owned oil company has significantly invested in research and development compared to its industry peers, allocating approximately 3.5 USD billion in 2023, representing a 15% annual increase despite global challenges. This investment is reflected in its innovative efforts, which extend beyond its primary operations.

  • Princess Reema, Saudi Ambassador, Navigates Rough Waters in Washington

    In the five tumultuous years since her arrival, Saudi Arabia’s fortunes in Washington, and Princess Reema’s, have turned. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the need for Saudi support in the oil markets led Mr. Biden to a diplomatic fist-bump with the crown prince in Jeddah in the summer of 2022. Princess Reema, with the assistance of her kingdom’s multimillion-dollar lobbying and publicity machine, has been a high-profile part of the grudging détente.

  • Vision 2030: How Water Scarcity in Saudi Arabia Persists

    Around eight government agencies, including the Ministry of Environment, Water, Agriculture (MEWA), Water & Electricity Regulatory Authority (WERA), and Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) are actively dedicated to pursuing a solution. Given the geographical and climatic limitations posed upon Saudi Arabia, desalination facilities built by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be an addition to Vision 2030 to meet water demands as the population increases.