Search form

You are here

desalination


Special

Are water desalination plants the Gulf’s Achilles’ in the latest Middle East conflict?

  • Iran strike on Bahrain desalination plant exposes how Gulf states depend on fragile coastal infrastructure for drinking water
  • Analysts warn attacks on water facilities risk catastrophic civilian disruption across Gulf economies and urban life
By GABRIELE MALVISI ·

ACWA Power completes refinancing of Rabigh 3 Independent Water Project

By Arab News ·

Veolia puts Gulf region at the forefront of desalination innovation

By Zeina Zbibo ·

New technology to purify drinking water will be expanded in Saudi Arabia

By Arab News ·

KAUST researchers fine-tune desalination techniques to boost Saudi Arabia’s farming output

By Arab News ·

Saudi Arabia to build 16 new water purification plants

By Reem Walid ·

Saudi Arabia halves desalination costs, boosts efficiency by 80%, official says

By Arab News ·

Pakistan says UAE eyeing investments in Sindh’s desalination, transport, construction sectors

By NAIMAT KHAN ·

Israel says Gaza desalination plant connected to its electrical grid

By AFP ·

Saudi Arabia’s SWCC garners 9 Guinness World Records for sustainable desalination innovations 

By MANAL AL-BARAKATI  ·

Environment minister reveals winners of Saudi Arabia’s $10m desalination innovation prize

By Nada Hameed ·

ACWA Power to showcase its technologies at water, climate congress in Bahrain

By Arab News ·

World-record tariff rate helps ACWA Power win contract for new Dubai desalination plant

By Arab News ·

Latest updates

Food trucks fuel Eid nights in Jeddah
Saudi families trade home gatherings for hotel suites as Eid staycation trend takes hold
Israel PM visits town hit by Iran strike, vows to target Guards leaders
Indian pharma launches low-cost Ozempic generics as patent expires
New excavations show Mohenjo-daro, ancient Indus Valley city, is older than thought

Recommended

Middle-East
A Gulf Suez Canal? Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz may be harder than its advocates suggest
Middle-East
How Gulf airlines are staying afloat amid a war that has severed key aerial corridors
Middle-East
For thousands of Lebanon’s children, displacement is all they know, IRC’s Basma Alloush tells Arab News

Search form

Print Edition
Read pdf version Subscribe now
© 2026 SAUDI RESEARCH & PUBLISHING COMPANY, All Rights Reserved And subject to Terms of Use Agreement.