Qatar’s Industrial Production Index surges 5.5 percent in Jan
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar's Industrial Production index (IPI) in January 2024 reached 108.7 points, an increase of 4 percent compared to December 2023 and an increase of 5.5 percent compared to January 2023.The Planning and Statistics Authority has issued the press release of industrial production index for January 2024, calculated...
ADFD provides Lesotho with $20m finance for water supply
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) will provide the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho with $20 million in finance for the development of a water supply system in the area.
DEWA to be listed on Dubai Financial Market in coming months
The listing is part of the Securities and Exchange Higher Commission’s strategy to increase the size of the stock market in the Emirate to AED3 trillion.
50 Dutch companies arrive in UAE: Water, food, energy on agenda
Representatives of 50 Dutch companies, led by the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Tom de Bruijn, arrived in the UAE as part of a trade mission aimed at strengthening trade relations between the two countries. More than 350 Dutch companies currently operate in the UAE and they...
Jordan discusses projects with World Bank and Ukraine
Jordan’s Minister of Agriculture had a meeting with a World Bank official and a minister of Ukraine.Iraq blames Iran for river flow decline that hit power generation
The drop in the water levels of the Sirwan river, which begins in Iran and flows through the Darbandikhan dam and the Diyala to join the Tigris, has been attributed both to low levels of precipitation and the building of more dams in Iran which retain water.
TAQA lands Aramco water project
The project will be used to make power and desalinate water.
400% rise in Saudi agri investment in four years
The kingdom’s goal is to support small farmers, develop rural agriculture and assist the local development of the food product manufacturing sector, says expert.Drought-hit Iraq’s crop farmland to be halved
UN agencies have said the impact of water shortages in Iraq is becoming evident through the lower crop yields for 2021.
Jordan to get $11m from US to stem water loss
The Water Authority of Jordan has signed an agreement with USAID in this regard in the third phase of a five-year $152-million Fixed Amount Reimbursement Agreement. The FARA aims to rehabilitate, develop, and improve the main and subsidiary water networks in Maan, with $1 million contribution of WAJ.Five billion could struggle to access water in 2050: UN
Already in 2018, 3.6 billion people had inadequate access to water for at least one month per year, and only 0.5 percent of all the water on Earth is useable and available fresh water, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. Meanwhile, water-related hazards have increased in frequency over the...
Syria water crisis spurs spike in disease: MSF
MSF has blamed the ‘acute water crisis’ in recent months on a decrease in funding for water, sanitation and hygiene operations as well as the destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure during a decade of civil war.Semiconductor shortage slows down GCC auto sector
Auto exports to the region are likely to suffer for the next more than a year due to an estimated net production loss of 3.9 million vehicles globally. Besides the automobile sector, e-gadgets, the smartphone and video gaming industries were impacted by the shortage.
UN starts program to give electricity, water to Lebanon
Helped by the UN, Lebanon will get fuel to keep its healthcare and water-supply facilities for the next three months.
Saudi Arabia reaches out to France for stronger economic ties
The move aims to further enhance bilateral investment relations by making use of the opportunities offered by Saudi Vision 2030.
SNOC to meet Sharjah’s gas needs amid rising power demand
Gas will be sourced from SNOC's own resources and ADNOC imports.
Saudi Arabia awards $95.4m contract to manage Riyadh water services
Saudi Arabia has awarded a $95.4 million contract to a consortium to manage water services and environmental treatment in Riyadh.Oman readies roadmap for green economy
Oman’s Environment Authority and Petroleum Development Oman have reportedly discussed the policy draft with the United Nations Environment Program.
$5m fine for polluting water in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has launched a strict campaign of penalizing companies and individuals involved in polluting water resource of the kingdom. The fine could be up to $5.3 million.
Climate change could turn Gulf cities unlivable
A new report by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed unequivocally that the climate is changing faster than previously feared. Experts warn that with higher temperatures and humidity towards the end of this century, parts of the Gulf will experience periods of "heat stress conditions that will be...
Water woes push GCC leaders to act
The Arab world may be awash in oil and other minerals, but it is lacking in that one commodity upon which the whole existence rests: water.
Mena region needs water resilience: World Bank
Without water resilience, the MENA region may see a loss of 6-14 percent of the collective GDP by 2050, says the latest World Bank report.
Lebanon unlivable as economic, fuel crises deepen
Residents line up for days to get gas, while electricity only runs for 2 hours a day
More than 4m could lose water in Lebanon, warns Unicef
Unicef is calling for the urgent restoration of power supply, which is the only solution to keep water services running.
Egypt to earmark $2.5bn for 17 desalination plants
Fresh water resources are becoming scarce due to drought in Egypt, which is more than 90% dependent on the Nile for water.
ADNOC Invests $187m to raise Al Nouf oilfield’s capacity
The investment is a step towards achieving the 5 million barrels per day oil production capacity target by 2030, the company said.
Saudi Arabia to penalize artificial lakes in farms
The country has said it will take legal action against the construction of manmade or artificial lakes in farms for the purpose of investment or entertainment.
Climate crisis the next great threat for Iraq
Only 3.5 percent of Iraq’s farmlands are watered with irrigation systems and rivers are polluted with viruses and bacteria, oil spills and industrial chemicals.Beirut blast aftermath: 564,000 children ‘struggling to survive’ in city
Global non-profit Save The Children has said the collapsing Lebanese economy has pushed more than half a million children in Beirut into a struggle for survival.Kuwait to lend Egypt more than $18 million to build two desalination plants
The two plants will be built in the new cities of Rafah and Bir al Abed in North Sinai.
Lebanon water supply could collapse in 4-6 weeks, says Unicef
Unicef has estimated that water supply in Lebanon may collapse altogether over the next month and a half
Sisi talks tough with Ethiopia, warns Egypt’s water share is a ‘red line’
Egypt fears that plans to fill the Grand Renaissance Dam will allow Ethiopia to control the flow of Africa’s longest river On completion of the dam, which Ethiopia is building, it will serve as Africa’s biggest hydroelectric power plant In a stern warning to Ethiopia,...
