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  1. Yemen, IFAD Sign $112 Million Agreement to Improve Food Security

    14 Jun 2013- 10:01 by Anonymous SANA'A, Yemen The Yemeni government has signed a $112 million USD grant agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to improve food security in rural areas. The agreement was signed last ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 06/14/2013 - 10:01

  2. Bahrain to Invest $4 Billion USD in Sanitation by 2030

    7 Jun 2013- 10:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent MANAMA, Bahrain Bahrain’s Ministry of Public Works plans to spend some $4 billion USD for sanitation projects by 2030, according to ministry officials. “According to the national strategy, the cost of ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/07/2013 - 10:01

  3. GCC Countries Consider Building Desalination Plants in Yemen

    16 Apr 2013- 07:43 by OOSKAnews Correspondent RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are studying the feasibility of building a number of major desalination plants on Al Qamar Gulf in Yemen, according to officials in the region. The ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:12

  4. GCC Forms Global Dry Land Alliance

    25 Mar 2013- 07:55 by OOSKAnews Correspondent DOHA, Qatar Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries plan to launch a global dry land alliance in 2014 to deal with water scarcity and food security in 51 countries, according to officials with the regional ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:12

  5. Saudi Arabia Allocates $132 Million for Water, Sanitation Projects in Jordan

    14 Feb 2013- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent AMMAN, Jordan The Saudi Fund for Development and the Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation have signed a $132 million USD loan agreement to fund water and sanitation projects in Jordan. ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:13

  6. Kuwait Lends Jordan $695 Million for Water, Sanitation and Energy

    18 Dec 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent AMMAN, Jordan The Kuwaiti government has signed three loan agreements with the Jordanian government to fund water, sanitation, renewable energy and other infrastructure projects in the kingdom. The funds, ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 12/18/2012 - 10:07

  7. Gulf Countries to Complete Common Water Network by 2020

    16 Nov 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries plan to complete a common water network by 2020, according to officials in the region. The water ministries of the six member countries – ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 11/16/2012 - 10:46

  8. Gulf Ministers Agree on Common Water Network

    11 Oct 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent RIYADH, Saudi Arabia The water and energy ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on October 10 agreed to move forward with creating a common GCC water network. During their 25th meeting, held in ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 10/11/2012 - 09:40

  9. Arab Contractors Company Looks to GCC Infrastructure Contracts

    26 Jun 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent CAIRO, Egypt Egyptian construction company Arab Contractors is focusing on securing major infrastructure projects in Gulf Cooperation Council countries, company officials said. Recent political instability in ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/26/2012 - 10:30

  10. Egypt Could Join GCC Common Water Network

    15 Jun 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent RIYADH, Saudi Arabia The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)  member countries on June 12 agreed to move forward with establishing a common water network that would also include Egypt. The decision came during the ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2013 - 17:44

  11. GCC Considers Common Drinking Water Network

    30 Apr 2012- 09:37 by OOSKAnews Correspondent DOHA, Qatar Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are considering creating a common water network, according to Qatari Minister of Industry and Energy Mohamed Bin Saleh al Sada. “GCC ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2012 - 14:21

  12. GCC Needs to Invest in Infrastructure, New Water Supply Strategies

    13 Feb 2012- 17:12 by Local Press Report DOHA Gulf Times (Qatar) Gulf Cooperation Council states would invest close to $100 billion USD for infrastructure development and explore new ways to ensure uninterrupted supply of drinking water to its residents ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2012 - 14:30

  13. Arab Engineering Conference Looks at Water Resources

    16 Jan 2012- 15:55 by Local Press Report JEDDAH BNA (Bahrain) International experts gathered last week at the 26th Arab Engineering Conference in Jeddah. The event’s theme was “Water Resources in the Arab World: Challenges and Reality. Conference ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2012 - 14:32