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Yemeni people carry drinkable water due to the water shortage, affecting daily life ahead of Ramadan, in Sana’a, Yemen on June 16, 2014. (Photo by Sinan Yiter/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
by James Spencer | Jul 11, 2014 | Majalla Blogs
In classical times, Yemen was called Eudaimon Arabia and Arabia Felix (meaning “fortunate”), thanks to the rains which fell on its mountains, almost unique in an otherwise arid Arabian Peninsula. In those days the rains were heavier, so today less groundwater is now...
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(Asharq Al-Awsat)
by Said Al-Abyad | May 30, 2014 | Business
Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, Asharq Al-Awsat—The governor of Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has said that foreign companies have shown interest in investing in the water and electricity sectors in the Kingdom. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat,...