The petrostates of the Gulf are famed for their vast oil and gas resources, but their populations and prosperity have also been built on another commodity: water.

Desalination plants convert seawater into fresh drinking water by removing salt and other minerals. The most widely used ...

Gulf states produce 40 percent of the world’s total desalinated water through more than 400 plants.

The military targeting of desalination plants poses a huge risk to water security in the water-scarce Gulf region.

MIDLAND, Texas — Water has always been a concern in West Texas. With little rain and other issues, the supply is always in question. One solution brought to attention by State Representative Brooks ...

Destroying the facilities is a violation of international law that could cause a humanitarian crisis in the most water-scare region on Earth. Powering the plants with electricity from fossil fuels ...

Clean freshwater is critical for sustaining human life. However, 1.1 billion people lack access to it worldwide. Desalination represents an increasingly popular way of addressing this. Desalination is ...

As the Iran war widens, experts say the Middle East’s real strategic weak point may be desalinated water – not oil ...

PHOENIX — Arizona’s newly appointed board tasked with securing the state's water voted to move forward with non-binding exploration and possible discussions with Israeli desalination development ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas State Aquarium was packed with folks who flew into town to listen to the city of Corpus Christi's plans for its $700-million desalination plant. "Our hope is to bring ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The effort to obtain a water rights permit for a desalination plant on Harbor Island has hit a roadblock. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notified the Port of Corpus Christi ...

City officials are optimistic that they will soon have an answer on whether a state agency will approve a $535 million low-interest loan to continue pursuit of the proposed Inner Harbor desalination ...