Great man-made river flows: to the surprise of many, Qaddafi's pipedream succeeds

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The massive irrigation and water supply project of Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi succeeded as delivery of water to several dry places of Libya materializes. The $11-billion project brings water from deserts of southern Sahara to the people of Tripolo, Benghazi and the Mediterranean littoral of Libya. The success of the project brings to question the effectivity of US sanction against Libya which is expected to boost Qaddafi's appeal to the people as it signifies intelligent expenditure of oil revenues.

Water Supply Projects, Irrigation Projects, Irrigation (Agriculture), Evaluation, Energy policy, Presidents, Presidents (Government), Water-supply, Water supply, Irrigation, Libya, Qadhafi, Muammar

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Steadily growing Saudi market for pollution control equipment

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Saudi Arabia's pollution control equipment market continues to expand brought mainly by increased government effort to address the country's environmental pollution problems. The Kingdom's market for pollution control equipment depends heavily on imports, which rose to $113.4 million in 1997 from 1996 record of $108 million. Imports of pollution control equipment is projected to reach $119 million in 1998 with a yearly growth rate of 5% for the following years.

Refuse Systems Equip, Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, Blowers and fans, Air Pollution Control Equip, Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing, Service industry machinery, not elsewhere classified, Water & Waste Treatment Equip, Pollution Control & Abatement, Economic aspects, Saudi Arabia, Pollution control industry, Market share, Waste disposal equipment, Waste treatment equipment, Environmental policy, Air pollution control equipment, Pollution control

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