Oman activates first floating desalination plant - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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A view of a desalination plant in the Omani port city of Sur, south of the capital Muscat, on Nov. 27, 2019. — A view of a desalination plant in the Omani port city of Sur, south of the capital Muscat, on Nov. 27, 2019. — SULTAN AL-HASANI/AFP via Getty Images

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