1.   A few percent come from several pioneering desalination projects along the coast.

2.   Now thirsty Israel is also turning to the sea, with the government taking bids for its first large desalination projects.

3.   The point is to get moving on starting with desalination projects and ways to bring in new sources of water.

4.   Both sides are developing desalination projects.

5.   Sharon also promised to raise the issue of a desalination project at a meeting of international donors supporting the Palestinian Authority.

6.   Torres said Goffaux was in town to meet with a Tijuana official about a desalination project.

7.   In the UAE, authorities are considering privatising al-Tawila desalination project, one of the biggest hydro-electricic plants in the world.

8.   British industry expects to benefit from signs the Saudi government is moving ahead with transport, power and desalination projects and a general increase in Saudi industrial investment.

9.   The two countries also discussed cooperation in desalination projects with Russia offering technical assistance, the agency said.

10.   Russia and Oman also discussed cooperation in desalination projects with Moscow offering technical assistance, ONA said.