{"id":11163,"date":"2020-10-26T07:29:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T07:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.alj3.clients.lemonhq.io\/in-the-news\/almar-water-and-ha-utilities-bv-take-ownership-of-desalination-plants-in-egypt\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T07:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T07:22:25","slug":"almar-water-and-ha-utilities-bv-take-ownership-of-desalination-plants-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"inthenews","link":"https:\/\/cms.alj3.clients.lemonhq.io\/en\/in-the-news\/almar-water-and-ha-utilities-bv-take-ownership-of-desalination-plants-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Almar Water and HA Utilities BV take ownership of desalination plants in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Industry title <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilities-me.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Utilities Middle East<\/a> features the news that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almarwater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Almar Water Solutions<\/a>, <a 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