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Iraq Oil Output Exceeds 5 million bpd

Business Majnoon oil field near the Iraqi city of Basra (Reuters)

Iraq Oil Output Exceeds 5 million bpd

Iraq produces more than 5 million barrels of oil per day (bpd), Oil Minister Basim Mohammed told state news agency INA on Saturday. According to Reuters, Iraq…

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Business IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the Annual Meetings Plenary at the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on October 16, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

IMF: Any Slowdown in AI-driven Growth Would be Factor for Central Banks

Central bankers around the world would need to consider any slowdown in AI-driven growth as they assess steps in their fight against inflation, International…

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Business A worker carries loaves of bread for sale at a bakery in the capital city of Cairo, Egypt November 4, 2026. (Reuters)

World Food Prices Dip in October, but Remain Higher Than a Year Ago

World food prices edged lower in October as weaker import demand contributed to monthly declines in cereal, dairy and meat prices, but were still nearly 6%…

Business Copper at the Aurubis copper smelting and refining plant in Hamburg, Germany. (Reuters)

Copper Falls, Set for Worst Week Since March on AI Rout

Copper dropped on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly drop in London since March, as a rout in technology stocks battered markets. Benchmark three…

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Business Workers walk at Kalyon Karapinar solar power plant in Karapinar, Konya province, Türkiye, Oct. 14, 2026. (AP)

Emerging Economies Set to Match Advanced Nations’ Renewable Capacity Additions, IEA Says

Emerging ‌and developing economies outside China are expected to add as much new renewable energy capacity as advanced economies for the first time over…


Business Egypt to Export Renewable Energy to Europe via Italy

Egypt to Export Renewable Energy to Europe via Italy

Egypt has taken a new step in implementing its plan to become a regional hub for energy exports and expand the signing of electrical interconnection agreements…

Business The signing ceremony of the agreement between the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and the Saudi Export-Import Bank. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

ICIEC Insured Member States’ Exports, Imports, Investments Top $99 Bn

Saudi Arabia topped the list of countries benefiting from the services of the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a…

Business GCC Secretary-General Jassim al-Budaiwi speaks at the Middle East Rail Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. (GCC)

Gulf Countries to Complete Railway Project

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the GCC Secretariat General, and the GCC Rail Authority are continuing to finalize the completion stages of the…

Business Saudi Ma’aden announced on Monday the signing of a master clauses agreement to buy 9.9% of the shares of Ivanhoe Electric Inc.  

Saudi Ma'aden to Acquire 9.9% of Shares of Ivanhoe Electric  

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) announced on Monday the signing of a master clauses agreement to buy 9.9% of the shares of Ivanhoe Electric Inc. …

Business General view of Bahrain World Trade Center is seen during early evening hours in Manama, Bahrain, May 2, 2020. Picture taken May 2, 2020. (Reuters)

Bahrain Targets Foreign Investments Worth $2.5 Bln

Bahrain Economic Development Board chief executive Khalid Humaidan stressed that his country has successfully attracted over $1.1 billion in foreign direct…

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Business Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla and Norwegian Ambassador to Cairo Hilde Klemetsdal at the signing ceremony on Sunday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Egypt, Norway Sign Deal to Establish Green Methanol Production Project

Egypt and Norway signed on Sunday a joint development agreement to establish the first green methanol production project in the Middle East, with investments…

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Business Self-Service Vending Machine for Gasco Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Releases Market Regulations for Gas, LPG Distribution, Sales Services

Saudi Arabia has taken a significant step towards enhancing the relationship between service providers and consumers by introducing regulations that govern the…

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Business People shopping at the historical Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Türkiye, 25 April 2023. (EPA)

Türkiye's Lira Slides, Credit Default Swaps Spike After Election 

Türkiye's lira held near a two-month low in early trading, and the cost of insuring exposure to the country's debt spiked, as the country's presidential race…

Business Crude oil storage tanks are seen in Oklahoma, US. Reuters

Oil Slips as Economic Worries Take Focus Off Tighter Supplies

Oil prices fell on Monday as concerns about fuel demand in the top global oil consumers, the United States and China, offset bullish sentiment about tightening…

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Business General view of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Reuters file photo

The 11th Arab-Chinese Businessmen Conference to be Held in Saudi Arabia in June

The 11th session of the Arab-Chinese Businessmen Conference with the theme "Cooperation for Prosperity" and the 8th Investments Symposium will be held on June…

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Business Secretary General of OPEC Haitham Al Ghais. WAM

OPEC Chief: Sustainability of Global Energy System is at Stake

Secretary General of OPEC Haitham Al Ghais has said there may be no one-size-fits-all solution to a sustainable energy future, but collaboration and inclusive…

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Business Saudi authorities are discussing plans and efforts to displace liquid fuels and replace them with the electric grid.

Saudi Authorities Discuss Plans to Implement Liquid Displacement Program

Saudi authorities are discussing plans and endeavors to displace liquid fuels and replace them with the electric grid, in a step that aims to achieve…

Business Islamic Development Bank Chairman of the Board of Directors Mohammed al-Jasser. (IsDB)

Innovative Financing to Address the Education Crisis in Islamic Countries

The 57 member states of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are seeking to preserve the rich Islamic heritage and rely on modern technologies to build a bright…

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Business Smoke billows from clashes between warring parties in Khartoum, Sudan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Armed Conflict Destroys 20% of Sudan’s GDP

The armed conflict between the Sudanese army forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has destroyed about 20 percent of the country’s gross domestic product …

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Business A view of the Milling Company 3 in Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Builds Largest Grains Storage Capacity in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia has built the largest advanced grain storage capacity in the Middle East, increasing the total by 40 percent from 2.5 million tons in 2016 to 3.5…

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Business ICIEC Signs $15m DCIP Agreement with Saudi National Bank

ICIEC Signs $15m DCIP Agreement with Saudi National Bank

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) signed a $15 million Documentary Credit Insurance Policy (DCIP) with the…

Business ADNOC Reports 5.5% year-on-year Net Profit Increase in Q1 Results for 2023

ADNOC Reports 5.5% year-on-year Net Profit Increase in Q1 Results for 2023

ADNOC Distribution announced its first quarter 2023 results, reporting a 5.5% year-on-year and 19.4% Quarter-on-Quarter increase in net profit excluding…

Business Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Musk Nabs Ex-NBCUniversal Ad Chief Yaccarino as New Twitter CEO

Elon Musk has named former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter's new CEO. "I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of…

Business GFH Reports Net Profit of $24 Million

GFH Reports Net Profit of $24 Million

GFH Financial Group announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2023, revealing net profit attributable to shareholders worth $24.01 million,…

Business The 64th meeting of the Trade Cooperation Committee of the GCC Trade Ministers was held on Thursday in Muscat. (Omani News Agency)

Intra-Gulf Trade Exceeds $100 Billion

Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, said that the volume of intra-Gulf trade exceeded $100…

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Business FILE - This Nov. 6, 2013 file photo shows a Whiting Petroleum Co. pump jack pulling crude oil from the Bakken region of the Northern Plains near Bainville, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Oil Prices Head for 4th Weekly Drop as Demand Fears Weigh

Oil prices slipped on Friday, heading for a fourth weekly decline

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Business Ras al-Khair Industrial City represents the backbone of the mining industry (SPA)

Saudi Industrial Production Sees 4.1% Increase in March

IPI saw a 4.1 percent year-on-year growth due to high production in mining, quarrying, and manufacturing in Saudi Arabia’s industrial output volume

Business The MoU was signed within the framework of the visit paid by the Saudi Minister of Energy to the Netherlands. Photo: Energy Ministry

Saudi Arabia, Netherlands Sign MoU to Collaborate on Energy

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud and the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Micky Adriaansens, have cosigned a…

Business Aramco dismissed claims of pausing blue hydrogen plans. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Aramco: Goal to Produce 11 Mln Tons of Blue Ammonia Remains Unchanged

Saudi Aramco has clarified that the reports claiming it was pausing blue hydrogen plans are inaccurate