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Egypt Seeks Faster Progress on Libya Gas, Refining and Power Projects

Business Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with Minister of Information Diaa Rashwan (not pictured) in Cairo, Egypt, March 25, 2026. (Reuters)

Egypt Seeks Faster Progress on Libya Gas, Refining and Power Projects

Egypt aims to accelerate energy projects with Libya, including gas pipeline links, refining of Libyan crude in Egypt and an electricity interconnection,…

Business GCC transport ministers pose for a group photo following the 27th committee meeting in Kuwait. (GCC Railway Authority)

GCC: Railway Agreement Sets Joint Framework for Project Implementation and Operation

Jasem Albudaiwi, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said on Sunday that the signing of the General Agreement on the GCC Railway Project…

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Business A factory in Madinah’s industrial city. (SPA)

Mega Projects Drive Growth for Saudi Small and Medium Factories

Mega projects in Saudi Arabia are offering increasing opportunities for small and medium-sized factories to expand their businesses and integrate into local…

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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 Oil Steadies, Delta Outbreaks Cloud Demand Prospects

Oil Steadies, Delta Outbreaks Cloud Demand Prospects

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after four days of declines with investors still worried about the outlook for fuel demand as the use of rail, air and other…

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Business Tunisian President Faces Looming Fiscal Crisis

Tunisian President Faces Looming Fiscal Crisis

At the Sidi Bahri market in Tunis, shoppers were pleased with the president’s attacks on corruption and high prices since he seized control of the government…

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Business Mubadala Capital Closes Private Equity Fund III With Total Commitments of $1.6b

Mubadala Capital Closes Private Equity Fund III With Total Commitments of $1.6b

Mubadala Capital, the asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, has closed its third Private Equity fund, MIC Capital Partners III (Fund III)…

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Business Dubai Inaugurates 300MW 1st Stage of 5th phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park

Dubai Inaugurates 300MW 1st Stage of 5th phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the 300 megawatt (MW) first stage of the 900MW fifth…

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Business Saudi Aramco Aims to Raise at Least $17 Bln from Gas Pipeline

Saudi Aramco Aims to Raise at Least $17 Bln from Gas Pipeline

Saudi Aramco is looking to raise at least $17 billion from the sale of a significant minority stake in its gas pipelines, higher than the $12.4 billion raised…

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Business Egypt Private Sector to Produce Green Hydrogen

Egypt Private Sector to Produce Green Hydrogen

Egypt’s private sector is considering boosting green hydrogen production, the clean energy of the future, through its local production and distribution. MAN…

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Business Saudi Gov’t Agencies to Submit Actual Values of Performance Indicators

Saudi Gov’t Agencies to Submit Actual Values of Performance Indicators

The Saudi authorities approved the National Center for Performance Measurement “Adaa” recommendation to have all government agencies commit to submitting the…

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Business Renewed Calm in Libya Attracts Lucrative Foreign Investments

Renewed Calm in Libya Attracts Lucrative Foreign Investments

A decade after Libya descended into chaos, a host of countries are eyeing potential multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects in the oil-rich nation if…

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Business Saudi Arabia Attracts New Quality Industries

Saudi Arabia Attracts New Quality Industries

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) attracted qualitative industries to the Kingdom over the last year despite the…

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Business Saudi Arabia Studies Fisheries Investment Project in Somalia

Saudi Arabia Studies Fisheries Investment Project in Somalia

Saudi Arabia and Somalia are deliberating the latter presenting the Kingdom with a feasibility study for a fishery investment project in the East African state…

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Business Lebanese Central Bank Head Maintains Innocence Against Corruption Charges

Lebanese Central Bank Head Maintains Innocence Against Corruption Charges

Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh maintained his innocence amid allegations of corruption, saying in a radio interview on Saturday that his…

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Business Dubai Expo in Focus as UAE Racks Up $700m of Trade With Israel Since Normalization

Dubai Expo in Focus as UAE Racks Up $700m of Trade With Israel Since Normalization

Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations a year ago, are looking to Dubai's Expo world fair in October to boost bilateral trade, which…

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Business Lebanese Leaders at Loggerheads as Fuel Crisis Worsens

Lebanese Leaders at Loggerheads as Fuel Crisis Worsens

Lebanese President Michel Aoun called an emergency meeting to discuss a worsening fuel crisis on Friday but was rebuffed by the prime minister as political…

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Business Saudi Arabia Calls for Integrating Circular Carbon Methods to Manufacturing, Production Systems

Saudi Arabia Calls for Integrating Circular Carbon Methods to Manufacturing, Production Systems

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman stressed that the kingdom was not part of the climate change crisis, emphasizing that the Kingdom is working…

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Business UAE Hospital Group NMC Begins Process to Exit Administration

UAE Hospital Group NMC Begins Process to Exit Administration

UAE hospital operator NMC said on Wednesday its companies will begin the process of exiting the administration process in Abu Dhabi, creating a new entity…

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Business Saudi Arabia Issues Travel Ban for Violators of Anti-Commercial Fraud Law

Saudi Arabia Issues Travel Ban for Violators of Anti-Commercial Fraud Law

Saudi authorities allowed the Public Prosecution to issue a travel ban against the violators of the provisions of the anti-commercial fraud law until the final…

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Business New Investments Increase 36% in Saudi Arabia

New Investments Increase 36% in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia welcomed several new investments during the first quarter of this year, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global economies. The…

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Business Dubai's Busy Airport Sees Passenger Traffic Drop 40% in 2021

Dubai's Busy Airport Sees Passenger Traffic Drop 40% in 2021

Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest airport for international travel, handled some 40% less passenger traffic in the first half of 2021, compared…

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Business Algeria Embarks on Privatization as Part of Reforms

Algeria Embarks on Privatization as Part of Reforms

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the government to sell stakes in state-owned companies and banks as part of the long-awaited economic reforms. …

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Business Abu Dhabi's Etihad Halves Half-year Loss to $400 mln

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Halves Half-year Loss to $400 mln

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways on Tuesday said its core operating losses halved in the first half of the year to $400 million and that its liquidity position had…

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Business Oil Recovers after Hitting Three-week Low Amid Surging COVID-19 Cases

Oil Recovers after Hitting Three-week Low Amid Surging COVID-19 Cases

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, edging up from a three-week low in the previous session, but gains are likely to be limited on worries that rising COVID-19 cases…

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Business Saudi Arabia Posts Budget Revenues of 248 Billion Riyals in Second-quarter

Saudi Arabia Posts Budget Revenues of 248 Billion Riyals in Second-quarter

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it posted a deficit of 4.6 billion riyals ($1.23 billion) in the second quarter, a huge drop from 109.2 billion riyals reported in…

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Business Gulf Tourism Industry Incurs Losses of $60b Due to Covid-19 Repercussions

Gulf Tourism Industry Incurs Losses of $60b Due to Covid-19 Repercussions

A report issued by the US Frost & Sullivan, which is specialized in studies and consulting, expected that the travel and tourism sector in the Gulf countries…

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Business Saudi Oil Giant Aramco Sees Half-year Earnings Climb to $47B

Saudi Oil Giant Aramco Sees Half-year Earnings Climb to $47B

Saudi Arabia's oil-producing company, Aramco, announced Sunday a net income of around $47 billion for the first half of the year, double what it earned over…

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