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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…

Sara bin Shamran (Riyadh)
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 Kuwait Reports Highest Deficit In Country’s Fiscal History

Kuwait Reports Highest Deficit In Country’s Fiscal History

Kuwait's budget deficit increased 174.8% in the 2020-21 year to 10.8 billion dinars ($35.5 billion), the finance ministry said on Saturday, noting it was the…

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Business Saudi Arabia Strengthens Partnerships in Innovation, Technology with G20

Saudi Arabia Strengthens Partnerships in Innovation, Technology with G20

Saudi Arabia is seeking to advance its partnership in the field of innovation and technical and digital transformation with a number of G20 countries. …

Business Iraq Seeking ‘Realistic’ Budget for 2022

Iraq Seeking ‘Realistic’ Budget for 2022

Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi announced that the 2022 budget, which the ministry began preparing a few days ago, will have a reform dimension, as it …

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Business Turkey’s Wildfires Hit Hopes for Tourism Rebound

Turkey’s Wildfires Hit Hopes for Tourism Rebound

The first cancellations from tourists booked onto one of Ozkan Selcuk’s cruises off Turkey’s southern coast came when the forests near where he takes visitors…

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Business Oil Firms But Still Set for Weekly Loss on Demand Worries

Oil Firms But Still Set for Weekly Loss on Demand Worries

Oil prices edged higher on Friday but remained on track for their biggest weekly decline since March on concerns over the impact on fuel demand from travel…

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Business Dubai Investments Profits Up by 47% during H1

Dubai Investments Profits Up by 47% during H1

Dubai Investments on Thursday reported a 47 percent surge in net profits to AED302 million for the six months ended 30th June 2021, compared to AED205 million…

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Business Turkish Lira Slides on Rate Cut Fears

Turkish Lira Slides on Rate Cut Fears

Turkey's lira sank 1% on Thursday on rate cut fears, while a hawkish tone from a top US Federal Reserve official sent an index of emerging market shares lower…

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Business SABIC Profits Jump 482% in H1 2021

SABIC Profits Jump 482% in H1 2021

Petrochemicals giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) revealed on Thursday that it swung to a whopping SAR 12.5 billion ($3.3 billion) quarterly profit…

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Business Saudi Aramco Increases Light Crude $3

Saudi Aramco Increases Light Crude $3

Saudi Arabia raised the September official selling prices (OSPs) for the flagship Arab light crude to $3 a barrel above the Oman/Dubai average for Asia,…

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Business Mubadala Capital’s Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I Announces Pricing of $200 Million IPO

Mubadala Capital’s Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I Announces Pricing of $200 Million IPO

Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I, a special purpose acquisition company formed by an affiliate of Mubadala Capital, announced on Wednesday the price of its…

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Business Oil Drops Towards $70 as Virus Concerns Weigh

Oil Drops Towards $70 as Virus Concerns Weigh

Oil prices declined towards $70 a barrel on Thursday as more countries imposed fresh movement restrictions to counter a surge in COVID-19 cases, though Middle…

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Business Saudi Arabia Starts Operating First Wind Turbine In Al-Jouf Region

Saudi Arabia Starts Operating First Wind Turbine In Al-Jouf Region

Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the operation of the first wind turbine to produce electricity in the Kingdom, marking a new era of serious transformation…

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Business World Bank Expects GCC Countries to Return to an Aggregate Growth

World Bank Expects GCC Countries to Return to an Aggregate Growth

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies are expected to return to an aggregate growth of 2.2 percent in 2021, according to the World Bank. In its latest…

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Business ADNOC Sells First Blue Ammonia Shipment to Japan’s Itochu

ADNOC Sells First Blue Ammonia Shipment to Japan’s Itochu

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced that, in partnership with Fertiglobe, it had sold its first cargo of blue ammonia to Itochu in Japan for…

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Business Saudi Arabia’s MODON Invests $98 Bln in 36 Industrial Cities

Saudi Arabia’s MODON Invests $98 Bln in 36 Industrial Cities

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) announced that it has increased the number of its industrial cities to 36 by the end of…

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Business AlUla Agrees to Enhance Palm, Date Production Ahead of Global Promotion

AlUla Agrees to Enhance Palm, Date Production Ahead of Global Promotion

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Center for Palms and Dates (NCPD) to boost the palm and date sector…

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Business UAE, China to Cooperate Against Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

UAE, China to Cooperate Against Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

The United Arab Emirates and China agreed to share intelligence to fight money laundering and terrorism financing, the Financial Intelligence Unit of the UAE…

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Business Oil Rises as Markets Expect Continuous Fall of Inventories

Oil Rises as Markets Expect Continuous Fall of Inventories

Oil rose on Tuesday on expectation of a continuous decline in US oil inventories, recouping some losses from the previous session due to lingering concern over…

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Business Venture Capital Investments Climb 65% in Saudi Arabia

Venture Capital Investments Climb 65% in Saudi Arabia

Investments worth SAR 630 million ($168 million) have been channeled to Saudi startups in H1 2021, achieving a whopping 65% growth rate compared to the same…

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Business ‘Friendly Countries’ Helping Tunisia Grapple with Economic Crisis

‘Friendly Countries’ Helping Tunisia Grapple with Economic Crisis

President Kais Saied has hailed the assistance of several “friendly countries” to Tunisia as it grapples with its economic crisis. He said contacts were…

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Business Saudi Arabia Continues to Search for Cooperation Opportunities in Digital Economy, Space

Saudi Arabia Continues to Search for Cooperation Opportunities in Digital Economy, Space

Saudi officials have held a series of meetings in search for cooperation opportunities in digital economy, space and innovation. Saudi Minister of…

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Business Sudan Looking Forward to US Investments

Sudan Looking Forward to US Investments

Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stressed that his country welcomes US investments, ahead of the two-day visit of Andrew…

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Business Egypt’s Stock Exchange to Lift Limit on Share Price Moves to 20%

Egypt’s Stock Exchange to Lift Limit on Share Price Moves to 20%

The Egyptian Stock Exchange will lift the limit on intraday share price moves to 20 percent from September, the bourse said on Sunday. With this decision,…

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Business Global Stocks Rise Even as China's Manufacturing Slows

Global Stocks Rise Even as China's Manufacturing Slows

Global stocks started the week higher Monday, even as China reported a slowdown in manufacturing activity and countries continued to be hammered by the delta…

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