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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 Yahsat Plans to Proceed with IPO Listing

Yahsat Plans to Proceed with IPO Listing

Yahsat announced plans to proceed with an IPO to list and trade its shares on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). The IPO will take place in the third…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Morocco Targets $1.7 Bln in Non-Phosphate Mining Revenue by 2030

Morocco Targets $1.7 Bln in Non-Phosphate Mining Revenue by 2030

Morocco plans to raise revenue from non-phosphate mining to more than 15 billion dirhams ($1.7 billion) by 2030 from 6.5 billion dirhams in 2020 by…

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Business Saudi Arabia Ranks First in Food Security Index

Saudi Arabia Ranks First in Food Security Index

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first worldwide in three international indicators, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the peak of the pandemic. …

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Business Dubai Int’l Airport to Reopen Terminal 1 for First Time Since March 2020

Dubai Int’l Airport to Reopen Terminal 1 for First Time Since March 2020

Dubai International Airport will reopen Terminal 1 and Concourse D on June 24 for the first time since their closure in March 2020 due to the coronavirus…

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Business Egypt's Non-oil Exports Climb 19%

Egypt's Non-oil Exports Climb 19%

Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Nivine Gamea announced that the country’s non-oil exports recorded a significant increase of 19 percent in the first…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Iraq Expects Oil Prices to Reach $80 Per Barrel

Iraq Expects Oil Prices to Reach $80 Per Barrel

Iraq expects oil prices to reach $80 per barrel, the country’s state news agency reported on Sunday, citing an oil ministry spokesman. The spokesperson,…

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Business Dubai Airshow to Take Place under Capacity Restrictions, Organizer Says

Dubai Airshow to Take Place under Capacity Restrictions, Organizer Says

The Dubai Airshow, this year’s biggest aerospace trade show and a spectacle for business deals worth billions of dollars, will be held under capacity…

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Business Sudan Has Wheat and Flour Reserves to Last Till April

Sudan Has Wheat and Flour Reserves to Last Till April

Sudan has sufficient strategic stocks of wheat and flour to last until April 2022, the cabinet said on Sunday. Sudan’s economy is in crisis and it has…

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Business Dubai Airport Targets 28 Million Passengers This Year

Dubai Airport Targets 28 Million Passengers This Year

Dubai’s state airport operator is hoping for a “flood” of travelers as the coronavirus pandemic eases, targeting passenger traffic through Dubai International…

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Business Egypt Seeks to Boost Cooperation with Islamic Development Bank

Egypt Seeks to Boost Cooperation with Islamic Development Bank

Egypt is seeking to deepen ties with the Islamic Development Bank, announced Minister of Planning and Economic Development Dr. Hala el-Saeed. Saeed is the…

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Business Sudan Signs Nine Concession Deals for Gold, Copper Mining

Sudan Signs Nine Concession Deals for Gold, Copper Mining

Sudan on Thursday signed nine concession agreements for gold and copper mining with eight local and foreign companies, the state news agency SUNA said. All…

Ahmed Younes (Khartoum)
Business Aramco Closes $12.4 Billion Infrastructure Deal with Global Investor Consortium

Aramco Closes $12.4 Billion Infrastructure Deal with Global Investor Consortium

Aramco and an international investor consortium, including EIG and Mubadala, announced Friday the successful closing of the share sale and purchase agreement,…

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Business Saudi Arabia: 6% Growth in Establishments Operating in Contracting Sector

Saudi Arabia: 6% Growth in Establishments Operating in Contracting Sector

A government report revealed on Thursday that the number of establishments operating in the contracting sector grew by six percent, a new indicator that the…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Fitch: Turkish Firms in Crisis Due to Weak Monetary Policy Credibility

Fitch: Turkish Firms in Crisis Due to Weak Monetary Policy Credibility

Ratings agency Fitch announced that Turkish firms are vulnerable to currency fluctuations, due to the weak monetary policy credibility, high global inflation…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Egypt Gears Up for First Street Testing of Electric Cars in July

Egypt Gears Up for First Street Testing of Electric Cars in July

Egypt’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry announced on Thursday it is fully prepared to meet the power needs of public charging stations for electric…

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Business Proposal to Open Russian Bank in Riyadh to Facilitate Trade, Investment

Proposal to Open Russian Bank in Riyadh to Facilitate Trade, Investment

The Council of Saudi Chambers submitted a proposal to open a Russian bank in Riyadh, in a move aimed at facilitating trade and economic exchange between the…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business UAE Central Bank Expects Gradual Recovery in Country’s Economy

UAE Central Bank Expects Gradual Recovery in Country’s Economy

The UAE GDP is expected to grow by 2.4 percent in 2021 and 3.8 percent in 2022 while the non-oil GDP to expand by around 4 percent in both years, according to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Aramco Raises $6 Billion Through World’s Largest US-Dollar Corporate Sukuk

Aramco Raises $6 Billion Through World’s Largest US-Dollar Corporate Sukuk

Saudi Aramco announced on Thursday that it has succeeded in raising $6 billion from its first dollar-denominated Islamic bond sale to major institutional…

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Business Oil Drops Amid Dollar Strength

Oil Drops Amid Dollar Strength

Oil prices fell for a second straight session on Friday as the US dollar soared on the prospect of interest rate hikes in the United States, but they were on…

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Business MODON Announces Incentive Package to Encourage Company Listings on Tadawul

MODON Announces Incentive Package to Encourage Company Listings on Tadawul

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) launched an incentive package to encourage companies list shares on the Saudi Stock…

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Business Public Pension Agency Merger Boosts Benefits for Workers in Saudi Arabia

Public Pension Agency Merger Boosts Benefits for Workers in Saudi Arabia

Experts have predicted that the decision to merge Saudi Arabia’s Public Pension Agency (PPA) into the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) will…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business ACWA Power Wins Makkah Excellence Award for Rabigh 3

ACWA Power Wins Makkah Excellence Award for Rabigh 3

ACWA Power announced receiving the Makkah Excellence Award for Rabigh 3 for water desalination based on reverse osmosis technology. The new desalination…

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Business Lebanon’s Banks Stuck in Reverse: Jobs Go, Lending Dives

Lebanon’s Banks Stuck in Reverse: Jobs Go, Lending Dives

Lebanon’s banks, which once powered the economy by sucking in billions of dollars of deposits from abroad, are shedding staff, watching loan books shrink and…

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Business Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Buys 60% Stake in UEMedical

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Buys 60% Stake in UEMedical

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co. is enlarging its regional footprint in the healthcare sector with the purchase of a 60 percent stake in UEMedical, an…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)