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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 Oman Back to Debt Markets With Multi-Tranche Dollar Bond Offering

Oman Back to Debt Markets With Multi-Tranche Dollar Bond Offering

Oman started selling US dollar-denominated multi-tranche bonds on Thursday, a document showed, as the oil producer seeks fresh funding to cover a large fiscal…

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Business Abu Dhabi Investment Office Opens 8 Global Offices

Abu Dhabi Investment Office Opens 8 Global Offices

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has set up eight new offices in Tel Aviv, New York, San Francisco, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Beijing and Seoul, in an…

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Business German Economy Shrank 5% in Pandemic Year 2020

German Economy Shrank 5% in Pandemic Year 2020

The German economy shrank by 5% in the pandemic year 2020, bringing to an end a decade of growth as lockdowns wiped out much business and consumer activity. …

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Business Egypt Reduces Jet Fuel Prices to Boost Aviation, Tourism Sectors

Egypt Reduces Jet Fuel Prices to Boost Aviation, Tourism Sectors

Egypt will reduce jet fuel prices by 15 cents per gallon from January 21 until the end of 2021 to support the tourism and aviation sectors amid challenges…

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Business OPEC Chief Says Saudi Voluntary Oil Cut to Help With Low Demand in Q1

OPEC Chief Says Saudi Voluntary Oil Cut to Help With Low Demand in Q1

Saudi Arabia’s voluntary oil production cut is set to help the oil market navigate through seasonally low oil demand during the first quarter, OPEC’s secretary…

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Business Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to Discuss Green Recovery from COVID-19

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to Discuss Green Recovery from COVID-19

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global platform for accelerating sustainable development, hosted by Masdar, will be held from 18th to 21st January…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Saudi Aramco Cuts February Crude Supply to Some Asian Refiners

Saudi Aramco Cuts February Crude Supply to Some Asian Refiners

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has cut supplies of February-loading crude for some Asian buyer by up to a quarter while meeting requirements of at least four…

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Business Saudi Telecom Appoints New CEO

Saudi Telecom Appoints New CEO

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has named Olayan Mohammed al-Wetaid as the new group CEO, following Nasser al-Nasser who resigned in November citing personal…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Official Data Reveals Drop in Tunisia’s Trade Deficit, Increase in Foreign Exchange Reserves

Official Data Reveals Drop in Tunisia’s Trade Deficit, Increase in Foreign Exchange Reserves

Tunisia’s trade deficit dropped by 6.6 billion dinars ($2.7 billion) in 2020 to $4.7 billion as imports declined because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)
Business NEOM Chief Urban Development Officer: The Line to Represent an Int’l Standard for World Cities

NEOM Chief Urban Development Officer: The Line to Represent an Int’l Standard for World Cities

Antoni Vives, Chief Urban Development Officer at NEOM, said that ongoing works in the city of The Line are accelerated to complete several stages and start…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum to Discuss Challenges, Opportunities in Post-Pandemic Energy System

Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum to Discuss Challenges, Opportunities in Post-Pandemic Energy System

The fifth annual Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi, to be held next week, will focus on the challenges and opportunities in the post-pandemic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business World Bank Emergency Aid for Vulnerable Lebanese

World Bank Emergency Aid for Vulnerable Lebanese

The World Bank Group on Tuesday approved a $246-million aid package to help 786,000 vulnerable Lebanese reeling under the country's worst economic crisis in…

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Business MoU to Establish an American Trade Zone in Bahrain

MoU to Establish an American Trade Zone in Bahrain

Bahraini minister of industry, commerce and tourism and the US secretary of commerce signed on Tuesday a MoU to establish an American trade zone in Bahrain to…

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Business Egypt's Central Bank Bans Banks From Paying Dividends to Shareholders

Egypt's Central Bank Bans Banks From Paying Dividends to Shareholders

Egypt’s central bank has told banks it was banning them from distributing profits to shareholders to protect capital amid the COVID-19 crisis. Governor…

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Business Saudi Arabia, Egypt Are MENA’s Most Attractive Markets for Private Equity

Saudi Arabia, Egypt Are MENA’s Most Attractive Markets for Private Equity

Saudi Arabia, the Arab world’s biggest economy, and Egypt, the most populous, are the most attractive markets for private equity in the Middle East and North…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Tunisia Discusses Reform Program With IMF

Tunisia Discusses Reform Program With IMF

The Tunisian government asserted its commitment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to develop a program of economic reforms. The program comes in line…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business German Economy Expected to Grow by 3.5% This Year - BDI

German Economy Expected to Grow by 3.5% This Year - BDI

Germany’s BDI industry association said on Tuesday it expected Europe’s largest economy to grow 3.5% this year after plunging roughly 5% in 2020 but that it…

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Business ITU: Saudi Arabia, A Leading Global Model in Regulating Telecom Sector

ITU: Saudi Arabia, A Leading Global Model in Regulating Telecom Sector

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) praised the remarkable and rapid development of the telecommunications and information technology sector in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Presents ‘The Line,’ an Icon for Nature Conservation

Saudi Arabia Presents ‘The Line,’ an Icon for Nature Conservation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s unveiling of plans to build a huge new zero-carbon city at NEOM, a mega project and a key pillar of Kingdom Vision…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Riyadh)
Business GCC IPO Market Remains Active in 2021 Despite Impact of COVID-19

GCC IPO Market Remains Active in 2021 Despite Impact of COVID-19

The initial public offering (IPO) market remained active in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2020 despite increasing pressure on financial…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait)
Business SHUAA Capital Leads Consortium to Buy Stanford Marine’s $308Mn in Debts

SHUAA Capital Leads Consortium to Buy Stanford Marine’s $308Mn in Debts

A consortium led by the United Arab Emirates financial firm, SHUAA Capital, has bought 1.13 billion dirhams ($308 million) of debt held by Stanford Marine…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Twitter Shares Dive 7% After Trump Account Suspension

Twitter Shares Dive 7% After Trump Account Suspension

Shares of Twitter Inc slumped 7% on Monday, on course to knock off about $2.5 billion from the market value of the social media company after it permanently…

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Business Slight Decline in Egypt’s Inflation Rate in December

Slight Decline in Egypt’s Inflation Rate in December

Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation rate slowed to 5.4 percent in December from 5.7 percent in November 2020, Egypt’s official statistics agency said…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Arabia, China Lead Oil Market Recovery in 2021

Saudi Arabia, China Lead Oil Market Recovery in 2021

Oil prices maintained a steady recovery, closing to USD 56 per barrel on Friday, after Saudi Arabia’s announcement on Tuesday of an additional voluntary…

Sabri Najeh (Cairo)