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Bahraini Transport Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Each Country to Finance Its Share of Gulf Railway Project

Business A conceptual rendering of the Gulf railway interconnection project. (X)

Bahraini Transport Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Each Country to Finance Its Share of Gulf Railway Project

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states took a new step toward completing the railway interconnection project by signing the project's general…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Manama)
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…

Asharq Al Awsat (Manama)
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…

Asharq Al Awsat

Business Saudi Company Acquires US Medical Campus

Saudi Company Acquires US Medical Campus

Saudi-based Arbah Capital has announced its investors’ acquisition of the Commonwealth Campus, a $59m high income-producing diversified medical campus in Port…

Asharq Al Awsat (Manama)
Business More than 270,000 Expatriate Workers Left Oman this Year

More than 270,000 Expatriate Workers Left Oman this Year

Oman's expatriate worker population fell by more than 270,000, or nearly 16%, from the end of 2019 to November 2020, data from the National Center for…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Total Foreign Assets in Omani Central Bank Increase by 8%

Total Foreign Assets in Omani Central Bank Increase by 8%

The total foreign assets of the Central Bank of Oman increased by 8.1 percent by end of October, amounting to 6,769,500 thousand Omani riyals, compared to 6…

Asharq Al Awsat (Muscat)
Business Iran Lowers Gas Exports to Iraq, Cutting Power Supplies

Iran Lowers Gas Exports to Iraq, Cutting Power Supplies

Iraqis living in Baghdad and Central Euphrates governorates are braving this year’s winter weather without the ability to turn on much needed electric heaters…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Business Saudi Arabia Announces 4 Oil and Gas Discoveries

Saudi Arabia Announces 4 Oil and Gas Discoveries

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz announced that Saudi Aramco has discovered four new oil and gas fields in the Kingdom. He…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Dubai Ruler Approves $15.5 Bln Budget for 2021

Dubai Ruler Approves $15.5 Bln Budget for 2021

Dubai, the business and financial hub of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has approved a 57.1 billion dirham ($15.55 billion) budget for 2021, when the economy…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Iraq Aims to Boost Crude Export Capacity to 6m Bpd

Iraq Aims to Boost Crude Export Capacity to 6m Bpd

Iraq aims to increase crude oil export capacity from its southern ports to 6 million barrels per day from the current 3.5 million barrels a day capacity,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Business GFH Acquires Roebuck, a Specialized Logistics & Real Estate Asset Manager in the UK

GFH Acquires Roebuck, a Specialized Logistics & Real Estate Asset Manager in the UK

GFH Financial Group (GFH) has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Roebuck Asset Management, a logistics and business space focused real estate…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Erdogan Says Turkey Will Break Economic 'Triangle of Evil' With Reforms

Erdogan Says Turkey Will Break Economic 'Triangle of Evil' With Reforms

Turkey will bring in structural reforms to break the "triangle of evil" of interest rates, inflation, and exchange rates, President Tayyip Erdogan said on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Russia Says Backs OPEC+ Oil Output Hike

Russia Says Backs OPEC+ Oil Output Hike

Russia expects to support an increase in oil production by the group, known as OPEC+, of another 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from February at next month’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Moscow)
Business Saudi Riyal Added to Buna Settlement Currency

Saudi Riyal Added to Buna Settlement Currency

The Saudi Central Bank and the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) announced on Thursday the inclusion of the Saudi riyal as a settlement currency in Buna, the regional…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Egypt, Jordan, Iraq Seek Industrial, Commercial Integration

Egypt, Jordan, Iraq Seek Industrial, Commercial Integration

The trade and industry ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Iraq have agreed to kick off practical steps to achieve industrial and trade integration. During a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Arabia Grants 54 Licenses in Military Industries Sector

Saudi Arabia Grants 54 Licenses in Military Industries Sector

The General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) granted licenses to 54 international and local companies in the military industries field since the launch…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Brexit Trade Deal Explained in Five Basic Questions

Brexit Trade Deal Explained in Five Basic Questions

British and European Union negotiators sealed a Brexit deal on Thursday, just a week before the United Kingdom finally leaves the orbit of the 27-nation bloc,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkey Hikes Main Interest Rate to 17%

Turkey Hikes Main Interest Rate to 17%

Turkey's central bank on Thursday hiked its main interest rate by two percentage points to 17 percent and promised further monetary tightening to help tamp…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Customs Reveals Plans to Transform Kingdom into Global Logistics Hub

Saudi Customs Reveals Plans to Transform Kingdom into Global Logistics Hub

The Saudi General Customs Authority has announced plans to bolster its future strategy to stimulate the national economy. It also revealed its…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Toyota Sets Up Mobility & Energy Liaison Office in KSA

Toyota Sets Up Mobility & Energy Liaison Office in KSA

Toyota Motor Corporation has established new mobility and energy liaison office for Saudi Arabia, in line with its commitment to promoting zero-emission…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business DP World Signs Deal to Develop $1 Billion New Senegal Port

DP World Signs Deal to Develop $1 Billion New Senegal Port

International port operator DP World signed a deal Wednesday to develop a new deep-water port in Senegal worth over $1 billion, the company announced, its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi PIF Strengthens Expansion Strategy With Key Appointments

Saudi PIF Strengthens Expansion Strategy With Key Appointments

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced a string of new appointments in its executive team under the framework of an expansion strategy to achieve its…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Needs to Inject $200 Billion Into Tourism Sector Over Next Decade

Saudi Arabia Needs to Inject $200 Billion Into Tourism Sector Over Next Decade

Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khatib affirmed that the Kingdom has everything required to realize its ambitious plan to become one of the world’s primary…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Israel Markets Shrug off Another Election Call, Shekel at 2008 Peak

Israel Markets Shrug off Another Election Call, Shekel at 2008 Peak

The shekel posted a 12-1/2-year high versus the dollar and stocks and bond prices rose on Wednesday, as Israel’s financial markets shrugged off the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Iraq to Start Fuel Exports to Lebanon in 2021

Iraq to Start Fuel Exports to Lebanon in 2021

Iraq’s oil minister said on Monday that an agreement has been reached with Lebanon to start fuel export supplies to Beirut in 2021 using global prices. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Business ADNOC Signs Exploration Concession Agreement with Italian, Thai Energy Giants

ADNOC Signs Exploration Concession Agreement with Italian, Thai Energy Giants

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced on Monday the signing of an exploration concession agreement with a consortium led by Eni Abu Dhabi, a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Iraq’s Cabinet Approves 2021 Draft $103 Billion Budget

Iraq’s Cabinet Approves 2021 Draft $103 Billion Budget

Iraq’s cabinet on Monday approved a 2021 draft budget of 150 trillion Iraqi dinars ($103 billion) as the country wrestles with an economic and financial crisis…

Asharq Al Awsat