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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 Pension System Receives Positive Results in Global Index

Saudi Pension System Receives Positive Results in Global Index

Saudi Arabia has achieved positive results in the 2020 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index survey (MCGPI), which benchmarks world retirement income…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Tunisia Central Bank Warns Buying Treasury Bonds Risky to Inflation, Currency

Tunisia Central Bank Warns Buying Treasury Bonds Risky to Inflation, Currency

Tunisia’s central bank warned on Tuesday that government plans to ask it to buy treasury bonds have real risks to the economy, including more pressure on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Dubai Launches Nasdaq Growth Market to Support SMEs

Dubai Launches Nasdaq Growth Market to Support SMEs

Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched the Nasdaq Dubai Growth Market, a new market under the umbrella of Nasdaq…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Arabia Launches Strategy to Develop Human Capital in Tourism Sector

Saudi Arabia Launches Strategy to Develop Human Capital in Tourism Sector

Saudi Arabia rolled out on Tuesday a 20-program strategy designed to develop human capital in the tourism sector and with the aim to create over a million jobs…

Saleh al-Zeid (Diriyah)
Business Tokyo 2020 Organizers Weigh Virus Control Center for Games

Tokyo 2020 Organizers Weigh Virus Control Center for Games

Tokyo 2020 organizers and Japanese officials said Tuesday they may set up an infectious disease control center at next year's pandemic-postponed Games, as they…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Tourism Minister: The World’s Most Important Income Source Loses One Million Jobs

Saudi Tourism Minister: The World’s Most Important Income Source Loses One Million Jobs

Participants at the Future of Global Hospitality Summit said that Saudi Arabia, which currently chairs the G20, was leading great efforts with the member…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business UK’s BP Starts Production From Egypt’s Qattameya Gas Field

UK’s BP Starts Production From Egypt’s Qattameya Gas Field

UK’s BP has announced the start of gas production from its latest development ‎offshore Egypt – the Qattameya gas field in the North Damietta offshore…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Turkish Lira Plummets to New Lows

Turkish Lira Plummets to New Lows

Turkey’s lira hit a record low on Tuesday and most other emerging market currencies in Europe, Middle East and Africa fell as a rise in coronavirus infections…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Hosts Global Summit to Discuss Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs

Saudi Arabia Hosts Global Summit to Discuss Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs

President of the G20 Young Entrepreneurship Alliance (YEA) Summit 2020 has affirmed that various initiatives have been prepared to be presented during meetings…

Mohammed Al-Ayed (Riyadh)
Business Pandemic Leaves Tunisia’s Tourism Sector on Verge of Collapse

Pandemic Leaves Tunisia’s Tourism Sector on Verge of Collapse

Tunisia’s tourism sector is on the brink of collapse in light of the sharp decline in revenues and arrivals due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)
Business Abu Dhabi Development Fund Supports Sudan with $556.5M

Abu Dhabi Development Fund Supports Sudan with $556.5M

The Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Development Fund revealed that the fund, in cooperation with the Sudanese Government, recently implemented an aid package…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business G20 Countries Boast 96% of World’s Patents

G20 Countries Boast 96% of World’s Patents

Official figures have shown that 96 percent of the world’s patents come from the countries of the G20. The figures were revealed during Saudi Arabia’s…

Mohammed Al-Ayed (Riyadh)
Business ACWA Power to Emphasize Role as Global Accelerator of Energy Transformation at WETEX

ACWA Power to Emphasize Role as Global Accelerator of Energy Transformation at WETEX

ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants worldwide, will showcase its portfolio of leading…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Worries Over the Virus' Resurgence Weigh on Global Stocks

Worries Over the Virus' Resurgence Weigh on Global Stocks

Worries over the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic around the world weighed heavily on global stock markets on Monday with just eight days to go until the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business German Business Sentiment Falls on Coronavirus Angst

German Business Sentiment Falls on Coronavirus Angst

German business morale fell for the first time in six months in October, weighed down by companies’ concerns about rising coronavirus infection rates that are…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business World Should Look at All Options to Reduce Emissions, Saudi Energy Minister Says

World Should Look at All Options to Reduce Emissions, Saudi Energy Minister Says

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Monday the world should be looking at all options to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases in its fight against climate…

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Business Localization in Saudi Private Sector Sees Steady Growth

Localization in Saudi Private Sector Sees Steady Growth

Saudi Arabia recorded steady growth in the localization of private-sector jobs and saw a surplus in its trade balance last August, amounting to SR18.39 billion…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Libya's NOC Lifts Force Majeure on El-Feel Oilfield

Libya's NOC Lifts Force Majeure on El-Feel Oilfield

Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Monday it had lifted force majeure on the El-Feel oilfield and that by doing so it had ended all the closures of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkish Lira Hits New Lows on Policy, Geopolitical Concerns

Turkish Lira Hits New Lows on Policy, Geopolitical Concerns

The Turkish lira weakened to a fresh record low beyond 8.05 against the US dollar on Monday on investor unease about the central bank's decision last week to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business T20 Group Submits 32 Proposals to Address Global Problems

T20 Group Submits 32 Proposals to Address Global Problems

Saudi chairmanship of the Think 20 group (T20) and Vice President of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Dr. Fahad Al-Turki…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Sudan Receives Wheat from UAE Grant, Israel

Sudan Receives Wheat from UAE Grant, Israel

Sudan has received the first batch of wheat of the UAE grant, amounting to 67,000 tons to be allocated to mills in Khartoum and other states, state news agency…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business KAPSARC Study Analyzes Regional Electricity Demand After Energy Price Reform

KAPSARC Study Analyzes Regional Electricity Demand After Energy Price Reform

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) has published the first study of its kind that analyzes regional electricity demand in the Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business SABIC Third-Quarter Net Profit up 47%

SABIC Third-Quarter Net Profit up 47%

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), one of world’s biggest petrochemicals firm, reported a 47% rise in third-quarter profit, beating estimates on higher sales…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee Dies at 78

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee Dies at 78

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, who transformed the South Korean firm into a global tech titan, died at the age of 78 on Sunday, the company said. …

Asharq Al Awsat