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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 Experts Assure Alternatives Available to Turkish Products in Saudi Market

Experts Assure Alternatives Available to Turkish Products in Saudi Market

Experts in the Saudi private sector assured the ease in which alternatives can be provided for Turkish products in the Kingdom’s market. They stressed that…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Business Iran Uses Influence in Iraq to Ease its Economic Crisis

Iran Uses Influence in Iraq to Ease its Economic Crisis

The collapse of the Iranian rial against the dollar, after the United States imposed crippling economic sanctions, has led to currency fluctuations every few…

Asharq Al Awsat (Erbil)
Business UAE Merges Insurance Authority With Central Bank

UAE Merges Insurance Authority With Central Bank

The UAE cabinet has has approved the issuance of a federal decree-law regarding the amendments of some functions of the Central Bank of the UAE, CBUAE, and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Dubai Announces $136M New Stimulus Package

Dubai Announces $136M New Stimulus Package

Dubai has announced a new 500 million dirhams ($136.14 million) stimulus package to support the local economy, taking Dubai’s total stimulus measures this year…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business SAMA Launches Twenty Riyal Banknote Marking Saudi Arabia’s Presidency of G20

SAMA Launches Twenty Riyal Banknote Marking Saudi Arabia’s Presidency of G20

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) announced on Saturday its intention to release a Twenty Saudi Riyal banknote, marking Saudi Arabia's presidency of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Riyadh: A Global Destination for AI Events

Riyadh: A Global Destination for AI Events

The first global artificial intelligence (AI) summit, held under the patronage of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, concluded Thursday, with the aim of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business US Removal of Sudan From 'Sponsors of Terrorism' List Is Step Toward Debt Relief -IMF

US Removal of Sudan From 'Sponsors of Terrorism' List Is Step Toward Debt Relief -IMF

The International Monetary Fund on Friday said US government plans to remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism would clear away one of the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business World Bank Heeds Yemeni Govt Demands for Unifying Aid Channels

World Bank Heeds Yemeni Govt Demands for Unifying Aid Channels

The World Bank (WB) has heeded Yemeni government calls on standardizing financial aid channels through the Aden-based Central Bank of Yemen, official Yemeni…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Business T20 Underpins Significance of Energy Security, Market Stability

T20 Underpins Significance of Energy Security, Market Stability

The Think 20 (T20) has underscored energy security and stability of global markets as a webinar for Task Force 10 on Sustainable Energy, Water, and Food…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Turkey Central Bank Keeps Rate on Hold

Turkey Central Bank Keeps Rate on Hold

Turkey’s Central Bank kept its key interest rate on hold at 10.25% on Thursday, despite market expectations for an increase that would help support the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Siberian Gold Deposit Is World's Biggest by Reserves

Siberian Gold Deposit Is World's Biggest by Reserves

Russia's largest gold producer Polyus said on Thursday its giant Sukhoi Log gold deposit in Siberia is the world's biggest by reserves. Polyus and its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Unilever's Sales Rebound Masks Murky Outlook

Unilever's Sales Rebound Masks Murky Outlook

Unilever reported a stronger-than-expected return to sales growth in the third quarter on Thursday led by emerging markets where it generates the bulk of its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business G20 Women’s Group Submits Recommendations for Economic Empowerment

G20 Women’s Group Submits Recommendations for Economic Empowerment

The Women 20 engagement group (W20) urged the leaders of the G20 to fulfill their previous promises to transform empowerment, economic and social equality into…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Iraqi Kurds Seek to Diversify Economy

Iraqi Kurds Seek to Diversify Economy

On a rugged hillside some 50 kilometers east of Erbil, the booming regional capital, vineyards are ripe for harvesting as a new source of income. Iraq's…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Partners with World Bank to Ensure No Nation Left Behind on AI

Saudi Arabia Partners with World Bank to Ensure No Nation Left Behind on AI

Saudi Arabia and the World Bank announced on Wednesday a long-term partnership to accelerate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in developing nations in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt Upgrades Visitor Experience at Giza Pyramids Site

Egypt Upgrades Visitor Experience at Giza Pyramids Site

Egypt has unveiled new visitor facilities on the plateau outside Cairo where the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx are situated, the country’s most…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi-Egyptian Partnership to Acquire Desalination Plants

Saudi-Egyptian Partnership to Acquire Desalination Plants

Abdul Latif Jameel Energy has improved its investment in the Middle East and Africa water sector with the acquisition of a major desalination services company…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business T20: Mitigating the Negative Effects of an Aging Population on Financial Sustainability

T20: Mitigating the Negative Effects of an Aging Population on Financial Sustainability

The Think 20 engagement group stressed the need for the upcoming G20 summit to adopt a recommendation on strengthening social cohesion in the various stages of…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business World Trade Rebounding Slowly, Outlook Uncertain - UN Report

World Trade Rebounding Slowly, Outlook Uncertain - UN Report

The value of global trade is set to fall by 7% to 9% in 2020 from the previous year, despite signs of a fragile rebound led by China in the third quarter, a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Mahmoud Mohieldin Elected as IMF’s Executive Director

Mahmoud Mohieldin Elected as IMF’s Executive Director

The Egyptian candidate Mahmoud Mohieldin was elected unanimously to serve as the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive director, as well as serve on…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business UAE, US, Israel Announce Establishment of Abraham Fund

UAE, US, Israel Announce Establishment of Abraham Fund

The United Arab Emirates, United States and Israel announced on Tuesday the establishment of the Abraham Fund, which fulfils a commitment made in the Abraham…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Thailand Admits First Foreign Tourists in 7 Months

Thailand Admits First Foreign Tourists in 7 Months

Thailand’s tourist industry on Tuesday took a modest step toward reviving its coronavirus-battered fortunes by welcoming 39 visitors who flew in from Shanghai,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt Achieves ‘Exceptional’ Growth in 2020

Egypt Achieves ‘Exceptional’ Growth in 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) declared Monday that Egypt is the only country in the Middle East and North Africa region that will achieve positive…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business Riyadh Hosts Largest Global AI Summit

Riyadh Hosts Largest Global AI Summit

Saudi Arabia is preparing to launch its National Data and Industrial Intelligence Strategy, which was recently approved by the Custodian of the Two Holy…

Saleh al-Zaid (Riyadh)