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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 ADNOC to Explore Clean Energy Expansion

ADNOC to Explore Clean Energy Expansion

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will look at expanding into clean energy, with investments in hydrogen an area of interest for the oil producer, chief…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business G20 Suspends Poor Nations' Debt Payments for 6 More Months

G20 Suspends Poor Nations' Debt Payments for 6 More Months

The Group of 20 nations said Wednesday it has agreed to extend the suspension of debt payments by an additional six months to support the most vulnerable…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Seeks to Increase Investment in Iraq to $2.6Bn

Saudi Arabia Seeks to Increase Investment in Iraq to $2.6Bn

A joint coordination council has revealed Saudi Arabia’s aspiration to raise the value of investments in Iraq to SAR10 billion ($2.6 billion). It stressed…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Aramco: Energy Market to Have Clearer Vision in 4th Quarter

Saudi Aramco: Energy Market to Have Clearer Vision in 4th Quarter

Amin Al-Nasser, CEO of Saudi Aramco, said on Tuesday that the oil market has passed the worst stage with the recovery in global demand for crude, which now…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Riyadh)
Business Mubadala Acquires €200 Million Shares in German Pharmaceutical

Mubadala Acquires €200 Million Shares in German Pharmaceutical

Mubadala Investment Company has announced that it is pumping 200 million euros into Evotec SE, a German pharmaceutical company that specializes in drug…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business OPEC Cuts 2021 Oil Demand Forecast over Coronavirus

OPEC Cuts 2021 Oil Demand Forecast over Coronavirus

World oil demand will rebound more slowly in 2021 than previously thought as coronavirus cases rise, OPEC said on Tuesday, adding to headwinds faced by the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Sources: Aramco Discusses Deal Worth Over $10 bln

Sources: Aramco Discusses Deal Worth Over $10 bln

Saudi Aramco is in talks with BlackRock and other investors on a planned deal worth over $10 billion to sell a stake in its pipeline business, sources said. …

Business Sudan Annual Inflation Jumps to 212% in September

Sudan Annual Inflation Jumps to 212% in September

Sudan’s annual inflation accelerated to 212.29% in September from 166.83% in August, driven by food and transport prices, the state statistics office said on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business G20 to Discuss Debt Service Suspension

G20 to Discuss Debt Service Suspension

The finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 countries will hold a meeting on Wednesday under the presidency of Saudi Arabia to discuss recent…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi E-Link Project to Limit Unauthorized Financing

Saudi E-Link Project to Limit Unauthorized Financing

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) completed on Monday the electronic link program (Tanfeeth) with enforcement courts in the Ministry of Justice. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business MENA Committed Gas Investments Hold Steady in 2020

MENA Committed Gas Investments Hold Steady in 2020

Middle East and North Africa committed gas investments held steady while planned gas investments reach USD126 billion, a 29 percent jump compared to last year,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Al-Dammam)
Business Oman to Impose Value-Added Tax

Oman to Impose Value-Added Tax

Oman issued a royal decree on Monday that sets the stage for the sultanate to start collecting value-added taxes beginning in April as it grapples with the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Cargo from Dubai Arrives in Israel’s Haifa

Cargo from Dubai Arrives in Israel’s Haifa

The ship-to-shore crane paused above the cargo ship just arrived from Dubai, then set its load down on the Haifa pier in Israel. One after another, eight…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkey Removes Another Pandemic Measure as Lira Hovers near All-Time Low

Turkey Removes Another Pandemic Measure as Lira Hovers near All-Time Low

Turkey's central bank, faced with a record-low currency and widening current account deficit, further left behind ultra-loose measures adopted during the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Report Stresses Need to Restructure Social Priorities in Saudi Private Sector

Report Stresses Need to Restructure Social Priorities in Saudi Private Sector

An economic report on Sunday has stressed the need to restructure social priorities in Saudi private sector companies and tying them to Vision 2030’s…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Sudan Awaits Economic Miracle to Fulfill Peace Commitments

Sudan Awaits Economic Miracle to Fulfill Peace Commitments

Sudanese officials in the Transitional Government and signatories of the peace agreement have repeatedly responded that the “cost of war was greater than the…

Ahmed Younes (Khartoum)
Business Iraq to Lower Prices of High-Octane Fuels

Iraq to Lower Prices of High-Octane Fuels

Iraq is considering lowering prices of high-octane fuels due to the economic and financial conditions striking the country as a result of the spread of COVID…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Business Malaysia's Petronas Starts Production in Oman's Ghazeer Gas Field

Malaysia's Petronas Starts Production in Oman's Ghazeer Gas Field

Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas on Monday announced the start of production from Phase 2 of its Ghazeer gas field located in Block 61, Oman, three years…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Libya's Total Oil Production Jumps to 355,000 bpd

Libya's Total Oil Production Jumps to 355,000 bpd

Libyan state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) lifted on Sunday the state of force majeure on Sharara oilfield, the country's largest oilfield, while a…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Iran's Rial Reaches New Low as Virus Deaths Hit New High

Iran's Rial Reaches New Low as Virus Deaths Hit New High

The Iranian rial fell to a new low against the US dollar on Sunday as a record daily death toll from COVID-19 compounded concerns over new US sanctions which…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business UAE Cabinet Adopts Decision to Issue Decree-Law on Wealth Management

UAE Cabinet Adopts Decision to Issue Decree-Law on Wealth Management

The UAE Cabinet has adopted a decision approving the issuance of a Federal Decree Law on Financial Covenants, which provides a legislative framework that will…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Arabia Witnesses Largest Bank Merger in Middle East, North Africa

Saudi Arabia Witnesses Largest Bank Merger in Middle East, North Africa

Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank said Sunday it will purchase rival lender Samba Financial Group in a deal valued at $14.8 billion, creating what would…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business C20 Group Submits Final Statement to G20 Summit

C20 Group Submits Final Statement to G20 Summit

Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi received the closing statement of the civil society engagement group for the G20…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Africa 'Needs $1.2tn' to Recover Coronavirus Losses: IMF

Africa 'Needs $1.2tn' to Recover Coronavirus Losses: IMF

The economic damage as well as the health costs caused by coronavirus has left Africa needing $1.2tn (£920bn) over the next three years, the International…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)