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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 EBRD Expects Turkey’s Economy to Contract by 3.5% in 2020

EBRD Expects Turkey’s Economy to Contract by 3.5% in 2020

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects Turkey’s economy to contract by 3.5% this year. The EBRD, whose investments in Turkey…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business G20's DSSI Supports Arab Countries With Up to $500M

G20's DSSI Supports Arab Countries With Up to $500M

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan said at a virtual IMF and G20 high-level forum held Wednesday that the economic fallout caused by COVID…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business UAE's Mubadala Invests $2M in Technology Industry

UAE's Mubadala Invests $2M in Technology Industry

UAE's Mubadala Investment Company, one of the world’s largest global investors, and Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, announced boosting…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business OPEC Sept Oil Output Rises on Libya Restart

OPEC Sept Oil Output Rises on Libya Restart

OPEC oil output has risen for a third month in September, a Reuters survey found, as a restart of some Libyan installations and higher Iranian exports offset…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Oil Giant Shell Axes Thousands of Jobs

Oil Giant Shell Axes Thousands of Jobs

Royal Dutch Shell will axe up to 9,000 jobs or more than 10 percent of its global workforce, the energy giant said Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic slams…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Guterres Says COVID-19 Has Taken 'Unprecedent Toll’ on Economies of Developing Countries

Guterres Says COVID-19 Has Taken 'Unprecedent Toll’ on Economies of Developing Countries

The United Nations chief says the COVID-19 pandemic has taken “an unprecedent toll” especially on the economies of many developing countries and the world has…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business CEO: Abu Dhabi's Etihad to Decide on Future of its A380 Flights

CEO: Abu Dhabi's Etihad to Decide on Future of its A380 Flights

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways is still studying whether it ever resumes Airbus A380 flights, its chief executive Tony Douglas said. "The jury is out" on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Kuwait Approves New Bankruptcy Law

Kuwait Approves New Bankruptcy Law

Kuwait's National Assembly approved on Tuesday amendments to draft laws related bankruptcy. The second draft approved by 37 and opposed by 7 of 45 present…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait)
Business Egypt Issues Green Bonds with $750 Million Deal

Egypt Issues Green Bonds with $750 Million Deal

Egypt sold $750 million in five-year Green bonds on Tuesday, a document showed, in the first sale of such bonds by a government in the Middle East and North…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Environment-Related Activities to Generate 100,000 Jobs

Saudi Environment-Related Activities to Generate 100,000 Jobs

The “Forum Environment 2020: Towards a Sustainable Healthy Environment,” organized by Asharqia Chamber, expect environment-related activities to generate 100…

Iman Al Khataf (Dammam)
Business COVID-Driven Unemployment in Morocco

COVID-Driven Unemployment in Morocco

The Moroccan Minister of Economy, Finance, and Administration Reform, Mohamed Benchaaboun, said Monday that the implementation of the 2020 finance bill has…

Asharq Al Awsat (Rabat)
Business Turkish Lira Tumbles to New Lows

Turkish Lira Tumbles to New Lows

The Turkish lira plumbed new lows on Tuesday and the Russian rouble fell to a four-and-a-half year low against the euro as heavy fighting between Azeri and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business 'Make Yourself Invaluable': Carlos Ghosn Offers Executive Training in Troubled Lebanon

'Make Yourself Invaluable': Carlos Ghosn Offers Executive Training in Troubled Lebanon

Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan and Renault head who fled Japan where he was facing trial, is launching a university management and business program in Lebanon…

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Business Thailand to Slowly Restart Tourism with Flight from China

Thailand to Slowly Restart Tourism with Flight from China

Thailand will receive its first foreign vacationers when a flight from China arrives next week, marking the gradual restart of a vital tourism sector battered…

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Business Saudi Tourism Development Fund, Banks Sign Deal for up to $43 Bln of Projects

Saudi Tourism Development Fund, Banks Sign Deal for up to $43 Bln of Projects

Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Development Fund on Monday signed an agreement with Riyadh Bank and Banque Saudi Fransi to finance up to 160 billion riyals ($43 billion…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkish Lira Slides to Record Low

Turkish Lira Slides to Record Low

The Turkish lira hit a record low on Monday on growing concerns around clashes between Armenian and Azeri forces, while emerging market stocks tracked gains in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business S&P: Saudi Arabia’s Strong Net Asset Position is Major Support For its Rating

S&P: Saudi Arabia’s Strong Net Asset Position is Major Support For its Rating

Standard & Poor’s Global credit rating agency placed its credit rating of Saudi Arabia at A- / A-2 with a stable outlook. In a statement, the agency said…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Aramco Announces World’s First Blue Ammonia Shipment

Aramco Announces World’s First Blue Ammonia Shipment

Saudi Aramco announced it will be producing the first shipment of blue ammonia in partnership with the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), and SABIC. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Egypt Says to Reach Self-Sufficiency in Petroleum Products by 2023

Egypt Says to Reach Self-Sufficiency in Petroleum Products by 2023

Egypt has inaugurated the Egyptian Refinery Project in Mostorod area in Greater Cairo, one of the largest oil refineries in the country and Africa, with an…

Sabri Najeh (Cairo)
Business Palestinian Tourism Sector Loses over $1 Bn

Palestinian Tourism Sector Loses over $1 Bn

Palestine’s domestic tourism revenues, including inbound and domestic tourism, dropped about $1.15 billion after the spread of the coronavirus, according to an…

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Business Jordan to Export Electricity to Iraq

Jordan to Export Electricity to Iraq

Jordan signed an agreement to sell electricity to Iraq and connect the two countries' power grids, according to an official Jordanian source. The agreement…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business UAE Calls for Developing GCC Mechanisms to Deal with Economic Issues

UAE Calls for Developing GCC Mechanisms to Deal with Economic Issues

The United Arab Emirates on Sunday urged the Gulf Cooperation Council to strengthen its joint action and develop mechanisms to address economic and commercial…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Arabia Says G20 Leaders Summit to Be Held Virtually on Nov. 21-22

Saudi Arabia Says G20 Leaders Summit to Be Held Virtually on Nov. 21-22

The G20 leaders summit will be held virtually on Nov. 21-22, Saudi Arabia said on Monday. The summit, which will be chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Project to Prepare Executive Guidelines to Rationalize Sustainable Energy

Saudi Project to Prepare Executive Guidelines to Rationalize Sustainable Energy

Saudi Arabia is currently working on enhancing energy efficiency through a huge project to prepare executive guidelines to implement the directives and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)