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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 W20: 4 Recommendations to Enable Businesswomen to Invest in Technology Sector

W20: 4 Recommendations to Enable Businesswomen to Invest in Technology Sector

The Women 20, a G20 engagement group that seeks to foster gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, stressed the importance of four recommendations…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Aramco’s Khurais Joins WEF Global Lighthouse Network

Saudi Aramco’s Khurais Joins WEF Global Lighthouse Network

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recognized Saudi Aramco’s Khurais oil facility, the largest intelligent oil field in the world, as a leader in the adoption…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business UAE Economy Minister: Opportunities for Cooperation with Israel in Vital Sectors

UAE Economy Minister: Opportunities for Cooperation with Israel in Vital Sectors

UAE’s Minister of Economy, Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, has said that the peace accord between his country and Israel would open up new horizons for economic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Bahrain's Minister of Transportation Discusses Cooperation with Israeli Counterpart

Bahrain's Minister of Transportation Discusses Cooperation with Israeli Counterpart

Bahrain’s minister of transportation and telecommunications and Israel’s minister of transportation on Tuesday discussed in a phone call cooperation in various…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Israel's Leumi Signs Deals with First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates NBD

Israel's Leumi Signs Deals with First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates NBD

Bank Leumi said on Tuesday it had signed memorandums of understanding with First Abu Dhabi Bank and Emirates NBD, hours before Israel and the United Arab…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Tadawul Records Highest Daily Trading since Global Financial Crisis

Tadawul Records Highest Daily Trading since Global Financial Crisis

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) recorded on Monday the highest rate of liquidity since the 2008 global financial crisis, demonstrating local and foreign…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Business G20 Calls For Promoting Economic Transformation in African Countries

G20 Calls For Promoting Economic Transformation in African Countries

The Trade, Investment and Growth team within the G20 Think Tank is calling for cooperation between member states and African countries to restore global value…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Egyptian Real Estate Firms' Profit Hit by COVID-19 Outbreak

Egyptian Real Estate Firms' Profit Hit by COVID-19 Outbreak

Egypt’s five biggest listed real estate firms reported a combined profit fall of nearly 31% in the second quarter of 2020 as property sales slowed during the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business ADNOC Successfully Completes $1b Institutional Placement of Distribution Shares

ADNOC Successfully Completes $1b Institutional Placement of Distribution Shares

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said it had completed an institutional placement of 1.25 billion shares worth $1 billion (Dh3.67bn) in its distribution unit to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business MBC Group Acquires Stake in EHG’s Al Arabia

MBC Group Acquires Stake in EHG’s Al Arabia

The MBC Group has acquired a minority equity stake in Arabian contracting services company Al Arabia which is part of the Engineer Holding Group (EHG), a Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Airlines to See Boost after Lifting of Travel Restrictions

Saudi Airlines to See Boost after Lifting of Travel Restrictions

Aviation sector experts expressed optimism towards Saudi Arabia taking the decision to open all air, land and sea ports to citizens to travel back and forth…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Business Morocco's Marrakesh 'Suffocates' without Tourists

Morocco's Marrakesh 'Suffocates' without Tourists

Snake charmers, storytellers and crowds of tourists; the legendary Jamaa El Fna square of Morocco's Marrakesh is almost as famous for the number of visitors as…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Coronavirus Prompts Major Preemptive Egyptian Wheat Buying Spree

Coronavirus Prompts Major Preemptive Egyptian Wheat Buying Spree

Leading global wheat buyer Egypt has raised purchases by almost 40 percent year on year in the first two months of its buying season, with its supply ministry…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Samba Hands Over 100 Housing Units Within Community-based Partnership Program

Samba Hands Over 100 Housing Units Within Community-based Partnership Program

Samba Financial Group has announced the delivery of 100 furnished housing units, as part of a community-based partnership program. The announcement was made…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Iraqi PM Appoints Mustafa Ghaleb as Central Bank Governor

Iraqi PM Appoints Mustafa Ghaleb as Central Bank Governor

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi appointed Mustafa Ghaleb as central bank governor, state news agency INA said on Monday. INA did not provide further…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Amazon to Hire 100,000 More Workers in its Latest Job Spree this Year

Amazon to Hire 100,000 More Workers in its Latest Job Spree this Year

Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it is recruiting 100,000 more workers - the fourth hiring spree it has announced for the United States this year - to keep pace…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Iran’s Oil Exports More Than Halved

Iran’s Oil Exports More Than Halved

Iran’s oil revenue slumped by more than half in the last Iranian calendar year that ended in March, relative to government forecasts for the previous year. …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Telecom: No Deal Reached on Vodafone Egypt Stake

Saudi Telecom: No Deal Reached on Vodafone Egypt Stake

Saudi Arabia's largest telecoms operator Saudi Telecom Co (STC) on Sunday said no agreement has been reached to buy a 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt, and that the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Jordan's Capital Bank Begins Due Diligence to Buy Lebanon's Audi Units in Jordan, Iraq

Jordan's Capital Bank Begins Due Diligence to Buy Lebanon's Audi Units in Jordan, Iraq

Jordan's Capital Bank has begun due diligence on buying Lebanese Bank Audi's Iraq and Jordan units in an acquisition that will help the Jordanian bank to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Former UK Leaders Unite to Slam Boris Johnson on Brexit Plan

Former UK Leaders Unite to Slam Boris Johnson on Brexit Plan

Two former British prime ministers who played crucial roles in bringing peace to Northern Ireland joined forces Sunday to urge lawmakers to reject government…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Greece Has Financial Flexibility for Tax Relief Package

Greece Has Financial Flexibility for Tax Relief Package

Greece has the financial flexibility to implement 6.8 billion euros ($8 billion) of tax relief measures, announced on Saturday, and the package has been agreed…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia’s Bindawood Holding Sets IPO Price Range

Saudi Arabia’s Bindawood Holding Sets IPO Price Range

Saudi Arabian supermarket retailer BinDawood Holding set an indicative price for its initial public offering, seeking to raise as much as 2.19 billion riyals (…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Moody's Downgrades Turkey's Rating to B2, Negative Outlook

Moody's Downgrades Turkey's Rating to B2, Negative Outlook

Credit ratings agency Moody’s has cut Turkey’s debt ratings and said it maintained a negative outlook on the country. Moody’s Investors Services said in a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkish Government Plans to Take Gold From 'Under the Mattresses'

Turkish Government Plans to Take Gold From 'Under the Mattresses'

The Turkish state banks, in cooperation with the Istanbul Gold Refinery, developed a new system to push citizens to take out their gold savings “from under the…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)