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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 Algeria Plans $3 Bln Solar Power Projects

Algeria Plans $3 Bln Solar Power Projects

Algeria plans to build several photovoltaic solar plants at an estimated cost of 3.2-$3.6 billion to meet growing domestic demand for electricity and to sell…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Lebanon Central Bank to Give Dollars for Food Imports

Lebanon Central Bank to Give Dollars for Food Imports

Lebanon's Central Bank said Thursday it will start providing dollars for food imports as part of "necessary measures" to defend the battered local currency. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Shura Council Calls for More Loan Guarantees to Support Economy

Saudi Shura Council Calls for More Loan Guarantees to Support Economy

The Saudi Shura Council has called for expanding the government’s loan guarantees, through the Kafalah Fund, to support the economy and SMEs, and improve…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Dubai Wealth Fund Posts $6.8bn Profit for 2019

Dubai Wealth Fund Posts $6.8bn Profit for 2019

The Investment Corporation of Dubai reported Dubai's sovereign wealth fund on Wednesday announced full-year revenues of AED 228 billion ($62 billion) and a net…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt Deducts 1% from Public Salaries due to Coronavirus

Egypt Deducts 1% from Public Salaries due to Coronavirus

Egypt will deduct 1 percent from people’s salaries for 12 months beginning on July 1 to offset the economic repercussions of the coronavirus, according to a…

Mohammed Nabil Helmi (Cairo)
Business Lebanon Turns to Global Power Plant Manufacturers to Finance Needed Electricity Capacity

Lebanon Turns to Global Power Plant Manufacturers to Finance Needed Electricity Capacity

Lebanon has turned to global power plant manufacturers including General Electric (GE.N) to finance building needed electricity capacity. Energy Minister…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt to Take 1% from Public Salaries due to Coronavirus

Egypt to Take 1% from Public Salaries due to Coronavirus

Egypt will deduct 1% from people’s salaries for 12 months beginning on July 1 to offset the economic repercussions of the coronavirus, according to a draft law…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt Pumps $6Bn in Banks to Support Businesses

Egypt Pumps $6Bn in Banks to Support Businesses

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will provide up to 100 billion Egyptian pounds ($6.36 billion) in loan guarantees to banks to encourage lending to businesses…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Turkey Turns to Qatar to Save Floundering Lira

Turkey Turns to Qatar to Save Floundering Lira

Turkey secured a tripling of its currency-swap agreement with Qatar to $15 billion, the central bank said on Wednesday, providing some much-needed foreign…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Cook and Deliver: Dubai Restaurants Turn Creative in Cut-Throat Market

Cook and Deliver: Dubai Restaurants Turn Creative in Cut-Throat Market

Running a restaurant in Dubai, where a discerning international clientele has more than twice as many dining options per head as in New York, was a cut-throat…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt's Proposed Stand-by Funding from IMF Aimed at Helping Businesses

Egypt's Proposed Stand-by Funding from IMF Aimed at Helping Businesses

Egypt’s talks with the IMF about a Stand-By Agreement to help it through the coronavirus pandemic will focus on structural reforms to remove constraints on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Halt of Oil Production in Saudi-Kuwaiti Joint Region in June

Halt of Oil Production in Saudi-Kuwaiti Joint Region in June

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have agreed to halt oil production from the joint al-Khafji field for one month, starting from June 1, German official news agency (DPA…

Business Saudi Stock Value Market Exceeds $2.13 Trillion

Saudi Stock Value Market Exceeds $2.13 Trillion

The market value of Saudi stocks exceeded $2.13 trillion dollars driven by 200 points increase in the market index, as a jump in oil prices and positive…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Launches 1st Transit Corridor Linking Seaport to Airport

Saudi Arabia Launches 1st Transit Corridor Linking Seaport to Airport

Saudi Arabia launched on Monday the first transit corridor linking a seaport to an airport in the Kingdom, in a move aimed at facilitating the transit of sea…

Mohammad Alaiyedh (Jeddah)
Business Lebanon's Economic Fallout Worsens

Lebanon's Economic Fallout Worsens

At the beat of a dollar liquidity crunch, Lebanon’s worsened economic crisis inflicted new fallouts on several sectors, with further depressions seen in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business Recovery Hopes Revive World Stock Markets

Recovery Hopes Revive World Stock Markets

Global stock markets and US futures rebounded Monday from losses last week after the head of the US Federal Reserve expressed optimism that the American…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Bahrain Inaugurates First LNG Terminal

Bahrain Inaugurates First LNG Terminal

Bahrain’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal has been completed, Oil Minister Sheikh Mohamed Al Khalifa announced on Sunday. It…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Dammam)
Business Gulf Calls for Mechanism to Link Private, Public Sectors to Monitor Virus Impact

Gulf Calls for Mechanism to Link Private, Public Sectors to Monitor Virus Impact

The Federation of the Gulf Cooperation Council Chambers (FGCCC) recommended the establishment of a coordinated mechanism between the private and public sectors…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Lebanon’s Local Currency Rebounds

Lebanon’s Local Currency Rebounds

Limited trading, outside the formal and parallel markets, showed a significant improvement in the exchange rate of the Lebanese pound against the US dollar at…

Ali Zeineddine (Beirut)
Business Saudi Investment Fund Seizes International Opportunities

Saudi Investment Fund Seizes International Opportunities

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has been lately active buying shares from global companies in the fields of aviation, banking, social media, and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Fit to Produce Carbon-Neutral Oil

Saudi Arabia Fit to Produce Carbon-Neutral Oil

A recently published research paper revealed that Saudi Arabia has a competitive edge when it comes to producing carbon-neutral oil. This enables the…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Riyadh)
Business IMF-Lebanon Talks Fettered by Disputes With Central Bank

IMF-Lebanon Talks Fettered by Disputes With Central Bank

The first round of talks between experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Lebanese officials has unveiled that the public dispute between Prime…

Ali Zeineddine (Beirut)
Business Sudan's Annual Inflation Rate Jumps to 99%

Sudan's Annual Inflation Rate Jumps to 99%

Sudan’s annual inflation rate rose to 98.81% in April, up from 81.64% in March, due to rising prices of food, drink and fuel, the state Central Bureau of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum)
Business Coronavirus Crisis Punctures Tunisia Tourism Rebound

Coronavirus Crisis Punctures Tunisia Tourism Rebound

As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out a recovery from militant attacks in 2015, Tunisia's vital tourism sector is trying to find ways to avoid going…

Asharq Al Awsat