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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 EGYPS 2020: MoUs, Agreements to Create E-Portal for Research, Exploration

EGYPS 2020: MoUs, Agreements to Create E-Portal for Research, Exploration

Egypt has signed a cooperation agreement with the US “Bechtel” company to execute a refining and petrochemical complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone)…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Lebanon Requests Technical Help from IMF

Lebanon Requests Technical Help from IMF

Lebanon has formally requested that the IMF send a technical delegation to help draw up a comprehensive economic, monetary and financial plan to rescue it from…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business Algerian PM: Financial Situation is Fragile

Algerian PM: Financial Situation is Fragile

Algeria’s public debt was equivalent to 45 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the end of last year, Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad said, warning…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
Business Morocco’s Industry Minister: Turkey Approved to Amend Free Trade Agreement

Morocco’s Industry Minister: Turkey Approved to Amend Free Trade Agreement

Morocco has succeeded in convincing Turkey to review a list of Moroccan complaints on a free trade agreement between the countries, said the trade minister…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business $622 Million Net Profit for Emaar Malls in 2019

$622 Million Net Profit for Emaar Malls in 2019

Emaar Malls, the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by Emaar Properties, recorded a five percent increase in revenue to AED4.673 billion (US$1…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Fuel Shortages Put Squeeze on Sudan's Transitional Government

Fuel Shortages Put Squeeze on Sudan's Transitional Government

Fuel shortages have left motorists in Sudan skipping work to queue for petrol and forced the transitional government to introduce a rationing system as it…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkish Lira Drops on Concern over Syria Conflict

Turkish Lira Drops on Concern over Syria Conflict

The Turkish lira dropped about 0.6 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, amid investors' growing concerned over the escalation of violence between the Syrian…

Business Bahrain's Sameer Nass Presides 21st Session of the Federation of GCC Chambers

Bahrain's Sameer Nass Presides 21st Session of the Federation of GCC Chambers

Chairman of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sameer Abdullah Nass has taken over the presidency of the 21st session of the Federation of the Gulf…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Bahrain Committed to Back Curbing Oil Production

Bahrain Committed to Back Curbing Oil Production

Bahrain said on Monday that it is committed to supporting cuts on oil production by an additional 600,000 barrels a day as recommended by the OPEC+ Joint…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egyptian Pound Trades at its Highest in 3 Years

Egyptian Pound Trades at its Highest in 3 Years

The Egyptian pound gained on Monday to its strongest against the dollar since the week after Egypt allowed the currency to weaken as part of an economic reform…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Citizen Account Program Deposits 2.6 Billion Riyals in Beneficiaries' Accounts

Saudi Citizen Account Program Deposits 2.6 Billion Riyals in Beneficiaries' Accounts

Saudi Arabia’s Citizen Account Program has announced the deposit of (2.6) billion riyals in the accounts of citizens benefiting from the program for the month…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Bail-in or Bail-out? Lebanese Banks in Need of Rescue as Crisis Bites

Bail-in or Bail-out? Lebanese Banks in Need of Rescue as Crisis Bites

The worst is yet to come for Lebanon's banks. The old-style way of running the economy – attracting capital via investments from the diaspora – created the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Algeria Plans to Develop Bond, Stock Markets to Ease Financial Pressure

Algeria Plans to Develop Bond, Stock Markets to Ease Financial Pressure

Algeria plans to issue sukuk, or Islamic bonds, and develop its small stock exchange as the oil reliant economy seeks to diversify funding sources, according…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Foreign Trade Affects Economic Growth

Saudi Foreign Trade Affects Economic Growth

Saudi foreign trade has begun affecting Saudi economic growth, revealed a recent study. It said the growing foreign investment flow in Saudi Arabia during…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Riyadh)
Business Volatile Turkish Lira Slips Again after Attempt to Quell Selloff

Volatile Turkish Lira Slips Again after Attempt to Quell Selloff

Turkey’s lira slipped in volatile trade on Monday after new government limits on banks’ foreign-exchange helped the currency briefly erase Friday’s sharp…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business UAE Consortium for Africa Vows $500 Mn to Support Youth

UAE Consortium for Africa Vows $500 Mn to Support Youth

The United Arab Emirates announced Sunday a $500 million initiative to help fulfill the vision of a new Africa driven by its youth, announced UAE Minister of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Ports Receive 25Mn Tons of Cargo in January

Saudi Ports Receive 25Mn Tons of Cargo in January

Saudi Arabia received since the beginning of 2020, 1,000 ships carrying 25 million tons of cargo, as Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) aims to facilitate import…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Contract Signed to Build Security Fence Around Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya

Contract Signed to Build Security Fence Around Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya

Qiddiya has signed a contract with the Saudi Pan Kingdom Company (SAPAC) to build perimeter fencing around its entire premises. The first layer of security…

Business Azerbaijan Likely to Support Deeper OPEC+ Oil Output Cuts

Azerbaijan Likely to Support Deeper OPEC+ Oil Output Cuts

Azerbaijan is likely to support further oil output cuts by OPEC and its allies, the country’s energy minister said. A move described as necessary to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baku)
Business Israel Blocks Palestinian Export in Escalating Trade Crisis

Israel Blocks Palestinian Export in Escalating Trade Crisis

The Israeli military blocked Palestinian agricultural exports on Sunday in the latest escalation of a months-long trade war that comes amid fears of renewed…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Riyadh to Host Retail Leaders Circle MENA Summit on Monday

Riyadh to Host Retail Leaders Circle MENA Summit on Monday

Retail Leaders Circle (RLC) MENA Summit will kick off in Riyadh on Monday, in partnership with “Invest Saudi” and under the patronage of Minister of Commerce…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Yemeni PM Orders Employing Youth, Improving Administrative Performance

Yemeni PM Orders Employing Youth, Improving Administrative Performance

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed directed leaders at the ministries of finance and civil services to work to provide new job opportunities, which…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Business World Bank Awaits Govt's Reform Program to Decide On Lebanon's Aid

World Bank Awaits Govt's Reform Program to Decide On Lebanon's Aid

World Bank Regional Director Saroj Kumar Jha said that the Bank was awaiting the government’s reform program to decide on the means to help the Lebanese people…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business Youth Unemployment Issue Tops G20 EWG Meeting

Youth Unemployment Issue Tops G20 EWG Meeting

The issue of youth unemployment was the main focus of the G20 Employment Working Group (EWG) meetings held in a Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The meetings stressed…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)