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Saudi Gold Refinery Obtains 10 Gold Exploration Licenses in Tanzania

Business A gold mine in Saudi Arabia (SPA) 

Saudi Gold Refinery Obtains 10 Gold Exploration Licenses in Tanzania

Saudi Gold Refinery Company (SGR) announced Sunday it has secured 10 licenses to explore gold in the Republic of Tanzania, covering a total area of nearly 1…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business A worker walks past oil pipes at a refinery in Wuhan, Hubei province March 23, 2012. (Reuters)

Oil Falls as Trump Says New Iran Attacks ‘Unlikely’

Oil prices fell at Monday's open after US President Donald Trump said he was highly unlikely to order new Iran attacks while talks to end the conflict make…

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 Saudi's Crude Oil Exports Fall 3% in September

Saudi's Crude Oil Exports Fall 3% in September

Saudi Arabia’s September crude oil exports fell 3 percent to 6.67 million barrels per day (bpd) from 6.88 million bpd in August, official data showed on Monday…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Iraq to Build 5 New Refineries With 790,000 bpd Capacity

Iraq to Build 5 New Refineries With 790,000 bpd Capacity

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has announced its intention to select a number of specialized international investment companies to build five new refineries around…

Business Egypt: Trade Deficit Drops 25.8% in August

Egypt: Trade Deficit Drops 25.8% in August

Egypt’s trade deficit declined 25.8 percent during August 2019, recording $3.51 billion, according to Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics …

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Etihad Launches More Fuel-Efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Etihad Launches More Fuel-Efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Abu Dhabi’s flagship carrier Etihad Airways announced on Monday it is launching one of the world’s most fuel-efficient long-haul airplanes as the company seeks…

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Business Lebanon’s Bank Workers Remain on Strike, Jobs in Firing Line

Lebanon’s Bank Workers Remain on Strike, Jobs in Firing Line

Bank workers in Lebanon will remain on strike on Monday, the president of the Federation of Syndicates of Bank Employees said Sunday, extending industrial…

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Business Aramco Sets IPO Share Price Range Between SR30-32

Aramco Sets IPO Share Price Range Between SR30-32

Saudi Aramco announced on Sunday the price range for the initial public offering (IPO) and the beginning of book building or offering period for institutional…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Dubai Airshow 2019 Begins Sunday

Dubai Airshow 2019 Begins Sunday

Ruler of Dubai, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Crown Prince Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan opened Sunday the 16th …

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai)
Business Tunisia: Fuel Prices Increase 24% Since IMF Agreement

Tunisia: Fuel Prices Increase 24% Since IMF Agreement

Fuel prices in Tunisia successively increased 24 percent since reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the loan in 2016, in what is…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Business Russia Benefited More than Saudi Arabia from OPEC+ Deal

Russia Benefited More than Saudi Arabia from OPEC+ Deal

Russia has earned more money this year from the OPEC+ deal than Saudi Arabia, underscoring how the Kingdom has carried a greater share of the burden of…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt to Reduce Subsidized Staple Food Prices

Egypt to Reduce Subsidized Staple Food Prices

Egypt will lower prices of subsidized food staples from December, the state news agency MENA quoted Supply Minister Ali Moselhy as saying on Saturday. A…

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Business S&P’s Expects Aramco IPO to Boost Saudi Economic Growth

S&P’s Expects Aramco IPO to Boost Saudi Economic Growth

Saudi Aramco’s forthcoming listing on the local stock market could help strengthen the government’s net asset position, with the proceeds potentially raising…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia, Jordan Discuss Complementary Projects North of NEOM

Saudi Arabia, Jordan Discuss Complementary Projects North of NEOM

Saudi Arabia and Jordan discussed last week efforts to activate the opportunities available north of NEOM project, from the Jordanian side. Jordan’s side of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Sakaka Solar Project to Be Launched before End of Year

Saudi Sakaka Solar Project to Be Launched before End of Year

Saudi Arabia’s Al Jouf region will launch its first renewable power project before the end of the year, according to the state news agency. The 300mw Sakaka…

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Business S&P Downgrades Lebanon's Credit Rating

S&P Downgrades Lebanon's Credit Rating

S&P Global Ratings Friday downgraded Lebanon's sovereign debt, saying a twin political and economic crisis had hit investor confidence and constrained the…

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Business Aramco’s Oil Production Costs Least in the World at $2.8 Per Barrel

Aramco’s Oil Production Costs Least in the World at $2.8 Per Barrel

Saudi Aramco has revealed that it offers the world’s lowest average cost of crude oil production. It said the average cost of crude oil production in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business Egypt Launches Longest International Bond in Middle East

Egypt Launches Longest International Bond in Middle East

Egypt has issued dollar-denominated Eurobonds worth two billion dollars in three tranches to cover part of its five billion dollars 2019-2020 budget, the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Lebanon to Hold Gasoline Tender Amid Supply Concerns

Lebanon to Hold Gasoline Tender Amid Supply Concerns

Lebanon will hold a tender for gasoline in December, Energy Minister Nada Boustany said on Friday, as it looks to stave off a potential supply shortage brought…

Business Saudi Dar Al Arkan Lists $600M Sukuk on 'Nasdaq Dubai'

Saudi Dar Al Arkan Lists $600M Sukuk on 'Nasdaq Dubai'

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate has listed its USD600 million Islamic bond on Nasdaq Dubai bringing the company’s total Sukuk value listed on Nasdaq Dubai to USD1.6…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business OPEC Sees Smaller 2020 Oil Surplus

OPEC Sees Smaller 2020 Oil Surplus

OPEC said on Thursday it expected demand for its oil to fall in 2020 as rivals pumped more despite a smaller surplus of crude in the global market, building a…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt: Central Bank Makes 3rd Straight Cut to Interest Rates

Egypt: Central Bank Makes 3rd Straight Cut to Interest Rates

Egypt's central bank cut its key interest rates on Thursday at its third consecutive policy meeting since August, after inflation fell to its lowest in nearly…

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Business UAE, Egypt Launch $20 bn Investment Program

UAE, Egypt Launch $20 bn Investment Program

The United Arab Emirates and Egypt launched a $20 billion joint investment program on Thursday to develop "economic and social projects". Abu Dhabi Crown…

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Business Morocco's PM: Banks Play a Pivotal Role in Employment, Development

Morocco's PM: Banks Play a Pivotal Role in Employment, Development

Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El-Othmani said his government is moving to develop new, high-value-added sectors to help the economy and prepare for…

Latifa Larousni (Rabat)
Business Saudi Arabia to Discuss at G20 ‘Consensual Solution’ to Digital Economy Tax Challenges

Saudi Arabia to Discuss at G20 ‘Consensual Solution’ to Digital Economy Tax Challenges

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said that his country, which will host the G20 summit next year, would work on compromise solutions to face the tax…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Sudan's Bourse Maps out Expansion Plans amid Uncertainty

Sudan's Bourse Maps out Expansion Plans amid Uncertainty

In the small basement of a two-storey building next to Khartoum’s central bus station, around 40 smartly dressed men and women gather around terminals for an…

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