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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 Sudan Says Needs Up to $5B in Budget Support to Prevent Collapse

Sudan Says Needs Up to $5B in Budget Support to Prevent Collapse

Sudan needs up to $5 billion in budget support to avert economic collapse and launch reforms after the ouster of Omar al-Bashir, its finance minister told…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Ambassador to UK Inaugurates Campaign to Market Tourism in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Ambassador to UK Inaugurates Campaign to Market Tourism in Saudi Arabia

Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom, launched in London on Friday the Saudi Airlines Marketing Campaign,…

Business Morocco’s King Places Railway Project at Top of Priorities

Morocco’s King Places Railway Project at Top of Priorities

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has brought back to the forefront the project to create an industrial railway system in Morocco, after three years of stalemate. …

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business FAO: World Food Prices Rise for First Time in 5 Months

FAO: World Food Prices Rise for First Time in 5 Months

World food prices rose for the first time in five months in October, boosted by jumps in quotations for sugar and cereals, the United Nations food agency said…

Business Emirates Group Reports Half-Year Net Profit of $320M for 2019-2020

Emirates Group Reports Half-Year Net Profit of $320M for 2019-2020

The Emirates Group announced on Thursday its half-year results for its 2019-20 financial year. The Group revenue was AED53.3 billion (US$ 14.5 billion) for…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Jordan: Major Reshuffle Affects 11 Ministries in Push Towards Economic Reforms

Jordan: Major Reshuffle Affects 11 Ministries in Push Towards Economic Reforms

King Abdullah II of Jordan on Thursday approved a reshuffle in the government of Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, which saw the appointment of a former palace…

Business Morocco: SMAP Expo Milan 2019 Receives 20,000 Visitors

Morocco: SMAP Expo Milan 2019 Receives 20,000 Visitors

Moroccan real estate and lifestyle expo, SMAP Expo Milan 2019, received 20,000 people this year during its showing days between November 1 and 3, where 35…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Saudi Aramco Joins World Bank’s ‘Zero Routine Flaring by 2030’

Saudi Aramco Joins World Bank’s ‘Zero Routine Flaring by 2030’

Saudi Aramco has announced that it is joining the World Bank Initiative ‘Zero Routine Flaring by 2030’. The company also has a strong focus on flaring…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business Lebanese Banks Worry Capital Increase Deadline is Too Tight

Lebanese Banks Worry Capital Increase Deadline is Too Tight

Lebanon’s banks are worried that a central bank deadline for compulsory capital increases is too tight as they grapple with the fallout from weeks of anti…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Ride-Hailing Market Revs up in Egypt

Ride-Hailing Market Revs up in Egypt

Competition in Egypt’s ride-hailing and tech-enabled transport market is heating up as rivals from global giant Uber to smaller local firms vie for a slice of…

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Business Saudi Arabia: Non-oil Economy Sees Fastest Growth in 4 years

Saudi Arabia: Non-oil Economy Sees Fastest Growth in 4 years

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector improved at the fastest pace since four years, with business conditions improving due to increased demand, according to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Abu Dhabi Merges Military, Security Companies

Abu Dhabi Merges Military, Security Companies

The UAE inaugurated on Tuesday a military and security industrial entity, through which it aims to make the country a prominent global player in the field of…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi )
Business SAMA to Establish Saudi Payments Company

SAMA to Establish Saudi Payments Company

As the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) commits to its legislative role in the payments issue and the relevant technical systems, the cabinet approved…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Stocks Overcome ‘Aramco Test’ Pressure

Saudi Stocks Overcome ‘Aramco Test’ Pressure

The Saudi stock market index achieve gains of 2.4 percent in the past two days, recovering from Sunday’s drop of 1.99 percent in wake of Saudi Aramco’s…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Lebanese Importers Struggle as Banks Impose Credit Controls

Lebanese Importers Struggle as Banks Impose Credit Controls

Lebanese traders are struggling to pay for imports of everything from pasta to nappies as banks impose restrictions on lines of credit in response to concerns…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Moody's Downgrades Lebanon, Cites Default Risk

Moody's Downgrades Lebanon, Cites Default Risk

Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday downgraded Lebanon's rating to Caa2, citing the increased likelihood of a debt rescheduling it would classify as a default…

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Business Saudi Energy Minister, French Senate Delegation Discuss Future Project Opportunities

Saudi Energy Minister, French Senate Delegation Discuss Future Project Opportunities

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman met on Monday with a delegation from the French Senate, headed by Senator Jean-Marie Bockel, Chairman of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business UAE Moves to 6th Position in Hydrocarbon Reserves

UAE Moves to 6th Position in Hydrocarbon Reserves

Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) announced Monday an increase in hydrocarbon reserves of 7 billion STB of oil and 58 TSCF of conventional gas,…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi )
Business Saudi Investments in Jordan Exceed $10bln

Saudi Investments in Jordan Exceed $10bln

The value of Saudi investments in Jordan exceeded USD10 billion in various sectors, including transport, infrastructure, energy, finance and real estate, said…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business Morocco Trade Deficit Increases to $16.25 Billion

Morocco Trade Deficit Increases to $16.25 Billion

Morocco's trade deficit increased to $16.25 billion at the end of September, up 2.4 percent from the same period last year. The increase was driven by a 3.1…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Saudi Arabia to Host Sustainable Maritime Development Conference on Tuesday

Saudi Arabia to Host Sustainable Maritime Development Conference on Tuesday

Saudi Arabia will host on Tuesday a three-day international conference on sustainable maritime development in Jeddah. Entitled "Sustainable Maritime…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia: Calls for Enhanced Accountability, Governance Mechanisms in Public Sector

Saudi Arabia: Calls for Enhanced Accountability, Governance Mechanisms in Public Sector

Control specialists have called for the need to strengthen mechanisms of oversight and accountability and the implementation of governance in the Saudi public…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Riyadh)
Business UAE is Over 100% Committed to OPEC+, Minister

UAE is Over 100% Committed to OPEC+, Minister

UAE is “over 100 percent” committed to the OPEC+ agreement to curb oil production, as the country’s production under the agreement reached about 3,000,072…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Fitch Maintains Turkey's Rating ‘BB-’ With Stable Outlook

Fitch Maintains Turkey's Rating ‘BB-’ With Stable Outlook

Credit rating agency Fitch has maintained its long-term rating of Turkey's economy at “BB-.” In a statement on Saturday, the agency raised its outlook for…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)