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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 Qatar’s Economy Contracts 1.4% in Q2

Qatar’s Economy Contracts 1.4% in Q2

Qatar’s economy contracted by 1.4 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, according to government statistics, hurt by a drop in the manufacturing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Turkish Govt Shocks Citizens with Electricity Prices

Turkish Govt Shocks Citizens with Electricity Prices

A new increase in electricity prices in Turkey for the second consecutive time in three months has enraged citizens. The Turkish Energy Market Regulatory…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Major Int’l Companies Confirm their Participation in ‘Davos in the Desert’

Major Int’l Companies Confirm their Participation in ‘Davos in the Desert’

Leading financial institutions, from the US, Russia, China and India, as well as other European and Arab countries, will participate in the international…

Elie Youssef (Washington)
Business Energy Conservation Program Kicks Off in Saudi Government Facilities

Energy Conservation Program Kicks Off in Saudi Government Facilities

A program to improve the rationalization of energy consumption has kicked off in Saudi state institutions. The city of Riyadh has seen the launch of the …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Oil Price Seen Holding Steady on Middle East Tension, Global Downturn

Oil Price Seen Holding Steady on Middle East Tension, Global Downturn

Oil prices are likely to remain steady this year as supply shocks from Saudi Arabia fail to lift prices in a market grappling with flagging demand, a Reuters…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Algeria to Slash Spending, Seek Foreign Debt

Algeria to Slash Spending, Seek Foreign Debt

Algeria plans to seek foreign loans in 2020 for the first time in years and cut public spending by 9.2%, the finance minister said on Tuesday, as it grapples…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt Restores Food Subsidies to Nearly 2 Million After Sisi Tweets

Egypt Restores Food Subsidies to Nearly 2 Million After Sisi Tweets

Egypt said on Tuesday it had returned nearly 2 million people to its food subsidy program since February, two days after tweets by President Abdel Fattah al…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Mortgage Loans Triple in August

Saudi Mortgage Loans Triple in August

Mortgage loans provided by banks and financial institutions have tripled in August, official data showed on Monday. These loans were given to cover up to 12…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Launches Program to Achieve Efficient Government Spending

Saudi Arabia Launches Program to Achieve Efficient Government Spending

Three government entities have launched a program that will help achieve efficient government spending in procurement. The program targets 1,500 specialized…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Lebanon: C.Bank Secures Dollars to Cover Some Imports

Lebanon: C.Bank Secures Dollars to Cover Some Imports

Lebanon's Central Bank has issued guarantees to secure US dollars for local banks at the fixed official rate that would cover imports of fuel, wheat and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Aramco Plans to Pay Base Dividend of $75 Billion in 2020

Aramco Plans to Pay Base Dividend of $75 Billion in 2020

Saudi Aramco plans to pay a base dividend of $75 billion in 2020, it said in a corporate overview posted to its website on Monday. It paid out a $20…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Arabia Expresses Reservations on Fitch Report

Saudi Arabia Expresses Reservations on Fitch Report

Saudi Arabia's economy grew by 0.5% in the second quarter from a year earlier, government data showed on Monday as the Finance Ministry expressed reservations…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkey's Debt Mess Looms Even as Albayrak Sees 'Clean Slate'

Turkey's Debt Mess Looms Even as Albayrak Sees 'Clean Slate'

Turkey’s finance minister said on Monday that steps taken by the government would give banks a “clean slate” to begin lending again, but bankers and analysts…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Tunisia's Budget Will Rise in 2020 to $16.4 Billion

Tunisia's Budget Will Rise in 2020 to $16.4 Billion

Tunisia’s state budget will rise from 40 billion dinars in 2019 to 47 billion dinars in 2020 ($16.4 billion), Finance Minister Ridha Chalgoum said on Monday,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business 100 Saudi Factories Prepare for 4th Industrial Revolution

100 Saudi Factories Prepare for 4th Industrial Revolution

Three Saudi government entities have unveiled their alliance for the sake of promoting the 4th industrial revolution techniques in 100 factories in the kingdom…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia: SIDF Allocates $3.6 Bn to Develop Industrial Sector

Saudi Arabia: SIDF Allocates $3.6 Bn to Develop Industrial Sector

Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) unveiled a new set of financial services and products that will enable the Saudi private sector to play its role in…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Dubai's Direct Investment Inflows Grow 135% in H1 2019

Dubai's Direct Investment Inflows Grow 135% in H1 2019

Dubai has recorded strong growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) in H1 2019, according to the Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI). It has…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Aramco Extracts From Date Seeds Innovative Method for Drilling Operations

Aramco Extracts From Date Seeds Innovative Method for Drilling Operations

A senior researcher at Saudi Aramco’s Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center – Advanced Research Center’s (EXPEC ARC) – was picking dates from a palm…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business Egypt Operator Owed $7.7 Million by Thomas Cook

Egypt Operator Owed $7.7 Million by Thomas Cook

Thomas Cook, the world's oldest travel firm, has dues of 125 million Egyptian pounds ($7.7 million) to local operator Blue Sky Group, Blue Sky's chairman…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Lebanon: Salameh Says New Circular to Reduce Pressure on Dollar Demand

Lebanon: Salameh Says New Circular to Reduce Pressure on Dollar Demand

Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said on Monday that a circular is set to be issued on Tuesday to reduce the pressure on US dollar demand at…

Business Vietnamese Delegation Discusses Trade Cooperation in Riyadh Chamber

Vietnamese Delegation Discusses Trade Cooperation in Riyadh Chamber

A Vietnamese trade delegation discussed during a meeting with businessmen on Sunday in Riyadh Chamber the advantages of investment opportunities in the field…

Business Lebanese Protest in Beirut over Deteriorating Economic Crisis

Lebanese Protest in Beirut over Deteriorating Economic Crisis

Hundreds of Lebanese protested in Beirut on Sunday against an economic crisis that has worsened over the past two weeks, with a drop in the local currency for…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Secures Permanent Seat in ICAO Council

Saudi Arabia Secures Permanent Seat in ICAO Council

Saudi Arabia has won permanent membership in the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), reported the Saudi Press Agency Saturday. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia: SCTH, SAGIA Ink Promising Deals Worth $26B

Saudi Arabia: SCTH, SAGIA Ink Promising Deals Worth $26B

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) and the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) announced Friday a number of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)