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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 Morocco: Economic Center Expects Growth to Reach 4.6% in 2020

Morocco: Economic Center Expects Growth to Reach 4.6% in 2020

A Moroccan business center has expected the country's economic growth to accelerate to 4.6 percent next year compared to 2.6 percent in 2019. Mohammed al…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business IEA May Cut its Oil Demand Growth Estimates if Global Economy Weakens

IEA May Cut its Oil Demand Growth Estimates if Global Economy Weakens

The International Energy Agency (IEA) may cut its growth estimates for global oil demand for 2019 and 2020, should the global economy weaken further, its chief…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business India's Iraq Oil Imports Jump to a Record in August

India's Iraq Oil Imports Jump to a Record in August

India’s oil imports from Iraq surged to a record high in August as refiners replaced costly African imports with cheaper Basra crude, tanker arrival data…

Asharq Al Awsat (New Delhi)
Business Lebanon Gas Stations to Abandon Dollar Payments, Suspend Strike

Lebanon Gas Stations to Abandon Dollar Payments, Suspend Strike

Petrol station owners in Lebanon on Friday suspended a strike and said they reached a deal with the government allowing them to pay suppliers in Lebanese…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business OPEC: Quick Saudi Response Was Key to Curbing Price Volatility

OPEC: Quick Saudi Response Was Key to Curbing Price Volatility

Saudi Arabia's quick moves to restore output have been crucial to curbing oil price volatility after the global oil market had been shaken up following the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt Central Bank Makes 2nd Consecutive Cut to Key Rates

Egypt Central Bank Makes 2nd Consecutive Cut to Key Rates

Egypt’s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rates for the second month in a row, after inflation fell further and as central banks globally ease…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Lebanon’s Currency Crisis Sparks Jitters

Lebanon’s Currency Crisis Sparks Jitters

US dollar scarcity in the Lebanese market has forced some banks to withhold the foreign currency from everyday use. Such banks have only allowed customers…

Mahasen Morsel (Beirut)
Business Bahrain Collects $2Bn For First Dollar Bond Issue Since Gulf Aid

Bahrain Collects $2Bn For First Dollar Bond Issue Since Gulf Aid

Bahrain raised two billion dollars with its first issue of US dollar bonds since it obtained a $10 billion aid from its Gulf allies in 2018 to avert a credit…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Arabia Maintains Position as China’s Largest Oil Supplier in August

Saudi Arabia Maintains Position as China’s Largest Oil Supplier in August

Saudi Arabia maintained its spot as China's largest supplier of crude in August for the second straight month, official customs data showed on Wednesday. …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Financial Market Adjustments to Ease IPOs

Saudi Financial Market Adjustments to Ease IPOs

The Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) disclosed to Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday that the draft of the pending Central Counterparty Clearing House ("CCP")…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Energy Minister Confirms Restoration of Gas Output

Saudi Energy Minister Confirms Restoration of Gas Output

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Wednesday that the ethane gas output of the Kingdom is now at 900 million standard cubic feet as it…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Aramco Restores Oil Output Earlier than Expected

Saudi Aramco Restores Oil Output Earlier than Expected

Saudi Arabia has restored its oil production capacity to 11.3 million barrels per day, three sources briefed on Saudi Aramco’s operations told Reuters,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Israel's Central Bank Urges Government to Ease Rules on Palestinian Workers

Israel's Central Bank Urges Government to Ease Rules on Palestinian Workers

Israel's central bank on Wednesday called on the government to ease rules on Palestinian workers who often purchase work permits in the country illegally to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Government Stimulates Industrial Sector by Waiving Expat Worker Fees

Saudi Government Stimulates Industrial Sector by Waiving Expat Worker Fees

Saudi Arabia’s decision to waive the fees on expatriate workers in the industry sector has contributed to stimulating investments in the sector, diversifying…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Morocco, Egypt Sign Cooperation Deal in Insurance Field

Morocco, Egypt Sign Cooperation Deal in Insurance Field

The Moroccan Federation of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies (FMSAR) has called on its Egyptian counterpart to resolve the delay in the case of a Moroccan…

Lahcen Mokena (Marrakesh)
Business Sanctions-Hit Iran Props up Economy with Bartering, Secret Deals

Sanctions-Hit Iran Props up Economy with Bartering, Secret Deals

Washington’s policy of applying “maximum pressure” on Iran with wide-ranging sanctions has shredded the country’s oil revenues, sent its economy into recession…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business About 45 Tunisian Hotels Affected by Collapse of Thomas Cook

About 45 Tunisian Hotels Affected by Collapse of Thomas Cook

About 45 hotels have been affected in Tunisia after the collapse of Thomas Cook, and the government will help the hotels with soft loans, Tunisia's tourism…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Lebanese Millers Say Wheat Reserves Fall due to 'Dollar Problem'

Lebanese Millers Say Wheat Reserves Fall due to 'Dollar Problem'

Lebanese millers said on Tuesday wheat stocks had fallen to a dangerous level, warning the country may face a supply crisis unless dollars needed to import the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Morocco to Begin Compulsory Insurance for Natural Disasters Early 2020

Morocco to Begin Compulsory Insurance for Natural Disasters Early 2020

Compulsory insurance against natural and terrorist disaster damages will begin in Morocco in early 2020, according to Nouman Essami, director at the Moroccan…

Lahcen Mokena (Marrakesh)
Business Macron Links Beirut Visit to CEDRE Reforms

Macron Links Beirut Visit to CEDRE Reforms

French President Emmanuel Macron informed Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri that he would not visit Beirut at the official invitation of his Lebanese…

Khalil Fleihan (Beirut)
Business Yemen to Stabilize Rial Value, Confront Houthi Practices

Yemen to Stabilize Rial Value, Confront Houthi Practices

Yemen’s legitimate government in Aden stressed Monday the need to stabilize the value of the rial to confront the ongoing attempts by the Iran-backed Houthi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Business Algeria to Maintain Foreign Ownership Limit in New Energy Law

Algeria to Maintain Foreign Ownership Limit in New Energy Law

Algeria is planning to keep unchanged the main clauses in its energy law including a rule limiting foreign stakes in oil and gas projects, the government said…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Tunisia Sets up Crisis Cell for Thomas Cook Fallout

Tunisia Sets up Crisis Cell for Thomas Cook Fallout

Tunisia has set up a crisis cell to deal with the fallout of British tour operator Thomas Cook's collapse on Monday, which has left around 4,500 mostly British…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Measures Boost Global Market Confidence in Aramco

Saudi Measures Boost Global Market Confidence in Aramco

Saudi measures taken by the capital, Riyadh, over the recent attacks on Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities have boosted global markets' confidence in Saudi oil…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)