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Gulf Railway Enters Implementation Phase, Targets 2030 Completion

Business Members of the GCC Transport and Communications Ministers Committee pose for an official photo in Manama (GCC). 

Gulf Railway Enters Implementation Phase, Targets 2030 Completion

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries signed an agreement in Manama on Sunday to advance a 2,117-kilometer railway linking all six member states by 2030, as…

Mirza al-Khuweildi (Manama)
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 A Weak Dollar Could Help the US. Getting One Isn’t So Easy.

A Weak Dollar Could Help the US. Getting One Isn’t So Easy.

The trade war between Washington and Beijing took an unexpected turn this week as China let its currency drop sharply and the United States responded by…

Matt Phillips (Washington)
Business Saudi, American Energy Ministers Discuss Oil Market

Saudi, American Energy Ministers Discuss Oil Market

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih and US Energy Secretary Rick Perry discussed on Tuesday the condition of the oil market and the Kingdom’s keenness to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business ADNOC Acquires Stake in Global Storage Operator VTTI

ADNOC Acquires Stake in Global Storage Operator VTTI

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced a strategic investment in global storage terminal owner and operator VTTI BV (VTTI). As part of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Saudi Arabia Leads Gulf IPO Activity

Saudi Arabia Leads Gulf IPO Activity

According to the Ernst & Young MENA IPO Eye Report, MENA IPO deal value increased by 222.6 percent to USD2.82 billion in Q2 2019, up from USD874.9 million in…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business Sudan Telecommunication Firms Raise Internet Prices

Sudan Telecommunication Firms Raise Internet Prices

At a time when complaints persist regarding poor internet services in Sudan, telecommunication companies raised prices of monthly internet bundles by 15…

Seifyazal Babekir (Khartoum)
Business Turkey’s Inflation Rises

Turkey’s Inflation Rises

Turkey saw a 16.65 percent annual hike in consumer prices last month compared to 15.72 percent in June, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Emaar Properties Records Strong Half-year Sales of $2.571b

Emaar Properties Records Strong Half-year Sales of $2.571b

Emaar Properties PJSC reported one of the highest half-year sales in Dubai at 9.443 billion dirhams ($ 2.571 billion) during the first six months of 2019. This…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Assets of Saudi Public, Private Investment Funds Amount to $86.1 Bn

Assets of Saudi Public, Private Investment Funds Amount to $86.1 Bn

The value of public and private assets of investment funds in Saudi Arabia registered a new leap during Q2 2019, amounting to SAR323 billion ($86.1 billion),…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Bahrain Budget Deficit Beats Forecasts in First Half

Bahrain Budget Deficit Beats Forecasts in First Half

Bahrain’s actual deficit recorded during the first half of this year amounted to $1.07 billion compared to a $1.7 billion half-year deficit recorded during…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Raises Women's Retirement Age to 60

Saudi Arabia Raises Women's Retirement Age to 60

The Saudi General Organization for Social Insurance announced Monday an amendment to article 38 of the social insurance system that sets 60 as the retirement…

Eman Al-Khattaf (Dammam)
Business Egypt Receives Final $2b Portion of IMF Loan

Egypt Receives Final $2b Portion of IMF Loan

Egypt's finance minister said his country had received the final,$2 billion portion of a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). …

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Unemployment Rates Increase in Turkey

Unemployment Rates Increase in Turkey

The Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) has issued a report revealing an unprecedented increase in the unemployment rate in Turkey…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Tunisia to Witness Promising Olive Harvest

Tunisia to Witness Promising Olive Harvest

Tunisia is expected to witness a promising olive harvest season this year with olive oil production reaching 350,000 tons, the Ministry of Agriculture has…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Business Abu Dhabi Financial Group, SHUAA Capital Merger Completed

Abu Dhabi Financial Group, SHUAA Capital Merger Completed

SHUAA Capital has announced the completion of the merger with Abu Dhabi Financial Group and the raising of its Authorized Capital from AED1.065 billion (289…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Standard & Poor's Expects Turkey's Inflation to Rise

Standard & Poor's Expects Turkey's Inflation to Rise

In a report published on Saturday assessing the economic situation in Turkey, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's expected a real GDP contraction in the…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the F.T.C. It Faces Many More

Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the F.T.C. It Faces Many More

After Facebook was hit on Friday with a fine of around $5 billion for privacy violations, critics immediately said it escaped largely unscathed: The…

Adam Satariano (London)
Business Morocco: Overseas Investments Rise 68% in H1

Morocco: Overseas Investments Rise 68% in H1

Moroccan overseas investments rose 68.1 percent during H1 of 2019 to reach MAD4.2 billion (USD444 million) end of June, according to the latest statistics from…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Tunisia: $1.3b of Tourism Revenues Expected in 2019

Tunisia: $1.3b of Tourism Revenues Expected in 2019

Tunisian Tourism Minister Roni Trabelsi expected the revenues of the tourism sector to exceed TND4 billion (USD1.3 billion) at the end of the year. The…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Business Turkey: 4th Hike in Natural Gas Prices in Less than a Year

Turkey: 4th Hike in Natural Gas Prices in Less than a Year

The Turkish government has introduced its latest round of increase in the price of natural gas, a 14.97 percent rise for residences and 13.73 percent for…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business USD400 Million of Foreign Investments in Tunisia in H1

USD400 Million of Foreign Investments in Tunisia in H1

The Foreign Investment Promotion Agency «FIPA-Tunisia» said that a minimum of TND1.3 billion (around USD400 million) of directed foreign investments have…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Business Iran Cuts Zeros from its Currency

Iran Cuts Zeros from its Currency

The government in sanctions-hit Iran on Wednesday approved a plan to remove zeros from the rial and rename the currency. "The cabinet today agreed on a bill…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tehran)
Business 'Dubai Ports': Djibouti Continues to Challenge Law, Rejects Rulings on 'Duraleh' Station

'Dubai Ports': Djibouti Continues to Challenge Law, Rejects Rulings on 'Duraleh' Station

Dubai Ports World (DP World) has confirmed that the move by the government of Djibouti to take action later this week by prompting the country's Supreme Court…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Keeps July Oil Output Below 10 mln bpd

Saudi Arabia Keeps July Oil Output Below 10 mln bpd

Saudi Arabia’s oil production fell to 9.6 million barrels per day in July and will stay below 10 million bpd in the coming months, a Saudi oil source told…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Revenues Up 15% During H1 2019

Saudi Revenues Up 15% During H1 2019

Financial and structural reforms carried out recently by Saudi Arabia have proven their usefulness and effectiveness. Figures reveal positive growth in…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)