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Tesla to Refund Many Cybertruck Deposits as Demand Exceeds Production, Musk Says

Business Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicles sit parked in a storage lot in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025. (AFP)

Tesla to Refund Many Cybertruck Deposits as Demand Exceeds Production, Musk Says

Tesla will have to refund Cybertruck deposits for many customers as orders far exceed production capacity, CEO Elon Musk said, following last week's…

Business A mining machine is seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. (Reuters)

China Extends Suspension of New Rare Earth Controls Until January

China on Monday announced a two-month extension of export-control waivers due to expire this month, preserving part of a wide-ranging deal struck after a…

Business United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. (UN)

UN to Asharq Al-Awsat ahead of COP31: Climate Change and Energy Security Are Two Integrated Paths

On the eve of the opening of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) on Monday in the Turkish city of Antalya, attention is focused on the…

Abeer Hommadi (Riyadh)
Business The People's Bank of China's gold holdings increased by 830,000 ounces in October (Reuters)

Gold Rises over 1% as Softer Oil Prices Ease Inflation Worries

Gold rose more than 1% on Monday as softer oil prices eased inflation concerns, while investors awaited key US inflation data and fresh signals from the…

Asharq Al Awsat
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 UAE’s FAB to Shut Qatar Operations

UAE’s FAB to Shut Qatar Operations

First Abu Dhabi Bank, FAB, has notified the Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority, QFCRA, that it will relinquish its Qatar Financial Center, QFC, branch…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business OPEC+ Postpones Meeting to July 1-2

OPEC+ Postpones Meeting to July 1-2

Major oil-producing countries will meet in Vienna on July 1 and 2, the OPEC Secretariat announced Wednesday, replacing the previously scheduled June 25-26…

Asharq Al Awsat (Vienna)
Business Casablanca’s CFC Debunks Tax Haven Rumors

Casablanca’s CFC Debunks Tax Haven Rumors

Head of Morocco’s Casablanca Finance City (CFC) Said Ibrahimi has said that the number of firms that have acquired CFC status rose to 185 with three new…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Aramco, Air Products Inaugurate Saudi Arabia’s 1st Hydrogen Fueling Station

Aramco, Air Products Inaugurate Saudi Arabia’s 1st Hydrogen Fueling Station

Saudi Aramco and Air Products inaugurated on Tuesday the first hydrogen fueling station in Saudi Arabia at the Air Products’ new Technology Center in the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Unemployment in Turkey Falls From Highest Level in Decade

Unemployment in Turkey Falls From Highest Level in Decade

Turkey’s unemployment rate eased to 14.1 percent in the February-April period, declining from its highest level in nearly a decade, data from the Turkish…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Saudi Reforms Provide Jobs to 64,000 People In 3 Months

Saudi Reforms Provide Jobs to 64,000 People In 3 Months

A recent economic report highlighted reform indicators in Saudi Arabia three years after the launch of Saudi Vision 2030. The report pointed out that the…

Saleh al-Zaid (Riyadh)
Business Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 Business Forum Kicks off in Tokyo

Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 Business Forum Kicks off in Tokyo

The Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 Business Forum kicked off in Tokyo on Monday, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The event was organized by Saudi Arabia’s General…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business World Bank Grants $175 Million to Tunisia

World Bank Grants $175 Million to Tunisia

The World Bank has granted Tunisia two loans totaling $ 175 million to finance digital transition programs, Tunisian Minister of Communications Technologies…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business Saudi Energy Minister Urges Int’l Cooperation to Secure Shipping Lanes

Saudi Energy Minister Urges Int’l Cooperation to Secure Shipping Lanes

Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday that countries need to cooperate on keeping shipping lanes open for oil and other energy supplies…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Foreigners Pump $1.3Bn to Invest in Saudi Stock Market

Foreigners Pump $1.3Bn to Invest in Saudi Stock Market

Foreign investors pumped more than USD1.3 billion as they sought to directly buy shares of Saudi firms listed in the local market, indicating the vitality of…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business SABB, Alawwal Complete Merger Creating Third-Largest Saudi Bank

SABB, Alawwal Complete Merger Creating Third-Largest Saudi Bank

Saudi British Bank (SABB) and Alawwal bank on Sunday finalized all the legal proceedings for merging their businesses, following regulatory and shareholder…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Iraq Lifts Production at Exxon’s West Qurna 1 Oilfield

Iraq Lifts Production at Exxon’s West Qurna 1 Oilfield

Production at Iraq’s giant West Qurna 1 oilfield in the south has reached 465,000 barrels per day (bpd) after the completion of new crude processing facilities…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Business Chinese Tourists’ US Spending Has Plunged

Chinese Tourists’ US Spending Has Plunged

A new battlefront has opened in the trade war between the United States and China: the $1.6 trillion American travel industry. A Los Angeles hotel long…

Business EgyptAir Receives Third 787-9 Dreamliner from Boeing

EgyptAir Receives Third 787-9 Dreamliner from Boeing

EgyptAir received the third Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 as part of the company’s deal to purchase 45 new aircraft from the latest worldwide models worth $6 billion…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Morocco’s Internal Debt Touches $59 Bln

Morocco’s Internal Debt Touches $59 Bln

Data released by Morocco’s General Treasury revealed that the Kingdom’s internal debt, after experiencing a 2.2 percent hike since the start of 2019, stood at…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business South Korea Halts All Imports of Iranian Oil in May

South Korea Halts All Imports of Iranian Oil in May

South Korea halted all imports of Iranian oil in May, customs data showed on Saturday, as waivers on US sanctions against Iran ended at the start of last month…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Lebanese Energy, Geopolitics Forum Discusses Middle East Gas, Egypt’s Regional Role

Lebanese Energy, Geopolitics Forum Discusses Middle East Gas, Egypt’s Regional Role

Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel said on Friday that regional countries are facing several major challenges in their quest to maximize the exploitation…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business Bahrain’s Economy Achieves 2.73% Growth In First Quarter of 2019

Bahrain’s Economy Achieves 2.73% Growth In First Quarter of 2019

Bahrain's economy grew by 2.73% in the first quarter of this year, while the World Investment Report pointed to a rise in foreign direct investment in Bahrain…

Asharq Al Awsat (Bahrain)
Business Lebanon Energy Minister: Russia, Europe Eye Investment in Oil and Gas

Lebanon Energy Minister: Russia, Europe Eye Investment in Oil and Gas

Russian and European firms are mulling investments in Lebanon's nascent oil and gas sector as it prepares to launch offshore drilling by the end of 2019,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi-French Meeting to Discuss Enhancing Nuclear Cooperation

Saudi-French Meeting to Discuss Enhancing Nuclear Cooperation

Saudi and French officials discussed on Thursday joint activities to develop human capacities in the field of atomic energy. The two sides also highlighted…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Oil Prices Surge after Tanker Attack in Gulf of Oman

Oil Prices Surge after Tanker Attack in Gulf of Oman

Oil prices jumped as much as 4 percent on Thursday after the attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The Marshall Islands-flagged Front Altair carrying…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business UAE Energy Minister: OPEC Nears Deal to Extend Production Cuts

UAE Energy Minister: OPEC Nears Deal to Extend Production Cuts

Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are close to reaching an agreement on extending production cuts, the energy minister of…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Aramco Reports 2018 Net Income of $111.1 Billion

Aramco Reports 2018 Net Income of $111.1 Billion

Saudi Aramco reported on Wednesday a net income attributable to shareholders of $111.1 billion in 2018, up from $75.9 billion the year before, according to a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business BP Raises Saudi Oil Reserves 12%

BP Raises Saudi Oil Reserves 12%

Britain’s BP has raised estimates for Saudi Arabia’s crude oil reserves by 12%, marking the first major change to the country’s estimated reserves since 1989. …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)