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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 Aramco Reportedly Tapped El-Erian as Adviser Before Bond Roadshow

Aramco Reportedly Tapped El-Erian as Adviser Before Bond Roadshow

Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil producer, tapped Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz, as an informal adviser prior to the company's…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Saudi Arabia to Launch Bank for SMEs

Saudi Arabia to Launch Bank for SMEs

Saudi Arabia plans to launch a bank for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), said Minister of Commerce and Investment Dr. Majid bin Abdullah al-Qasabi. In…

Iman Al Khataf (Dammam)
Business World Food Prices Steady in March: UN FAO

World Food Prices Steady in March: UN FAO

World food prices were broadly steady in March, with a jump in dairy prices offset by drops in cereal, vegetable oil and sugar price quotations, the United…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Economic Delegation Kicks off Iraq Visit

Saudi Economic Delegation Kicks off Iraq Visit

A high-profile Saudi economic delegation kicked off on Wednesday an official two-day visit to Iraq, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The seven-minister…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Bahrain-Kuwait Agreement to Support Fiscal Balance Program

Bahrain-Kuwait Agreement to Support Fiscal Balance Program

Kuwait's Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday the signing of a fiscal balance program with the Ministry of Finance & National Economy (MOFNE) in Bahrain. …

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business World Bank Praises Egypt's Governance, Anti-Corruption Efforts

World Bank Praises Egypt's Governance, Anti-Corruption Efforts

The World Bank praised Egypt’s efforts in fighting corruption, governance, counterterrorism and its economic and social reform program, which contributed to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Measures Revive Yemeni Rial

Saudi Measures Revive Yemeni Rial

Saudi Arabia continues to shore up Yemen’s faltering economy, helping it cope with slumping national currency that is being driven even deeper into the ground…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Business 150 Investors Attend China-Arab States Cooperation Forum

150 Investors Attend China-Arab States Cooperation Forum

The China-Arab States Cooperation Forum kicked off on Tuesday in Tunis. The eighth Arab-Chinese Businessmen Conference and the sixth Arab-Chinese Investment…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Business Egypt, Int’l Finance Corporation Ink Deal on Financing Oil Projects

Egypt, Int’l Finance Corporation Ink Deal on Financing Oil Projects

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Israel Could Face Austerity under Next Government

Israel Could Face Austerity under Next Government

Israel’s economy has barely featured in the run-up to next week’s general election, yet the central bank and many economists warn the new government will need…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Proposals to Meet Challenges Facing Arab Trade

Proposals to Meet Challenges Facing Arab Trade

The Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman) revealed growth in the volume of Arab trade in goods and services over the past few years…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Int’l Work-Plan to Ensure Air Security in the Middle East

Int’l Work-Plan to Ensure Air Security in the Middle East

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said it is working through its offices on projects to ensure the security and safety of capacity building…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Fire at Kerosene Production Unit in Kuwait’s Mina Abdullah Refinery under Control

Fire at Kerosene Production Unit in Kuwait’s Mina Abdullah Refinery under Control

The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) announced on Wednesday that it had completely put out the fire that broke out in a kerosene production unit in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Top Saudi Delegation Attends Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council in Baghdad

Top Saudi Delegation Attends Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council in Baghdad

A top Saudi delegation led by Minister of Commerce and Investment Majid al-Qassabi will travel to Baghdad on Wednesday to meet Iraqi officials on trade and…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business Turkish Lira down as US Halts Fighter Parts Delivery, Threatens Sanctions

Turkish Lira down as US Halts Fighter Parts Delivery, Threatens Sanctions

The lira dropped nearly 3 percent on Tuesday after the United States halted delivery of equipment related to a Turkish order of F-35 fighter planes, warning…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business OPEC Oil Output Falls in March on Saudi Cuts, Venezuela Blackouts

OPEC Oil Output Falls in March on Saudi Cuts, Venezuela Blackouts

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil supply sank to a four-year low in March, a Reuters survey found, as top exporter Saudi Arabia over…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business World Bank Expects Recovery of Iraq, Yemen Economy... Growth in Egypt

World Bank Expects Recovery of Iraq, Yemen Economy... Growth in Egypt

The World Bank expected Iraq and Yemen’s economies to witness a remarkable recovery in the coming period. Following the end of the war and the formation of…

Atef Abdullatif (Washington)
Business Saudi Aramco Gets First Credit Ratings Ahead of Bond Debut

Saudi Aramco Gets First Credit Ratings Ahead of Bond Debut

Saudi Aramco announced it has established a Global Medium Term Note Program saying that US dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes may follow. The notes,…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Dammam)
Business Global Aviation Summit 2019 Kicks off in Riyadh

Global Aviation Summit 2019 Kicks off in Riyadh

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Global Aviation Summit 2019, organized by the General Authority of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Unemployment Rate Drops to 12.7% by End of 2018

Saudi Unemployment Rate Drops to 12.7% by End of 2018

The unemployment rate among Saudis has dropped to 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GAStat)’s Q4…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business UAE Economy Recovers, Grows 1.7 %

UAE Economy Recovers, Grows 1.7 %

The UAE gross domestic product, GDP, grew by 1.7 percent in 2018 at constant prices of 2018 as compared to 2017, said Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Fastest Saudi Economy Growth Since 2016

Fastest Saudi Economy Growth Since 2016

Saudi Arabia’s economy grew in the fourth quarter of 2018 at its fastest rate since early 2016, statistics agency data showed on Sunday. The agency…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia: Malls Will Provide a Million Jobs by 2020

Saudi Arabia: Malls Will Provide a Million Jobs by 2020

Department stores will provide one million jobs for Saudis by 2020, backed by the localization of national industry and introduction of female workers in shops…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Tunisia Raises Fuel Prices by 4%

Tunisia Raises Fuel Prices by 4%

Tunisia raised fuel prices by four percent on Saturday, following four consecutive hikes in 2018, in an effort to rein in its budget deficit and reduce it to…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)