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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 S&P’s Affirms Saudi Arabia’s Credit Rating at (A-/A-2), With Stable Outlook

S&P’s Affirms Saudi Arabia’s Credit Rating at (A-/A-2), With Stable Outlook

Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) Global Rating has affirmed Saudi Arabia’s credit rating at (A-/A-2), with a stable outlook. It stressed that the Kingdom’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business SABIC Committed to Investment Plans

SABIC Committed to Investment Plans

Saudi Basic Industries Corp's (SABIC) investment plans will not be affected by oil giant, said SABIC Vice Chairman and CEO Yousef al-Bunyan. Aramco's…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Oil Posts Biggest Quarterly Rise in 10 Years

Oil Posts Biggest Quarterly Rise in 10 Years

Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday, posting their biggest quarterly rise in a decade. Among others, lifting prices this year has been a deal between…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
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Egypt Central Bank Keeps Key Interest Rates Unchanged

Egypt’s central bank has kept its key interest rates unchanged. It held its overnight deposit rate at 15.75 percent and its overnight lending rate at 16.75…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Arabia: $2.5 Bn Allocated For 108 Industrial Projects Last Year

Saudi Arabia: $2.5 Bn Allocated For 108 Industrial Projects Last Year

The Director General of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), Ibrahim Almojel, said that the fund’s appropriations during the 2018 fiscal year exceeded…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Tunisia Borrows $400M from Local Banks

Tunisia Borrows $400M from Local Banks

Tunisia's Finance Ministry has signed a syndicated loan of €356 million (usd399.6 million) from a pool of twelve local banks to finance the state budget. …

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business Aramco Plans to Issue $10 Billion Bond to Fund SABIC Deal

Aramco Plans to Issue $10 Billion Bond to Fund SABIC Deal

Saudi Aramco plans to issue a $10 billion bond to help fund its acquisition of a majority stake in Saudi Arabia’s petrochemicals firm, sources said. Aramco…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Aramco Acquires 70% of SABIC In $69.1B Deal

Aramco Acquires 70% of SABIC In $69.1B Deal

Saudi Aramco announced Wednesday it acquired a 70 percent stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), in a deal worth USD69.1 billion. Saudi Minister of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Morocco: Government Backs 28 Projects Worth $2.4 Bn

Morocco: Government Backs 28 Projects Worth $2.4 Bn

Morocco's Investment Commission, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani, approved Wednesday 28 new investment projects worth $2.4 billion…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Egypt's Cabinet Approves State Budget for 2020

Egypt's Cabinet Approves State Budget for 2020

The Egyptian cabinet said on Wednesday it had approved the proposed state budget for the fiscal year 2019 - 2020. Egypt's fiscal years start on July 1 ends…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business UAE in Final Stages of Issuing License for Barakah Nuclear Plant

UAE in Final Stages of Issuing License for Barakah Nuclear Plant

The United Arab Emirates’ regulator is in the final stages of issuing a license to the operator of the Barakah nuclear power plant now being built but cannot…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Boosted Trade Expected Among Arab Countries After Agreement on ‘Rules of Origin’

Boosted Trade Expected Among Arab Countries After Agreement on ‘Rules of Origin’

Intra- Arab trade at the commodity level was expected to increase by 12 percent over the past year, according to Arab economists who have participated in…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business Aramco Builds ‘Energy Belt’ between Saudi Arabia, China

Aramco Builds ‘Energy Belt’ between Saudi Arabia, China

Saudi Aramco is committed to long-term energy investments in China, and as the world’s largest oil producer, the company is determined to reduce its…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Bahrain Completes Preparations to Launch 5G Network

Bahrain Completes Preparations to Launch 5G Network

Bahrain announced that it has completed preparations to launch 5G mobile networks, putting it on track to be one of the first countries in providing commercial…

Obaid al-Suheimy (Manama)
Business Nasser: Aramco Will Play Significant Role in China’s ‘Road & Belt’ Initiative

Nasser: Aramco Will Play Significant Role in China’s ‘Road & Belt’ Initiative

Aramco could play a significant role in China's “Belt and Road” initiative, said Saudi Aramco Chairman and CEO Amin Hassan al-Nasser. Using a combination of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Egypt Sets New Procedures to Fund Housing Units

Egypt Sets New Procedures to Fund Housing Units

Egypt’s government, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and real estate developers agreed on procedures to fund housing units, in order to contribute to spurring…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Arabia Beats Russia, Becomes Top Supplier of Crude Oil to China in February

Saudi Arabia Beats Russia, Becomes Top Supplier of Crude Oil to China in February

Saudi Arabia was China’s biggest crude oil supplier in February, data from the general administration of Chinese customs showed on Monday, reclaiming the crown…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business ADNOC Awards Indian Consortium Onshore Exploration Block in Abu Dhabi

ADNOC Awards Indian Consortium Onshore Exploration Block in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed agreements awarding the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 1 to a consortium of two Indian oil…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi )
Business ACWA Power, DEWA Announce Financial Closing of Solar Park

ACWA Power, DEWA Announce Financial Closing of Solar Park

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and Chinese government-owned Silk Road Fund announced the…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai)
Business Saudi Customs Seeks to Develop Trade Ties with Iraq

Saudi Customs Seeks to Develop Trade Ties with Iraq

Saudi Customs is planning on signing with Bahrain and UAE this year two agreements on mutual recognition to facilitate Saudi export procedures, announced…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Yemen’s CBY Announces Emergency Action Plan

Yemen’s CBY Announces Emergency Action Plan

The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) announced it will enforce an emergency monetary policy, which will be discussed with currency exchange market magnates to stop…

Business Saudi Arabia: CMA Restructures its Advisory Committee

Saudi Arabia: CMA Restructures its Advisory Committee

The Board of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) has agreed to appoint new members to its Advisory Committee in its sixth term. The Board indicated that the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Bloomberg: Uber to Announce Deal to Buy Careem this Week

Bloomberg: Uber to Announce Deal to Buy Careem this Week

Uber Technologies Inc will announce plans to acquire Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ as early as this week, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. Uber will pay…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Makkah Economic Forum 2019 to Establish Islamic Center, Solar Energy Project

Makkah Economic Forum 2019 to Establish Islamic Center, Solar Energy Project

The second session of Makkah Economic Forum 2019 was inaugurated Saturday by Prince Khalid al-Faisal, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Makkah)