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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, Austria Sign Agreements to Enhance Partnership, Investments

UAE, Austria Sign Agreements to Enhance Partnership, Investments

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz…

Business Fitch Predicts Perpetuated Economic Contraction for Turkey

Fitch Predicts Perpetuated Economic Contraction for Turkey

The international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings predicted a continued economic contraction in Turkey for 2019 citing the government’s inability to carry…

Said Abdulrrazak (Ankara)
Business Tunisia Expects More than 9 Mn Tourists this Year

Tunisia Expects More than 9 Mn Tourists this Year

The Tunisian Ministry of Tourism expects the number of holidaymakers to exceed nine million in 2019. The industry has witnessed a 42 percent increase in the…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Business Turkish Lira Tumbles in Echoes of Last Year's Meltdown

Turkish Lira Tumbles in Echoes of Last Year's Meltdown

Turkey’s lira plunged more than 4 percent against the US dollar on Friday, its biggest one-day fall since a currency crisis took hold in August, raising…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Fitch Raises Egypt’s Rating, Commends Flexibility in Exchange Rate

Fitch Raises Egypt’s Rating, Commends Flexibility in Exchange Rate

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Egypt's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B+' from 'B'. The Egyptian pound has not displayed much…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business STC to Establish USD5 Billion Sukuk Program

STC to Establish USD5 Billion Sukuk Program

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) announced its intention to establish an international sukuk program that would include issues of up to five billion American…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Al-Ahsa Investment Forum Recommends Constructing Int’l Airport

Al-Ahsa Investment Forum Recommends Constructing Int’l Airport

The 5th Al Ahsa Investment Forum 2019 recommended establishing a new airport in al-Ahsa that contributes to fostering economic development and meets current…

Ali al-Qattan (AlAhsa )
Business Russia’s Sukhoi Plans to Set up Technical Support Center for its Civilian Jets in Saudi Arabia

Russia’s Sukhoi Plans to Set up Technical Support Center for its Civilian Jets in Saudi Arabia

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) intends to set up a technical support center for its Super Jet SSJ100 in Saudi Arabia, revealed the company’s president Alexander…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Sudan Seeks to Make 2 Billion Euros From Container Port Deal

Sudan Seeks to Make 2 Billion Euros From Container Port Deal

The Sudanese government will make 2.13 billion euros ($2.44 billion) over a 20 year period from a deal with Philippine port operator International Container…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum)
Business Telecom Service Providers Yield $19.5 Bn in Saudi Arabia in 2018

Telecom Service Providers Yield $19.5 Bn in Saudi Arabia in 2018

The financial indicators of Saudi Arabia's telecom sector have witnessed an increase in the companies’ profitability by SR11 billion ($2.9 billion) in 2018, up…

Saleh al-Zaid (Riyadh)
Business Saudi to Provide $300m Export Funding for Bahrain's Noga

Saudi to Provide $300m Export Funding for Bahrain's Noga

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed a financing agreement worth USD300 million (SAR1.11 billion) with the National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA). …

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business SABIC Boosts Local Construction by Signing Contracts With 9 Companies

SABIC Boosts Local Construction by Signing Contracts With 9 Companies

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) signed contracts with nine construction companies in Saudi Arabia as part of its transformation process at the procurement…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business OPEC+ Will Hopefully Finalize Alliance in June- UAE Energy Minister

OPEC+ Will Hopefully Finalize Alliance in June- UAE Energy Minister

OPEC and its non-OPEC allies could sign in June a pact to make their oil market-managing policies formal, UAE’s Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business UK Firms Seek Wind Power Partnerships in Saudi Arabia

UK Firms Seek Wind Power Partnerships in Saudi Arabia

A delegation of 20 UK renewable energy companies are seeking means to transfer expertise and production technologies to contribute to producing 59 gigawatts of…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Aramco Announces Construction of Jafura Unconventional Gas Plant

Saudi Aramco Announces Construction of Jafura Unconventional Gas Plant

Saudi Aramco plans to start a new phase of the Jafura gas plant construction next year which will increase the company’s production to 3 billion standard cubic…

Ali al-Qattan (AlAhsa )
Business IMF Mission to Visit Tunisia to Discuss Loan Program

IMF Mission to Visit Tunisia to Discuss Loan Program

An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Tunisia on March 27 for two weeks to discuss the fifth review of a loan program with the country, Tunisia's…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)
Business Egypt Targets 6.1% GDP, 7.2% Budget Deficit

Egypt Targets 6.1% GDP, 7.2% Budget Deficit

Egypt is targeting a budget deficit of 7.2 percent and GDP growth of 6.1 percent in the 2019-2020 financial year, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said on…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Jordan’s National Debt Exceeds $40 Bn

Jordan’s National Debt Exceeds $40 Bn

Jordan’s public debt rose 0.7 percent on a monthly basis in January reaching about $40.228 billion accounting for 94 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business Egypt, Nissan Agree to Produce 100,000 Cars a Year, Says Minister

Egypt, Nissan Agree to Produce 100,000 Cars a Year, Says Minister

Egyptian state-owned carmaker El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing and Japan’s Nissan have reached an initial agreement to produce 100,000 cars a year in Egypt,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business ACWA Power Increases Its Shareholding to 74% in RAWEC

ACWA Power Increases Its Shareholding to 74% in RAWEC

Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power announced the completion of the acquisition of certain shares and debt instruments of Japan’s Marubeni Corporation in Rabigh Arabian…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Tadawul Joins Global Emerging Markets Indices

Tadawul Joins Global Emerging Markets Indices

Saudi Stock Exchange Tadawul commenced Monday its inclusion into the FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones Indices, both leading providers of global equity indexes. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business OPEC Cancels April Meeting, Keeps Oil Output Cuts in Place

OPEC Cancels April Meeting, Keeps Oil Output Cuts in Place

Oil producer group OPEC on Monday scrapped its planned meeting in April and will decide instead whether to extend output cuts in June, once the market has…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baku)
Business Saudi-British Forum on Renewable Energy, Water Desalination

Saudi-British Forum on Renewable Energy, Water Desalination

The Saudi-British Forum on renewable energy technology and water desalination will be hold Wednesday in Riyadh to discuss possible means of diversification and…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Revamps Water Security Plans

Saudi Arabia Revamps Water Security Plans

Saudi Arabia has stepped up its efforts to rationalize local water consumption, sustain and maintain water security, and provide high quality water supplies to…

Saleh al-Zaid (Riyadh)