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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 Sudanese Banks Get behind African State’s Real Estate Sector

Sudanese Banks Get behind African State’s Real Estate Sector

Sudan’s Central Bank announced it was lifting a five-year ban on banks property loans to individuals and companies. The decision will enable grant mortgages to…

Seifyazal Babekir (Khartoum)
Business SAMA Issues Rules to Regulate Banking Agency Activities

SAMA Issues Rules to Regulate Banking Agency Activities

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) issued rules for governing the activity of banking agency, which sets the legal framework for providing banking…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Ghosn Leaves Jail, Says to Fight ‘Meritless Accusations’

Ghosn Leaves Jail, Says to Fight ‘Meritless Accusations’

The former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., Carlos Ghosn, left on Wednesday the Tokyo Detention Center after posting 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) bail. The…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Lebanon Withdraws Hayek from World Bank Leader Race

Lebanon Withdraws Hayek from World Bank Leader Race

Lebanon has withdrawn its nomination of Ziad Alexandre Hayek to run for World Bank president, but the government privatization official said he is trying to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business OPEC to Decide on Output Policy in June

OPEC to Decide on Output Policy in June

OPEC and its partners are unlikely to decide on their output policy in the upcoming April meeting as it would be too early to get a clear picture of the impact…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Libya's National Oil Company to Reopen Major Oil Field

Libya's National Oil Company to Reopen Major Oil Field

Libya's National Oil Corporation said will resume production within hours at the southwestern Sharara oil field. This came after control was retaken from an…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Riyadh

Saudi Arabia, UAE among Top 12 Global Markets for Infrastructure Investments

Road development projects continue to be among the largest infrastructure investments across the Gulf region and remain a top priority for governments in line…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Egypt Considers Plan to Attract US Investments

Egypt Considers Plan to Attract US Investments

The Egyptian government is contemplating plans to attract new US investments, expressing its willingness to take any exceptional measures that encourage the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Bayrampasa

Turkish Inflation Lowest in 7 Months

Inflation in Turkey has dropped below 20 percent for the first time since August 2018, reaching 19.67 percent in February, the Turkish statistics office (TUIK)…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia, UAE Lead 5G Networks in Middle East

Saudi Arabia, UAE Lead 5G Networks in Middle East

The fifth generation (5G) is expected to reach 30 million subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) by the end of 2024,…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business Egypt's Eastern Co Obtains Approval to Offer Additional Shares

Egypt's Eastern Co Obtains Approval to Offer Additional Shares

Egypt’s top cigarette maker Eastern Company SAE obtained approval from Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority to offer an additional 4.5 percent of its shares…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business OPEC Oil Supply Lowest Since 2015

OPEC Oil Supply Lowest Since 2015

OPEC oil supply fell to a four-year low in February, a Reuters survey found, as top exporter Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies over-delivered on the group's…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business UK-Jordan Conference Garners $3.6 Bn to Support 5-Yr Economic Plan

UK-Jordan Conference Garners $3.6 Bn to Support 5-Yr Economic Plan

Jordanian King Abdullah II said Thursday there is no doubt the last few years have been challenging, yet Jordan remained prosperous and set for an exciting…

Ranim Hannoush (London)
Business ‘SAMA’ Possessions Hit $496 Billion in Jan

‘SAMA’ Possessions Hit $496 Billion in Jan

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) possessions reached in January around SAR1.87 trillion (USD496 billion), a drop of SAR33.5 billion (USD8.9 billion)…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Jordan: Public Net Debt Rises 6% in 2018

Jordan: Public Net Debt Rises 6% in 2018

Jordan’s net public debt rose six percent by end of last year, reaching JOD26.9 billion (USD37.9 billion) compared to JOD25.4 billion en of 2017. Jordan’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business UAE, S. Korea Sign MoU to Build World’s Largest Underground Project for Oil Storage

UAE, S. Korea Sign MoU to Build World’s Largest Underground Project for Oil Storage

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced that it is building the world’s largest single underground project ever awarded for oil storage, with a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business STC Agrees with Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia to Deploy 5G Network

STC Agrees with Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia to Deploy 5G Network

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) signed three major deals to deploy 5G network in Saudi Arabia and develop services with Nokia, Huawei, and Ericsson at the Mobile…

Asharq Al Awsat (Barcelona)
Business Saudi General Directorate of Passports to Launch All E-services in 2020

Saudi General Directorate of Passports to Launch All E-services in 2020

All e-services related to the Saudi General Directorate of Passports will be launched in 2020 without the need for traditional revision, Assistant Director…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Minister of Communication: Saudi Arabia Working to Transform into Digital Economy

Minister of Communication: Saudi Arabia Working to Transform into Digital Economy

Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha, Minister of Communication and Information Technology, disclosed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is moving forward to get…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business 'Standard Chartered' to Operate in Riyadh, Reflecting Saudi Market's Attractiveness

'Standard Chartered' to Operate in Riyadh, Reflecting Saudi Market's Attractiveness

The opening of a branch for Standard Chartered Bank in Saudi Arabia indicates the strength of Saudi economy and the attractiveness of its market for…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Morocco: Adjusting Inflation Improves Household Purchasing Power

Morocco: Adjusting Inflation Improves Household Purchasing Power

The purchasing power of Moroccan households improved during 2018 after adjusting its inflation rate to 1.9 percent in December 2018 from 2.3 percent in…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Aramco Extends Crude Supply to Egypt for Another Six Months

Aramco Extends Crude Supply to Egypt for Another Six Months

Egyptian Oil Minister Tariq Al-Mulla said on Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with Saudi state-run oil company Aramco to extend the supply of crude to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business ADNOC Signs 3 Deals with Korean Energy Firms

ADNOC Signs 3 Deals with Korean Energy Firms

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has signed three framework agreements with Korean energy companies, ADNOC said Tuesday. “The agreements will explore…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Aramco President: Claim World Would Do without Oil is Extremely Erroneous

Aramco President: Claim World Would Do without Oil is Extremely Erroneous

Saudi Aramco President and CEO Amin Al-Nasser stressed on Tuesday that the energy sector faces greater reputational challenges than any other to correct a…

Asharq Al Awsat