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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 Trump to Nominate One of US 'Trade Hawks' to Head World Bank

Trump to Nominate One of US 'Trade Hawks' to Head World Bank

US President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Treasury Department official David Malpass to head the World Bank, according to senior administration…

Ahmed al-Ghemrawi (Cairo)
Business Saudi Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rate Sees 3.5% Improvement

Saudi Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rate Sees 3.5% Improvement

The Saudi Energy Efficiency Center (SEEC) has registered great improvement in Saudi fuel consumption in the transportation sector over the period of 2015-2017…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Egypt, Germany Sign Protocol to Boost Economic Partnership

Egypt, Germany Sign Protocol to Boost Economic Partnership

A joint protocol to boost economic partnership in the fields of industry, trade policies, investment, energy, environment, transport, infrastructure and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Morocco: Bank Lending Rises to $91.6 Billion

Morocco: Bank Lending Rises to $91.6 Billion

Morocco's bank lending rose 3.22 percent in 2018 to 870 billion dirhams ($91.6 billion), according to Bank al-Maghrib. Currently, bank lending accounts for…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Oil Hits Highest Levels in 2019 after Venezuela Sanctions, OPEC Cuts

Oil Hits Highest Levels in 2019 after Venezuela Sanctions, OPEC Cuts

Oil prices jumped to their highest level in 2019 on Monday following expectations of a tightening of global supply due to US sanctions on Venezuela and…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Lebanon: Salameh Says Dollar Offered in Market Since Govt Formed

Lebanon: Salameh Says Dollar Offered in Market Since Govt Formed

US dollars are being offered in Lebanon's local market to buy Lebanese pounds since the formation of a new government, Lebanese al-Jadeed television quoted the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business Algeria Introduces New Series of Banknotes, Coins

Algeria Introduces New Series of Banknotes, Coins

The Central Bank of Algeria on Sunday issued into circulation two new banknotes at denomination of 500 and 1,000 Algerian dinars, as well as a new coin with…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
Business GACA Launches 8 Initiatives to Promote National Air Transport Industries

GACA Launches 8 Initiatives to Promote National Air Transport Industries

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has launched eight initiatives targeting various sectors in the fields of civil aviation and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Iraq to Drill 40 New Wells in Majnoon Field

Iraq to Drill 40 New Wells in Majnoon Field

Iraq's oil ministry announced on Sunday the details of the agreement signed last week with the Basra Oil Co. and state-owned Iraqi Drilling to drill 40 oil…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Business Riyadh

GCC Increases Focus on Affordable Housing

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are doubling their efforts to further enhance low- and middle-income households’ ability to own affordable housing, as…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business ADNOC, Occidental Agree to Explore Oil, Gas in Onshore Block 3

ADNOC, Occidental Agree to Explore Oil, Gas in Onshore Block 3

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced the signing of an agreement with Occidental Petroleum which will look for oil and gas in the onshore block…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi )
Business Algeria: Foreign Monetary Reserves Drop to Less than USD80b

Algeria: Foreign Monetary Reserves Drop to Less than USD80b

Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia revealed Saturday that the country’s reserve of foreign monetary dropped to less than USD80 billion. In a news…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
Business Tunisian Government Estimates Tax Evasion at USD8.3 Billion

Tunisian Government Estimates Tax Evasion at USD8.3 Billion

Prime Minister's adviser in charge of tax reform Faisal Derbal has revealed that tax evasion is estimated to reach TND25 billion (around USD8.3 billion) in…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business Non-oil Growth in UAE Estimated to Rise to 3.9% in 2019

Non-oil Growth in UAE Estimated to Rise to 3.9% in 2019

The economy of the United Arab Emirates has started to recover from the 2015-2016 slowdown caused by the oil-price slump, according to the International…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Asia's Iran Crude Oil Imports Drop to 3-Year Low

Asia's Iran Crude Oil Imports Drop to 3-Year Low

Iranian crude oil imports by Asia's top four buyers dropped to the lowest volume in three years in 2018 amid US sanctions on Tehran, but China and India…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Morocco: Alliances Developpement Immobilier Proposes Rescheduling Stumbling Bonds

Morocco: Alliances Developpement Immobilier Proposes Rescheduling Stumbling Bonds

Alliances Developpement Immobilier (ADI) proposed rescheduling stumbling debts of 2011, 2012 and 2015 through the issuance of new borrowing bonds. The value…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Saudi: Adaa Center Qualifies 5,700 Employees from 28 State Agencies

Saudi: Adaa Center Qualifies 5,700 Employees from 28 State Agencies

The National Center for Performance Measurement “Adaa” implemented in 2018 a series of training programs in managing and measuring performance. The training…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business KSA to Announce NEOM Project’s Overall Strategy Mid-2019

KSA to Announce NEOM Project’s Overall Strategy Mid-2019

Chief Executive Officer of Neom Nadhmi al-Nasr said that a comprehensive strategy for Neom project will be announced within the next five months in addition to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi-UAE Development Partnerships Raise Investments by 25% in 5 Years

Saudi-UAE Development Partnerships Raise Investments by 25% in 5 Years

Participants in the Saudi-UAE Economic Forum, hosted by Riyadh on Thursday, discussed investment opportunities in trade, industry, technology, banking and…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Aramco

Aramco, Total: Deal with Daelim to Build New Plant in Jubail

Saudi Aramco with its French partner Total have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean petrochemical company Daelim. Under the MoU,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business Ghosn Says 'Plot and Treason' Were Used to Halt Renault Integration

Ghosn Says 'Plot and Treason' Were Used to Halt Renault Integration

Carlos Ghosn said Nissan executives opposed to his plans for closer ties with automaking partner Renault SA resorted to “plot and treason” to disrupt them and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tokyo)
Business Saudi Arabia Denies New Mergers between Banks

Saudi Arabia Denies New Mergers between Banks

Saudi Arabia's banks denied news over potential bank merger deals in the coming period, except for what was announced earlier on the deal between SABB Bank and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi-Moroccan Business Council Reiterates Demand to Launch Maritime Shipping Line

Saudi-Moroccan Business Council Reiterates Demand to Launch Maritime Shipping Line

Saudi-Moroccan Business Council discussed on Tuesday launching a maritime shipping line to link the two Kingdoms, setting up a joint investment company to…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Saudi Aramco Signs Agreement to Convert Crude to Chemicals

Saudi Aramco Signs Agreement to Convert Crude to Chemicals

Saudi Aramco signed a Joint Development and Collaboration Agreement (JDCA) with Axens and TechnipFMC to accelerate the development and commercialization of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Al-Dammam)