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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 Bahrain Approves 2019-22 Govt. Action Plan

Bahrain Approves 2019-22 Govt. Action Plan

The Bahraini parliament approved on Tuesday 2019-2022 Government Action Plan. The plan focuses on empowering the private sector, elevating the government work…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business Global Partnerships Bolster Military Manufacturing in Saudi Arabia

Global Partnerships Bolster Military Manufacturing in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) has signed establishment contracts of two commercial entities: French firm Thales and CMI Defense of Belgium. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business King Salman Energy Park Signs Deals with Saudi Customs, Industrial Development Fund

King Salman Energy Park Signs Deals with Saudi Customs, Industrial Development Fund

The King Salman Energy Park (SPARK) signed on Monday two agreements with the Saudi Customs and the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, following the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Delegation Starts Business Week in Morocco

Saudi Delegation Starts Business Week in Morocco

A Saudi economic and trade delegation led by Mohammed al-Hammadi, head of the Saudi-Moroccan Business Council, has started on Monday a one-week visit to…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business NEOM Established as Closed Joint-Stock Company Owned by Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund

NEOM Established as Closed Joint-Stock Company Owned by Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund

The world’s future destination for dreamers and innovators has obtained the necessary approvals from authorities in Saudi Arabia to establish a closed joint…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi-Jordanian Committee Approves Feasibility of Connecting Power Grids

Saudi-Jordanian Committee Approves Feasibility of Connecting Power Grids

A Jordanian-Saudi technical committee approved the feasibility of connecting the electric power grids of the two countries through a 170km transmission line,…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business Workshop to Rationalize Energy Consumption in Saudi Public Sector

Workshop to Rationalize Energy Consumption in Saudi Public Sector

Saudi Energy Efficiency Center held on Monday the third workshop in Jeddah on the mechanism of rationalization of electricity consumption in the government’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business SAMA Launches Common Digital Currency with UAE Central Bank

SAMA Launches Common Digital Currency with UAE Central Bank

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and the United Arab Emirates Central Bank (UAECB) clarified that one of the objectives of launching the common…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Export Development Authority Launches Export Finance Promotion Initiative

Saudi Export Development Authority Launches Export Finance Promotion Initiative

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has entered into an agreement with the Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt to Issue International Bonds Denominated in Dollars, Euros before June

Egypt to Issue International Bonds Denominated in Dollars, Euros before June

Egypt plans to issue international bonds denominated in dollars and euros during the fiscal year 2018-2019, which expires on June 30, the Egyptian finance…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Aramco: National Industry Development and Logistics Program is Historic Event in Saudi Development

Aramco: National Industry Development and Logistics Program is Historic Event in Saudi Development

President and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Aramco Amin Nasser hailed on Monday the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) as a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Crown Prince Inaugurates National Industry Development and Logistics Program

Saudi Crown Prince Inaugurates National Industry Development and Logistics Program

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, inaugurated on Monday the National Industry Development and Logistics Program …

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Launches National Industrial Development and Logistics Program

Saudi Arabia Launches National Industrial Development and Logistics Program

The National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) was inaugurated on Monday in a ceremony held under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed bin…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business UAE’s ADNOC Signs Strategic Partnership with Eni, OMV

UAE’s ADNOC Signs Strategic Partnership with Eni, OMV

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed on Sunday two partnership agreements with Italy’s Eni and Austria’s OMV in refining and trading. Under the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business SABIC Profits Exceed 16%

SABIC Profits Exceed 16%

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) announced Sunday that its full-year profit rose about 16.87 percent to $5.7 billion. Speaking at the press conference…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Unemployment at 12.8% in Q3 2018

Saudi Unemployment at 12.8% in Q3 2018

Unemployment among nationals in Saudi Arabia has marginally dropped to 12.8 percent in the third quarter of 2018, according to official figures released by…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Misk Innovation, 500 Startups Launch Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program

Misk Innovation, 500 Startups Launch Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program

500 Startups and Misk Innovation partnered to launch an accelerator program for entrepreneurism which is designed to refine job finding and boost GDP. “We…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Oman 2040 Vision Eyes 93% Non-oil Contribution to GDP

Oman 2040 Vision Eyes 93% Non-oil Contribution to GDP

Oman inaugurated on Sunday its Vision 2040 which aims to double the per capita share of GDP to reach a 6 percent growth, with non-oil sectors anticipated to…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Muscat)
Business Saudi Arabia Inaugurates TAADIN Platform for Mining

Saudi Arabia Inaugurates TAADIN Platform for Mining

Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Engineer Khalid al-Falih inaugurated in Riyadh on Monday the TAADIN (mining) platform that is aimed at…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Lagarde Recommends Granting Egypt 5th Tranche of IMF Loan

Lagarde Recommends Granting Egypt 5th Tranche of IMF Loan

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that the panel of experts at the international foundation had completed its fourth review…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Kuwait Finance House: Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank Merger is Underway

Kuwait Finance House: Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank Merger is Underway

Chairman of Kuwait Finance House (KFH) Hamad Abdulmohsen Al-Marzouq said KFH’s purchase of Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank (AUB) is expected to boost consolidated…

Business Saudi Arabia Unveils National Industrial Development and Logistics Program

Saudi Arabia Unveils National Industrial Development and Logistics Program

Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih announced Saturday the launch of a program to develop the national industry and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Palestinian Exports Top $1 Billion

Palestinian Exports Top $1 Billion

The exports of the Palestinian territories' have exceeded $1 billion, announced Palestinian Premier Rami al-Hamdallah Saturday. He added that national…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Tunisia Granted French Loan

Tunisia Granted French Loan

The Tunisian parliament approved a French loan worth EUR100 million allocated for governance in government institutions. Opposition parties' representatives…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)