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Saudi Stocks Rebound 0.9%, Recouping Previous Session's Losses

Business An investor monitors stock market data on a screen at the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) in Riyadh (Reuters)

Saudi Stocks Rebound 0.9%, Recouping Previous Session's Losses

Saudi stocks closed higher on Monday, recovering some of the losses sustained in the previous session as heavyweight shares strengthened and the banking sector…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
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 Egypt Considers Re-Opening Door for Licensing International Banks' Branches

Egypt Considers Re-Opening Door for Licensing International Banks' Branches

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) board is considering re-opening the door for licensing international banks' branches to join the Egyptian market in the coming…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Investment Joint Venture between Aramco, Information Technology Company

Investment Joint Venture between Aramco, Information Technology Company

Saudi Aramco and the Saudi Information Technology Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the creation of an Information and Communication…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Foreign Investment Flow to Morocco Rises by 37%

Foreign Investment Flow to Morocco Rises by 37%

Morocco's net foreign direct investment flows amounted to 31.82 billion dirhams ($3.35 billion) at the end of November, an increase of 36.7 percent compared to…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business SFD, Jordan Reschedule $114 Mn in Debt

SFD, Jordan Reschedule $114 Mn in Debt

The Saudi Fund for Development and the Jordanian government signed an agreement Monday to reschedule the repayment of $114 million debt. The agreement,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business UAE Energy Minister Says Oil Market is Correcting

UAE Energy Minister Says Oil Market is Correcting

The global oil market is “correcting”, UAE energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei told reporters on Monday. He said at an event in Dubai that he expects …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business UAE President Reshuffles Central Bank’s Board of Directors

UAE President Reshuffles Central Bank’s Board of Directors

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a federal decree, ordering the reshuffle of the central bank’s board of directors. Central bank…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Arab League Launches Joint Vision for Digital Economy

Arab League Launches Joint Vision for Digital Economy

The Arab League launched a Joint Vision for the Digital Economy as a means to boost social development and stability. This comes within the framework of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Saudi Civil Aviation Authority Signs Agreements at ICAN2018 in Kenya

Saudi Civil Aviation Authority Signs Agreements at ICAN2018 in Kenya

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) signed a series of strategic agreements in the field of civil aviation with a number of countries across…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Lebanese Pound Overnight Interbank Rate Falls to 15 Pct -Sources

Lebanese Pound Overnight Interbank Rate Falls to 15 Pct -Sources

The overnight interbank rate for Lebanese pounds fell to 15 percent on Monday thanks to increased liquidity, two banking sources told Reuters, after last week…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business King Abdullah Center for Petroleum Studies Inks Deal with GCC on Bolstering Power Sector

King Abdullah Center for Petroleum Studies Inks Deal with GCC on Bolstering Power Sector

The King Abdullah Center for Petroleum Studies and Research (KAPSARC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gulf Cooperation Council…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi ‘Sakani’ Program Offers up to 300,000 Housing Options

Saudi ‘Sakani’ Program Offers up to 300,000 Housing Options

Saudi Arabia’s Housing Ministry announced that its Sakani program is offering up to 300,000 housing and financing options. The Kingdom’s national housing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Kuwait Allows Foreign Investors Larger Shares in Local Banks

Kuwait Allows Foreign Investors Larger Shares in Local Banks

Kuwait announced that it was allowing foreign investors to own a bigger stake of its local banks. A press statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Kuwait)
Business Oman to Cut Oil Output by 2% for 6 Months

Oman to Cut Oil Output by 2% for 6 Months

Oman will be cutting oil output by 2 percent from January for an initial period of six months, according to a letter sent to customers of Omani oil by the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Lebanon's Central Bank Will Continue Financial Operations in 2019

Lebanon's Central Bank Will Continue Financial Operations in 2019

Lebanon's Central Bank will stick to its financial operations in 2019, Central Bank governor Riad Salameh told Reuters, adding a rise in global interest rates…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Aramco Signs Cybersecurity MoU with Raytheon

Saudi Aramco Signs Cybersecurity MoU with Raytheon

Saudi Aramco signed in Dhahran on Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Raytheon to establish a new company to develop and deliver the best…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Sisi Brands Egypt as Secure Magnet for Foreign Investment

Sisi Brands Egypt as Secure Magnet for Foreign Investment

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that investment-friendly factors enjoyed by Egypt today have made the country one of the top magnets for foreign…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business IEA Sees Global Oil Supply Tightening More Quickly in 2019

IEA Sees Global Oil Supply Tightening More Quickly in 2019

The global oil market could move into deficit sooner than expected thanks to OPEC’s output agreement with Russia and to Canada’s decision to cut supply, the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
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Lebanese Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Expect a Tourism Boom During Holidays

Lebanon is expected to witness a promising tourism season during the holidays despite a political deadlock caused by a delay in the formation of a new…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Business Zanganeh

Iran Says Will not Reduce Oil Output

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has said that his country has no plans to reduce its oil production, but will remain a member of OPEC, the official news…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Lebanon: 70% of Deposits in USD Despite High-Interest Rates on LBP

Lebanon: 70% of Deposits in USD Despite High-Interest Rates on LBP

Banking sector indices fell below the growth forecast for the current year, beating the effectiveness of incentives to raise interest rates by twice the…

Ali Zeineddine (Beirut)
Business ABCC Appoints Bandar Ali Reda as its Secretary General

ABCC Appoints Bandar Ali Reda as its Secretary General

The Arab-British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) chose Bandar Ali Reda as its Secretary General and CEO during its Winter Reception. Reda was nominated for the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Reforms Boost SME Growth

Saudi Reforms Boost SME Growth

Saudi reforms are enhancing the growth of small and medium enterprises sector to create jobs and boost the economy, as the Ministry of Labor launches 68…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Report: Oil Price Hike Boosts Arab Production Growth

Report: Oil Price Hike Boosts Arab Production Growth

An oil price hike boosted the expectations of acceleration in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the Arab region at an average rate of 2.8 percent to reach…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Initiatives Boost Progression of Saudi Investment Environment Internationally

Initiatives Boost Progression of Saudi Investment Environment Internationally

The Saudi trade and investment system has strengthened its success through a series of qualitative initiatives that have been undertaken over the past period…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)