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Saudi Real Estate Market Maintains Investment Momentum Despite War Fallout

Business Residential developments in Saudi Arabia (Ministry of Municipalities and Housing)

Saudi Real Estate Market Maintains Investment Momentum Despite War Fallout

Saudi Arabia's real estate market continues to attract investment despite geopolitical challenges weighing on economic activity worldwide, supported by new…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)
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 Waad AlShamal: Compound to Manufacture Phosphore in USD300m

Waad AlShamal: Compound to Manufacture Phosphore in USD300m

Italmatch Chemicals S.P.A. inked a deal with SADIG Industries to establish a comprehensive chemical industrial compound for phosphate in Waad AlShamal and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business ADNOC

ADNOC to Open 2 Service Stations in Saudi Arabia

ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’s leading fuel and convenience retailer, has announced the start of operations in the Saudi Arabia, with two service stations…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Saudi: SABIC Raises Share in Ar-Razi Company to 75%

Saudi: SABIC Raises Share in Ar-Razi Company to 75%

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) signed on Wednesday an agreement to extend its joint venture with the Japan Saudi Arabia Methanol Company (JSMC),…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Ghosn 'Faces New Under-Reporting Charge Worth $35mln'

Ghosn 'Faces New Under-Reporting Charge Worth $35mln'

Ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn will face a further accusation of under-reporting his salary by about four billion yen ($35.5 million) over the last three…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt Top Destination for Moroccan Foreign Investments in 2017

Egypt Top Destination for Moroccan Foreign Investments in 2017

The Foreign Exchange Office (Office des Changes) in Morocco statistics revealed that Moroccan foreign investments in North Africa rose sharply in 2017,…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Saudi Arabia Aims to Attract over $18 Billion-Investments in Transportation

Saudi Arabia Aims to Attract over $18 Billion-Investments in Transportation

Saudi Arabia plans to attract investments in the transportation sector worth more than SAR70 billion ($18.6 billion) by 2020. In parallel, the ministry of…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Cairo)
Business Egypt Adds 700m ft3 to Gas Output in 2019

Egypt Adds 700m ft3 to Gas Output in 2019

Egypt will commence trial operation of Giza and Fayoum fields before the end of December with an output average of 700 million cubic feet of gas per day before…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Jordan’s Finance Minister: Economy is Sound, Capable of Developing

Jordan’s Finance Minister: Economy is Sound, Capable of Developing

Despite being in a chaotic region, Jordan's economy is sound and fit to grow and was capable to develop a tolerance to surrounding repercussions, asserted…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business UAE-India MoU Inks Development Cooperation in Africa

UAE-India MoU Inks Development Cooperation in Africa

The United Arab Emirates and India stressed the importance of sharing views on regional and international issues of interest while the two discussed the latest…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi )
Business Saudi-Russian Consensus, Trade Truce Lift Oil Markets

Saudi-Russian Consensus, Trade Truce Lift Oil Markets

The announcement of Saudi-Russian agreement to extend the "OPEC plus" agreement in addition to the US-China trade arm agreement led to the rise in oil prices…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt to Lengthen Average Maturity on Debt to 3.5 Years in June

Egypt to Lengthen Average Maturity on Debt to 3.5 Years in June

Deputy finance minister Ahmed Kouchouk said Egypt was aiming to lengthen the average maturity on its debt to 3.5 years by the end of June of the fiscal year…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Companies Witness Remarkable Growth in Q3 2018

Saudi Companies Witness Remarkable Growth in Q3 2018

The Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Investment revealed a steady increase in the number of companies and establishments during the third quarter of 2018,…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business OPEC Makes Light of Qatar’s Decision to Quit Group

OPEC Makes Light of Qatar’s Decision to Quit Group

OPEC made light on Monday of Qatar’s decision to quit the oil exporting group in January 2019. Despite Doha’s claims that it was withdrawing from the group…

Asharq Al Awsat (Al-Dammam)
Business Saudi-Russian Consensus Reassures Oil Markets

Saudi-Russian Consensus Reassures Oil Markets

The meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Argentina was positively…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business SABIC Opens New Prospects in Petrochemicals Investment

SABIC Opens New Prospects in Petrochemicals Investment

Petrochemicals company SABIC’s announcement of signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with six multinational suppliers to establish strategic alliances…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Jordan’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 18.6%

Jordan’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 18.6%

The unemployment rate in Jordan for the third quarter of this year has reached 18.6 percent, with an increase of 0.1 percent compared to the same period of…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business Qatar Announces Withdrawal from OPEC

Qatar Announces Withdrawal from OPEC

Qatar announced on Monday that it was quitting OPEC from January 2019. Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad al-Kaabi told a news conference that Doha’s…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkish Annual Inflation Falls 1.44% in November

Turkish Annual Inflation Falls 1.44% in November

Turkey’s consumer price index fell 1.44 percent month-on-month in November, official data showed on Monday, bringing the annual inflation rate down from a 15…

Asharq Al Awsat (Istanbul)
Business New Saudi Investments in Sudan’s Agriculture

New Saudi Investments in Sudan’s Agriculture

Saudi Arabia and Sudan have launched a new agricultural partnership as part of the implementation of the Arab food security initiative. High hopes are…

Saif al-Yazal Ba Baker (Khartoum)
Business Egypt Working on Reforms in Tourism Sector

Egyptian Tourism Minister Rania al-Mashat said Saturday that Egypt is currently implementing the necessary reforms to the laws and regulations governing the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
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Sudan: 6 Arab, Foreign Firms Seek Investment in E-Payment

Six Arab and foreign firms operating in the technology sector have submitted requests for investment in Sudan. Some estimate e-payment transactions in Sudan…

Seifyazal Babekir (Khartoum)
Business Somalia Seeks Egypt’s Experience in Developing Natural Resources

Somalia Seeks Egypt’s Experience in Developing Natural Resources

Somalia plans to launch its first international bidding for oil exploration next year and has sought Egypt’s experience in this field, Egyptian Minister of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Lebanon Prepares to Launch Digital Currency in LBP to Facilitate Payment

Lebanon Prepares to Launch Digital Currency in LBP to Facilitate Payment

Lebanon’s Banque du Liban governor, Riad Salameh, said that preparations were underway to issue a digital currency in the Lebanese pound, to be used locally…

Ali Zeineddine (Beirut)
Business SEC Signs Financing Agreement Worth More Than $2Bn

SEC Signs Financing Agreement Worth More Than $2Bn

Saudi Arabian Electricity Company (SEC) signed a revolving credit facility agreement with eight international banks on Thursday worth no more than $2.15…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)