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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 Egypt on Track to Achieve Its Financial Targets - Finance Minister

Egypt on Track to Achieve Its Financial Targets - Finance Minister

Egypt’s state revenues grew by 35.5 percent in the first quarter of this fiscal year, putting the government on track to achieve its targeted primary budget…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Jordan Imposes Taxes on Imports From Turkey

Jordan Imposes Taxes on Imports From Turkey

Jordan has started on Thursday imposing customs duties on imports from Turkey after terminating a free trade agreement between the two countries. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business Fitch Affirms Saudi Arabia at A+

Fitch Affirms Saudi Arabia at A+

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the growth of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's economy at 'A+' with a Stable Outlook. The affirmation of the ratings and Outlook were…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Survey Shows 2 Percent Increase in Female Workers for Q2

Saudi Survey Shows 2 Percent Increase in Female Workers for Q2

The number of Saudi female workers in the national trade sector increased by 2 percent during the second quarter of 2018. The number of Saudi Arabia’s trade…

Shujaa al-Boqmi (Riyadh)
Business Jordan: Senate Returns Tax Bill to Parliament after Amendments

Jordan: Senate Returns Tax Bill to Parliament after Amendments

Jordan’s Upper House of Senate approved Wednesday tax bill amendments, proposed by its Finance and Economic Committee, to impose a fixed tax of 10 percent on…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business Aramco Proposes 50 Investment Opportunities at IKTVA Forum

Aramco Proposes 50 Investment Opportunities at IKTVA Forum

Saudi Aramco is expected to announce 50 investment opportunities during its 4th annual forum for the In-Kingdom Total Value Add (IKTVA) program on November 26…

Asharq Al Awsat (Al-Dammam)
Business EU

EU Strengthens Energy Partnership with Algeria

The European Commissioner for Climate and Energy, Miguel Arias Canete, began a visit to Algiers on Tuesday for high level meetings to restart the energy…

Abdullah Mustafa (Brussels)
Business Egypt's Budget Deficit in Q1 FY 2018-19 Decreases

Egypt's Budget Deficit in Q1 FY 2018-19 Decreases

Egypt’s budget deficit for the first quarter of the 2018-2019 fiscal year starting in July was slightly down to 1.9 percent from 2 percent last year, Finance…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business PIF Announces ‘Wadi Al Disah Development Project’ in Mohammed bin Salman Natural Reserve

PIF Announces ‘Wadi Al Disah Development Project’ in Mohammed bin Salman Natural Reserve

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Tuesday the launch of the Wadi Al Disah Development Project, located within the Prince Mohammed bin Salman…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Falih: Saudi Crown Prince to Attend G20 Summit in Argentina

Falih: Saudi Crown Prince to Attend G20 Summit in Argentina

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will attend the G20 summit in Argentina at the end of this month as part of a foreign tour, Saudi Minister of Energy,…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Putin, Erdogan Inaugurate TurkStream Pipeline

Putin, Erdogan Inaugurate TurkStream Pipeline

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked on Monday the completion of the offshore phase of the Turkish Stream Project…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Sound Energy Finds No Producible Gas in TE-9 Moroccan Well

Sound Energy Finds No Producible Gas in TE-9 Moroccan Well

Shares in Sound Energy PLC dropped on Monday as the company said it will abandon the TE-9 well in Morocco after it failed to find gas. The share price in…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Iranian Jobs Go as US Sanctions Start to Bite

Iranian Jobs Go as US Sanctions Start to Bite

Tamnoush, an Iranian company that makes fizzy drinks, has shut down its production line after 16 years and laid off dozens of workers. It was facing massive…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Bahrain Strengthens Economic Ties with China, Signs 8 Landmark MoUs

Bahrain Strengthens Economic Ties with China, Signs 8 Landmark MoUs

A senior delegation from Bahrain led by the Capital Governor Sheikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa and organized by the Bahrain Economic Development Board …

Asharq Al Awsat (Manama)
Business Saudi-Iraqi Economic Cooperation Expected to Improve

Saudi-Iraqi Economic Cooperation Expected to Improve

The Council of Saudi Chambers has expected the coming period to witness a surge in Saudi commodities and products into the Iraqi market. Dr. Sami bin…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Lebanon: IMF Reduces Growth Forecasts to 1% as Inflation Rises

Lebanon: IMF Reduces Growth Forecasts to 1% as Inflation Rises

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reconsidered its earlier assessment of the Lebanese economy and reduced growth expectations from 1.7 percent to only…

Ali Zeineddine (Beirut)
Business Jordan’s Parliament Approves Amendments to Income Tax Law

Jordan’s Parliament Approves Amendments to Income Tax Law

Jordan’s lower house of parliament approved a new IMF-backed tax law on Sunday after Prime Minister Omar Razzaz warned that the country would pay a heavy price…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business Saudi Institutions Increase Purchases in Local Stock Market

Saudi Institutions Increase Purchases in Local Stock Market

Domestic institutions have surged around SAR1.07 billion (USD285.3 million) in the Saudi stocks market during the past week, while foreign investor property in…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Jordan, Iraq Set Timeline to Establish Joint Border Industrial Zone

Jordan, Iraq Set Timeline to Establish Joint Border Industrial Zone

Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Tareq al-Hammouri and Iraqi Minister of Industry and Minerals Saleh al-Jabouri have agreed on the required…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business Undersea Gas Fires Egypt's Regional Energy Dreams

Undersea Gas Fires Egypt's Regional Energy Dreams

Egypt is looking to use its vast, newly tapped undersea gas reserves to establish itself as a key energy exporter and revive its flagging economy, said an AFP…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Golden Gate Real Estate Project Inaugurated in Bahrain

Golden Gate Real Estate Project Inaugurated in Bahrain

Ajmera Realty and Infra India Limited jointly with Mayfair Housing and Bahrain's Kooheji Golden Gate Developers have inaugurated the highly anticipated Golden…

Business NCB, SABIC Sign MoU to Finance SMEs

NCB, SABIC Sign MoU to Finance SMEs

The National Commercial Bank (NCB), known as al-Ahli Bank, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) to…

Business Egypt Seeks to Increase Local Contribution to Electrical Industries

Egypt Seeks to Increase Local Contribution to Electrical Industries

Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Osama Asran said that the Egyptian government endorses an ambitious program to support local…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business gas

New Tunisian Government Faces Economic Challenges

The Tunisian government, which received the parliament’s vote of confidence this week, faces a number of economic and social challenges amid a record trade…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)