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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 Bahrain International Airshow Concludes with USD5bn Deals

Bahrain International Airshow Concludes with USD5bn Deals

Bahrain International Airshow 2018, which concluded on Friday, has witnessed sealing deals worth USD5.1 billion. Deals of the Saudi Gulf Airlines were the…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
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Saudi Banks Earn $10 Bn in 9 Months

Saudi banks listed in the local financial market posted huge profits of $10.05 billion in the first nine months of 2018, according to financial results. …

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Turkey Rolls Back Some Restrictions on Foreign Currency Use

Turkey Rolls Back Some Restrictions on Foreign Currency Use

Turkey has rolled back some restrictions on the use of foreign currencies that were brought in at the height of an economic crisis this year, according to a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Istanbul)
Business Iraq Agrees to Resume Oil Exports from Kirkuk

Iraq Agrees to Resume Oil Exports from Kirkuk

The central government of Iraq agreed on Friday to resume oil exports from Kirkuk. "The federal government and the government of the Kurdish (autonomous)…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Bahrain Targets Three Giant Projects in Transportation System

Bahrain Targets Three Giant Projects in Transportation System

Bahrain's transportation and telecommunications minister Kamal bin Ahmad said that his country is working on three giant projects; King Hamad Causeway, the…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business $ 1.5 Billion in Mergers and Acquisitions in Egypt in 2018

$ 1.5 Billion in Mergers and Acquisitions in Egypt in 2018

Egypt's mergers and acquisitions (M & A) deal value increased to reach $1.5bn with 14 deals in total so far this year, overtaking 2017 which only had 10 deals…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business  Lebanon Central Bank Governor: Bank Deposits Up 4%

Lebanon Central Bank Governor: Bank Deposits Up 4%

Bank deposits in Lebanon have risen by 4 percent on the year, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said on Thursday, and he maintained his economic growth…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
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Turkish Unemployment Rate Rises

Turkey's unemployment rate stood at 11.1 percent in August, up 0.5 percentage points compared to the same month a year earlier, the country's statistical…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business OPEC+ Seeks to Balance the Oil Market during Next Month Meeting

OPEC+ Seeks to Balance the Oil Market during Next Month Meeting

OPEC and its allies are looking to find a balance in the global oil market through plans to cut production next year to prevent a growing supply, while…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Report: Government, Education Sectors, Banks in Middle East See Highest Data Leak Incidents

Report: Government, Education Sectors, Banks in Middle East See Highest Data Leak Incidents

InfoWatch Group has released a report on confidential data leaks from organizations in the Middle East, covering the period from July 1, 2017, through June 30…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business Turkey Eyes Iran Share in Iraqi Markets after US Sanctions Hit

Turkey Eyes Iran Share in Iraqi Markets after US Sanctions Hit

With US re-imposed sanctions against Iran scaling back Iranian economic activity in the region, Turkey is looking to fill the void in commodity exports left…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business UAE’s ADNOC Signs Investment Deals

UAE’s ADNOC Signs Investment Deals

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced an AED5.1 billion (US$1.4 billion) investment to upgrade and expand its Bu Hasa field that will…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Saudi Military Industries Takes Part in Bahrain International Air Show

Saudi Military Industries Takes Part in Bahrain International Air Show

The Saudi Military Industries Company (SAMI) emerged as a leading participant in the fifth edition of the Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS), which is being…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business IMF: Iran Needs Oil Price Close to $100 a Barrel to Balance Budget

IMF: Iran Needs Oil Price Close to $100 a Barrel to Balance Budget

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Iran needs oil prices to reach USD98.6 a barrel this year and USD95.4 next year to balance its budget. The IMF…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business IMF Says Gulf Economies Recovering

IMF Says Gulf Economies Recovering

Economic growth in the Gulf will recover in 2018 from a contraction last year but remains vulnerable to volatility in crude oil prices, the International…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business OPEC Warns of Oil Surplus in 2019

OPEC Warns of Oil Surplus in 2019

OPEC sees demand for its own crude falling even faster than expected in 2019 as a slowing global economy crimps demand and rival supplies surge. For 2019,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Jordan to Increase Gas Imports from Egypt

Jordan to Increase Gas Imports from Egypt

Jordan announced on Tuesday that it was seeking to increase its natural gas imports from Egypt to cover a third of its demands. Hala Zawati, Jordanian…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business ADIPEC Abu Dhabi: Oil, Gas Main Elements of Economic Growth

ADIPEC Abu Dhabi: Oil, Gas Main Elements of Economic Growth

Held under the patronage of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi hosted the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference …

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi )
Business Oil Prices Jump after OPEC Signals New Production Strategy

Oil Prices Jump after OPEC Signals New Production Strategy

Oil prices rose nearly 2 percent on Monday, recording the biggest daily rise in more than a month, after Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said that the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Egypt’s Public Sector Seeks Foreign Partners

Egypt’s Public Sector Seeks Foreign Partners

Egypt welcomes the private sector's investments in public companies whether through participation or as strategic investors or through the IPO, announced…

Sabri Najeh (Cairo)
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Lebanon Faces Public Debt Funding Crisis

 Lebanon is heading towards a serious financial crisis due to the government’s debt maturities in the near term, which must be paid in US dollars, with a…

Ali Zeineddine (Beirut)
Business Saudi Aramco, ADNOC Sign Agreement to Invest in Gas Exploration

Saudi Aramco, ADNOC Sign Agreement to Invest in Gas Exploration

Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed on Monday a strategic framework agreement to create opportunities for cooperation in the natural…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Saudi Electricity Awarded Global Certificate in Innovation

Saudi Electricity Awarded Global Certificate in Innovation

The Saudi Electricity Company has obtained a golden classification of accreditation certificate from the British Society for Ideas of Creativity and Innovation…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Salame: Lebanon’s Growth Linked to Political Stability

Salame: Lebanon’s Growth Linked to Political Stability

Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salame said he hoped the new government would be formed soon to carry out necessary reforms in the public sector and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)