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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 SABIC to Establish New Company for Agricultural Investments

SABIC to Establish New Company for Agricultural Investments

Saudi Arabia’s SABIC announced its decision to establish the SABIC Agri-nutrient Investments company to consolidate all its equity shares and assets currently…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business 130 Companies from 22 Countries Partake in Saudi National Security, Risk Prevention Expo

130 Companies from 22 Countries Partake in Saudi National Security, Risk Prevention Expo

Under the patronage of Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior Nasser bin Abdulaziz al…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Moody's Confirms Samba's Solvency, Capital, Asset Quality

Moody's Confirms Samba's Solvency, Capital, Asset Quality

Moody's confirmed that Samba Financial Group maintained its advanced credit rating with stable prospects in line with the stable outlook for the A1's sovereign…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Dubai

UAE to Host Global Future Councils' 3rd Meeting

The UAE government is set to host in Dubai the World Economic Forum’s third Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils in collaboration with the WEF. More…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business meeting

ADNOC Announces Capital Investment Growth of $132 Bln between 2019-2023

Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) has approved the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) new integrated gas strategy and plans to increase its oil…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Dubai Signs Agreement with ACWA Power to Buy 250MW

Dubai Signs Agreement with ACWA Power to Buy 250MW

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) signed an amendment to the power purchase agreement with the consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power to the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Lebanese Economic Bodies Threaten Strike over Govt. Formation Delay

Lebanese Economic Bodies Threaten Strike over Govt. Formation Delay

The economic bodies and General Labor Union in Lebanon have threatened to hold a strike in Lebanon in wake of the ongoing delay in forming a new government,…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Business Morocco, ITFC Sign MoU in Trade Development

Morocco, ITFC Sign MoU in Trade Development

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU…

Asharq Al Awsat (Rabat)
Business Egypt: Dairy Sector Develops Rapidly as Animal Protein Prices Rise

Egypt: Dairy Sector Develops Rapidly as Animal Protein Prices Rise

Dairy is a basic protein source for Egyptians due to its cheap prices compared to other animal protein sources. Tetra Pak statistics revealed that Egyptians…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business SAGIA Plans to Attract 200 Entrepreneurs, 50 Foreign Funds

SAGIA Plans to Attract 200 Entrepreneurs, 50 Foreign Funds

Dr. Mazin Al-Zaidi, head of innovation and entrepreneurship at Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), has revealed a plan to attract 200 foreign…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Egypt

Egypt Expects Total Foreign Debt to Reach $103 Billion

Egypt expects total foreign debt to reach $102.863 billion and aims to repay $10.326 billion to foreign lenders in the 2019-2020 financial year, a government…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Yanbu: Site for Aramco-SABIC Integrated Industrial Complex

Yanbu: Site for Aramco-SABIC Integrated Industrial Complex

Saudi Aramco and SABIC have announced their selection of Yanbu, on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, as the site for the development of an integrated industrial…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Saudi Aramco, SABIC Select Yanbu for Integrated Industrial Complex

Saudi Aramco, SABIC Select Yanbu for Integrated Industrial Complex

Saudi Aramco and SABIC announced their selection of Yanbu, on the west coast of Saudi Arabia, as the site for the development of an integrated industrial…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Airlines Operates New Routes to 2 Indonesian Destinations

Saudi Airlines Operates New Routes to 2 Indonesian Destinations

Saudi Arabian airlines (SAUDIA) launched on Thursday a new Asian passenger route to two Indonesian cities: Surabaya in the south and Medan in the north of the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Turkey’s Central Bank Raises Inflation Forecasts in 2019-20

Turkey’s Central Bank Raises Inflation Forecasts in 2019-20

Turkey’s Central Bank on Wednesday sharply raised its inflation forecasts for this year and next. The bank, which previously expected 2018 inflation of 13.4…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Saudi Revenues Grow 57% during Q3 2018

Saudi Revenues Grow 57% during Q3 2018

Saudi Arabia's government revenues hit SAR223.26 billion (USD59.5 billion) for the third quarter — an increase of 57 percent compared to the same period last…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Expansion of Egypt’s Midor Refinery to Increase Capacity by 60%

Expansion of Egypt’s Midor Refinery to Increase Capacity by 60%

Egypt’s Middle East Oil Refinery Company (Midor) signed a loan agreement worth $1.2 billion with a consortium of three international banks to finance its…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Trade Minister: SR780 Bln Worth of Programs Adopted as Part of Vision 2030

Saudi Trade Minister: SR780 Bln Worth of Programs Adopted as Part of Vision 2030

Saudi Arabia is expected to take significant leaps in the coming years through 12 programs for a number of commercial projects, worth an estimated SR780…

Aisha Jaafari (Jeddah)
Business Ritz-Carlton, DIFC Appoints New Sales, Marketing Head

Ritz-Carlton, DIFC Appoints New Sales, Marketing Head

The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has recently appointed Soufiane El Allam as the new director of sales and marketing. El Allam…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Iraq Oil Minister Says Crude Price 'Fair', Aims to Hike Output Capacity

Iraq Oil Minister Says Crude Price 'Fair', Aims to Hike Output Capacity

Iraq’s new oil minister Thamer Ghadhban said on Wednesday the current price of crude was “fair” and that the country, OPEC’s second-largest producer, would act…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Marafiq, Austrian Company Sign Deal to Expand Wastewater Treatment Plant in Jubail

Marafiq, Austrian Company Sign Deal to Expand Wastewater Treatment Plant in Jubail

Marafiq, Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu announced Wednesday the signing of a deal, worth half a billion riyals, with an Austrian company…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jubail)
Business Saudi Arabia Ranks 4th in Business Environment Reforms

Saudi Arabia Ranks 4th in Business Environment Reforms

Saudi Arabia ranked fourth in terms of the number of reforms that would contribute to improving business environment at the G20 level, said the World Bank’s…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Investment Authority, King Abdullah City for Atomic Energy Sign MoU

Saudi Investment Authority, King Abdullah City for Atomic Energy Sign MoU

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding …

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Federation of GCC Chambers to Discuss Accelerated Implementation of Economic Union Projects

Federation of GCC Chambers to Discuss Accelerated Implementation of Economic Union Projects

The Federation of GCC Chambers in Riyadh will discuss next Sunday ways to enhance the role of the private sector in development, formulate economic frameworks,…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)