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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 Qatar Airways Scrambles to Return Profit amid Gulf Boycott

Qatar Airways Scrambles to Return Profit amid Gulf Boycott

Qatar Airways may consider a fuel surcharge on tickets to help it return to profit amid a regional dispute and rising oil prices, Chief Executive Akbar al…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi: STC Signs Deals to Establish Fiber Optic Factory

Saudi: STC Signs Deals to Establish Fiber Optic Factory

The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) signed on Monday agreements with international companies to promote local content, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The deal…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia: Aramco’s IPO Waits to Align With SABIC, Add Value

Saudi Arabia: Aramco’s IPO Waits to Align With SABIC, Add Value

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih has attributed "some delays in Aramco's initial public offering to its…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Bahrain Approves VAT Draft Law

Bahrain Approves VAT Draft Law

Bahrain's Shura Council approved on Monday a draft law to impose the value-added tax (VAT) in the Kingdom. The House of Representatives had held an…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Tunisia Tourism Flows Back, Revenues Do Not Follow

Tunisia Tourism Flows Back, Revenues Do Not Follow

More than six million foreign travelers visited Tunisia in the first nine months of 2018, according to government data, as tourism rebounds from devastating…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunisia)
Business Egypt Promotes Sale of International Bonds in Asia, Europe

Egypt Promotes Sale of International Bonds in Asia, Europe

Egypt started Sunday promoting international bonds in Asia and Europe in an attempt to win new investors as the Finance Ministry tries to diversify its funding…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business ADNOC

Abu Dhabi State Driller, GE Firm Form Strategic Partnership on ADNOC Drilling

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Baker Hughes, a subsidiary of General Electric Co. have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will enable and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Algeria Enters World of Offshore Drilling in 2019

Algeria Enters World of Offshore Drilling in 2019

Algeria’s state-owned oil and gas company Sonatrach will launch offshore drilling with France’s Total and Italy’s ENI on two sites in the east and west of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
Business S&P Predicts Sustained Saudi Economic Growth until 2021

S&P Predicts Sustained Saudi Economic Growth until 2021

Saudi Arabia's long-term and short-term (A / A-2) sovereign debt rating having a stable positive outlook was reaffirmed by the global credit rating agency…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Riyadh to Host GCC Economic Forum

Riyadh to Host GCC Economic Forum

Riyadh will host later in October the second edition of the Gulf Cooperation Council Economic Forum, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. The event…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Sudan Sets Daily Pound Exchange Rate

Sudan Sets Daily Pound Exchange Rate

Sudan set on Sunday the daily exchange rate for its pound as part of a new currency mechanism in what amounts to a sharp devaluation, the head of the country's…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi MADA Prepares to Launch ‘Apple Pay’

Saudi MADA Prepares to Launch ‘Apple Pay’

The Saudi Payment Network (MADA) announced it will soon introduce ''Apple Pay'' in Saudi Arabia. In a statement issued on Friday, MADA confirmed that this…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Crown Prince Seeks Lower Unemployment to Fulfill Vision 2030

Saudi Crown Prince Seeks Lower Unemployment to Fulfill Vision 2030

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, said that he believes that unemployment in the Kingdom will start to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Crown Prince Vows Aramco IPO by 2021

Saudi Crown Prince Vows Aramco IPO by 2021

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, announced that the stalled plan to sell shares in oil giant Aramco will…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Over 6 Million Tourists Visit Tunisia in First Nine Months of 2018

Over 6 Million Tourists Visit Tunisia in First Nine Months of 2018

Tunisia’s tourism continued to rebound from devastating terrorist attacks three years ago as more than six million foreign travelers visit the country in the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business SABB, Alawwal Agree Merger to Create Third Largest Bank in Saudi Arabia

SABB, Alawwal Agree Merger to Create Third Largest Bank in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi British Bank (SABB) and Alawwal Bank have approved a merger agreement, they said in a joint statement. The merger will create the Kingdom’s third…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business SABIC Ends $2 Bn Bond Issue

SABIC Ends $2 Bn Bond Issue

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) has completed the issuance of two billion dollars worth of international bonds, the Saudi petrochemicals major said on…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Egypt's Non-oil Private Sector Activity Weakens

Egypt's Non-oil Private Sector Activity Weakens

The Emirates NBD Egypt Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the non-oil private sector weakened to 48.7 in September from 50.5 in August, putting it below the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business World Bank: Likely Growth in MENA Economies

World Bank: Likely Growth in MENA Economies

New World Bank report forecasts growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to hit an average of 2 percent, compared to an average of 1.4 percent in 2017…

Mohammed Jad (Cairo)
Business Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE to Sign Agreements in Support of Jordan

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE to Sign Agreements in Support of Jordan

The finance ministers of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will sign in Amman several framework agreements related to the outcomes of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Business Cityscape Global Kicks Off in Dubai

Cityscape Global Kicks Off in Dubai

The 17th edition of Cityscape Global is underway at the Dubai World Trade Center, featuring almost 300 exhibitors across nine exhibition halls. Sheikh Hamdan…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business STC Launches New Digital Payment Service

STC Launches New Digital Payment Service

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has launched a new investment arm for electronic payments under the name “STC Pay”. The STC Pay was launched as part of the kingdom…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Aramco Takes Part in Premier US-Saudi SME Forum in Los Angeles

Saudi Aramco Takes Part in Premier US-Saudi SME Forum in Los Angeles

Saudi Aramco participated on Tuesday in the US-Saudi Arabian Business Council’s (USSABC) premier US-Saudi SME Forum in Los Angeles, adding momentum to ongoing…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Fourth Middle East Safety Summit Opens in Riyadh

Fourth Middle East Safety Summit Opens in Riyadh

The Fourth Middle East Safety Summit was kicked off in Riyadh on Tuesday under the patronage of the Minister of Transport and Chairman of the General Authority…

Asharq Al Awsat