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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 Saudi Arabia Stresses Commitment to Becoming Global Solar Energy Leader

Saudi Arabia Stresses Commitment to Becoming Global Solar Energy Leader

The Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources reiterated on Tuesday its plans to make the Kingdom’s power sector more diversified, sustainable,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Arab Organization for Tourism Approves Establishment of Arbitration Commission

Arab Organization for Tourism Approves Establishment of Arbitration Commission

The Executive Council of the Arab Organization for Tourism approved on Tuesday the establishment of an Arbitration Commission to deal with tourism issues…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business IMF Expects UAE Economy to Grow by 2.9% in 2018

IMF Expects UAE Economy to Grow by 2.9% in 2018

The International Monetary Fund lifted its forecasts for economic growth in the United Arab Emirates because of expectations that oil production and state…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Bahrain Offers 10 Investment Opportunities to Develop E-Commerce

Bahrain Offers 10 Investment Opportunities to Develop E-Commerce

Bahrain's Ministry of Industry and Commerce provided on Monday 10 investment opportunities in the field of e-commerce and technology services to entrepreneurs…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business Saudi Public Investment Fund Refutes ‘Inaccurate’ Media Report on Solar Project

Saudi Public Investment Fund Refutes ‘Inaccurate’ Media Report on Solar Project

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) refuted as “inaccurate” on Monday a recent report that claimed the Kingdom had shelved SoftBank’s solar project,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Airlines Launches First Direct Flight to Erbil

Saudi Airlines Launches First Direct Flight to Erbil

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) launched on Monday its direct and regular flights between Saudi Arabia and Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Calls for More Arab Cooperation in Oil Industry

Saudi Arabia Calls for More Arab Cooperation in Oil Industry

Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih declared on Monday that Arab oil producing countries can enjoy an…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi to Increase Budget Spending to SAR1.106 Trillion in 2019

Saudi to Increase Budget Spending to SAR1.106 Trillion in 2019

Saudi Arabia’s government budget spending is expected to reach more than 1.106 trillion Saudi riyals ($295 billion) in 2019, about 7% higher than the projected…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Riyadh)
Business Careem Resumes Rides in Oman

Careem Resumes Rides in Oman

Careem, the ride-hailing service, resumed its operations in Muscat, Oman after signing an agreement to partner with local taxi company Marhaba. Careem said…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business UAE Cabinet Approves Federal Budget of $49 Bn

UAE Cabinet Approves Federal Budget of $49 Bn

The United Arab Emirates approved a three-year budget worth $49 billion, with 59 percent of it allocated to education and social development. The UAE…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Lockheed Martin Appoints New Chief Executive of Saudi Operations

Lockheed Martin Appoints New Chief Executive of Saudi Operations

Lockheed Martin announced Joseph Rank as the Chief Executive for Lockheed Martin Saudi Arabia. Rank takes over the position from Alan Chinoda who will be…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Airlines to Launch Direct Flights to Erbil

Saudi Airlines to Launch Direct Flights to Erbil

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) will launch on Monday its first new direct flights from Jeddah to Erbil, Iraq. The airlines will hold six weekly flights to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Receives Highest Possible Assessment Grades from 'Basel'

Saudi Arabia Receives Highest Possible Assessment Grades from 'Basel'

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today published two reports assessing the implementation of the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) and the large…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Capital Intelligence Affirms Bahrain's GFH Rating at ‘BB’ With Stable Outlook

Capital Intelligence Affirms Bahrain's GFH Rating at ‘BB’ With Stable Outlook

Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group (GFH) announced that Capital Intelligence Ratings (“CI Ratings”), the international credit rating agency, has affirmed its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia Expects $11 Billion Inflows From JP Morgan Bond Index Entry

Saudi Arabia Expects $11 Billion Inflows From JP Morgan Bond Index Entry

Saudi Arabia said it expects inflows of around $11 billion into the country’s debt as a result of the inclusion of its international bond issues in JP Morgan’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt Halts Gas Imports After Final Shipments Arrived

Egypt Halts Gas Imports After Final Shipments Arrived

Egypt will stop importing natural gas after its final liquefied shipments arrived last week, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said on Saturday. Earlier…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Sterling Falters on GDP, Dollar Strength, As Brexit Pressures Grow

Sterling Falters on GDP, Dollar Strength, As Brexit Pressures Grow

Sterling fell half a percent on Friday after data showed that British companies had cut their investment in the second quarter of 2018 and the economy grew…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business More than 100 Speakers for Future Investment Initiative 2018 in Riyadh

More than 100 Speakers for Future Investment Initiative 2018 in Riyadh

The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Thursday announced more than 100 global investors, CEOs and disruptive innovators who will speak at the Future…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait to Enter Key JP Morgan Bond Indexes

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait to Enter Key JP Morgan Bond Indexes

Saudi Arabia and four other Gulf states will enter JP Morgan’s emerging market government bond indexes next year, a move likely to lure billions of dollars of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia: Tarshid Launches Initiative to Conserve Energy at State Entities

Saudi Arabia: Tarshid Launches Initiative to Conserve Energy at State Entities

The National Energy Efficiency Services Co. (Tarshid) has launched phase I of government facilities’ rehabilitation project. The project is aimed at reducing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business US Will Ensure Oil Market Is Well Supplied Prior to Sanctions on Iran

US Will Ensure Oil Market Is Well Supplied Prior to Sanctions on Iran

US data showed a build in domestic crude inventories, but an impending drop in Iranian exports kept Brent futures above $80 a barrel and on track for a fifth…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Stocks Resume Trade Activity, Jump 137 Pts

Saudi Stocks Resume Trade Activity, Jump 137 Pts

Saudi stock market gains jumped on Tuesday with trade activity resuming after a two-day holiday celebrating the Kingdom’s 88th National Day. Jumping 137…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Jordan: Government Approves Amendments to Income Tax Law

Jordan: Government Approves Amendments to Income Tax Law

The Jordanian government approved the final version of a draft law amending the Income Tax Law before sending it to the Lower House for endorsement. A Royal…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business Saudi Aramco CEO Says Has 1.5 Ml Barrels of Spare Capacity

Saudi Aramco CEO Says Has 1.5 Ml Barrels of Spare Capacity

The Saudi government is still committed to a stock market flotation for Saudi Aramco, but any initial public offering would have to wait until after the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)