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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 Aramco to Acquire 50 Percent Stake in Synthetic-Rubber Maker Arlanxeo

Saudi Aramco to Acquire 50 Percent Stake in Synthetic-Rubber Maker Arlanxeo

Saudi Aramco is set to acquire a 50 percent stake in synthetic-rubber maker Arlanxeo after buying it from its partner, Germany’s Lanxess in a deal worth 1.4…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business STC's Financial Results Improve in H1 2018

STC's Financial Results Improve in H1 2018

Saudi Telecoms achieved positive growth in their announced results for the first half of 2018, with an improvement of 3.33 percent compared to the same period…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Egypt Seeks Raising Industry’s Contribution to Growth by 20%

Egypt Seeks Raising Industry’s Contribution to Growth by 20%

The industry sector plays an important role in the national economy, Egypt’s minister of planning and administrative reform said on Tuesday. Hala al-Saeed…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Dubai’s DP World Acquires Danish Unifeeder for $762.6 million

Dubai’s DP World Acquires Danish Unifeeder for $762.6 million

DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, has announced the acquisition of 100 percent of Denmark’s Unifeeder Group for 660 million Euros ($762.6…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Morocco: 4.9% Annual Growth in Sales of New Cars

Morocco: 4.9% Annual Growth in Sales of New Cars

New car sales recorded 4.86 percent increase by the end of July compared to the same period last year, according to Morocco’s Association of Importers of Motor…

Asharq Al Awsat (Rabat)
Business Fitch Affirms Egypt's Credit Rating with Positive Outlook

Fitch Affirms Egypt's Credit Rating with Positive Outlook

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Egypt’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at “B” with a “Positive Outlook”, the rating agency announced in a…

Sabri Najeh (Cairo)
Business Iran: Economists Criticize Government Corruption

Iran: Economists Criticize Government Corruption

A number of Iranian economic experts criticized President Hassan Rouhani for the corruption in the country and presented a package of proposals to tackle the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Arabia: Gasoline Prices Remain Unchanged

Saudi Arabia: Gasoline Prices Remain Unchanged

The Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources decided on Monday to keep the gasoline prices for domestic consumption unchanged for the third…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Tunisia: Sale Season Fueled by Hopes of Stimulating Domestic Consumption

Tunisia: Sale Season Fueled by Hopes of Stimulating Domestic Consumption

Economists in Tunisia have been closely following the economic dynamics of the local markets, especially with the beginning of the sale season early this month…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business Sudan Relies on Renewable Energies in Electricity Production

Sudan Relies on Renewable Energies in Electricity Production

Sudan announced Sunday completing the development of a plan to benefit from solar energy and wind power to produce about 1,000 MW of electricity in 2019,…

Saif al-Yazal Babker (Khartoum)
Business Saudi

Foreigners Maintain 5.1% Share in Saudi Stock Market

Foreign investors maintained their share in the Saudi stock market, which for the third week in a row remained above 5.1 percent. The Saudi bourse is one of…

Shujaa al-Bogmi (Riyadh)
Business Morocco's Exports of Traditional Clothes to Algeria Increase by 97%

Morocco's Exports of Traditional Clothes to Algeria Increase by 97%

Exports of traditional Moroccan clothing to Algeria increased by 97 percent in 2017, reaching $18.8 million with 9 percent of total Moroccan exports to Algeria…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Sudan National Carrier Receives Airbus Program for Rehabilitation

Sudan National Carrier Receives Airbus Program for Rehabilitation

The Sudanese government announced on Saturday receiving a rehabilitation and operations plan from the European aeronautics company, Airbus, to serve its…

Saif al-Yazal Ba Baker (Khartoum)
Business Houthis Up Gas Prices to Obstruct Efforts to Stabilize Yemeni Rial

Houthis Up Gas Prices to Obstruct Efforts to Stabilize Yemeni Rial

Houthi militias increased gas prices once again on Saturday in areas under their control, which includes the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Other than adding to the…

Business Walmart Deadlocked With US Over Bribery Probe

Walmart Deadlocked With US Over Bribery Probe

Walmart Inc. set aside nearly $300 million last fall for a possible resolution with the U.S. government over international bribery allegations, a sign that an…

Tom Schoenberg (Washington)
Business Egypt: Advertising Campaign Motivating Citizens to Pay Property Taxes

Egypt: Advertising Campaign Motivating Citizens to Pay Property Taxes

An advertising campaign for Egypt’s Real Estate Taxation Authority (RTA) has drawn the people's attention calling on citizens to start paying taxes before mid…

Mohammed Jad (Cairo)
Business Turkey: Inflation Rises to Highest Level in 14 Years

Turkey: Inflation Rises to Highest Level in 14 Years

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought to calm fears about the country's economy, which has shown negative signs recently, stressing Ankara will…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business 100 Saudi Firms Listed in the Local Market See 2.46% Profit Increase

100 Saudi Firms Listed in the Local Market See 2.46% Profit Increase

Total profit of 100 Saudi firms listed in the local market saw a rise of 2.46 percent compared to the same period of 2017, amounting to $14.5 billion,…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business SRC, Dar Al Tamleek Ink New Agreement for Housing Funds

SRC, Dar Al Tamleek Ink New Agreement for Housing Funds

Meeting a growing demand for Saudi housing funds, the Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC) signed a SAR 1.2 billion (approximately $ 320 million) deal…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business GCC among Top Countries on Logistic Performance Index

GCC among Top Countries on Logistic Performance Index

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has maintained its Arab leadership in providing logistics services while strengthening its position in the global ranking of…

Ali Zeineddine (Beirut)
Business Dubai

Dubai Land Authority Seizes Assets of Property Firm

The Dubai Land Department, DLD, has issued a decision to seize the properties and land plots registered under Schon Properties as well as the funds deposited…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Currency Exchange Shops Closed in Aden

Currency Exchange Shops Closed in Aden

Yemeni security forces on Wednesday shut down a number of currency exchange shops in Aden operating without a license, hoping to blunt the impact of the war…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Business Bahrain Implements Government Projects Worth $1.9 Bn During Q1 of 2018

Bahrain Implements Government Projects Worth $1.9 Bn During Q1 of 2018

Bahrain has established investment projects worth $1.9 billion in various sectors during the first quarter of 2018, with oil, gas, infrastructure and health…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business PIF

Saudi’s PIF Announces Knowledge Partners in 2018 Future Investment Initiative

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced Wednesday its knowledge partners, who will run cross-industry workshops during the 2018 Future…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)