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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 Egypt Opens 3 Power Plants to Tackle Power Cuts

Egypt Opens 3 Power Plants to Tackle Power Cuts

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi opened on Tuesday three new power plants to address the country’s acute power shortages. The new projects initiated…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Egypt Raises Natural Gas Prices by 75 Percent

Egypt Raises Natural Gas Prices by 75 Percent

Egypt raised on Saturday natural gas prices for households and businesses by between 33.3 and 75 percent to meet austerity demands by the International…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Aramco Selects 2 Banks for Advice on Possible SABIC Deal

Aramco Selects 2 Banks for Advice on Possible SABIC Deal

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley have been picked to advise on Saudi Aramco’s plan to buy a controlling stake in petrochemical maker SABIC, four sources familiar…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Business Delegation Visits Kurdistan to Explore Investment Prospects

Saudi Business Delegation Visits Kurdistan to Explore Investment Prospects

A large Saudi business delegation arrived in Erbil on Monday to discuss investment opportunities in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The delegation was led by…

İhsan Aziz (Erbil)
Business Erdogan Son-in-law Defends Fiscal Policies

Erdogan Son-in-law Defends Fiscal Policies

New Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak renewed his assertion that Turkey will continue steadily in its upward economic growth, saying that his…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Samba Financial Grows 10% through Record Profits in Q2

Samba Financial Grows 10% through Record Profits in Q2

CEO of Samba Financial Group Eisa bin Mohammed al-Eisa announced Sunday record financial profits by the group during the second quarter of 2018. He said…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Foreign Investors Set New Record Level in Saudi Market

Foreign Investors Set New Record Level in Saudi Market

Foreign investors in the Saudi stock market hit a new record, with data released by Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) showing a rise in the ownership of foreign…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business bank

IFC Chooses Egypt as Model for its Investments in Middle East

CEO of the International Finance Corporation Philippe Le Houerou said that the IFC is keen to back the participation of the private sector in renewable energy…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Airbus CEO Eyes BAE Fighter Merger

Airbus CEO Eyes BAE Fighter Merger

The chief executive of Airbus (AIR.PA) said he was open to a merger of his firm’s jet fighter business with that of BAE Systems (BAES.L), the Sunday Times…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Dubai Chamber Report Predicts Positive Years Ahead for UAE Economy

Dubai Chamber Report Predicts Positive Years Ahead for UAE Economy

A new report from Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber) has predicted prosperous years ahead for the UAE economy. The recently issued outlook…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Boeing Announces $100 Billion in Orders and Commitments at Farnborough Airshow

Boeing Announces $100 Billion in Orders and Commitments at Farnborough Airshow

Boeing announced at the Farnborough International Airshow a total of $98.4 billion in orders and commitments for commercial airplanes at list prices and $2.1…

Business  Privacy as a Product: Trading Your Personal Data to Get a Discount on a Car

Privacy as a Product: Trading Your Personal Data to Get a Discount on a Car

The debate over privacy can leave consumers feeling torn between two bad options: disengage with the virtual world and maintain our anonymity or engage with…

Peter Holley (Washington)
Business Morocco, EU Agree to Renew Fisheries Agreement

Morocco, EU Agree to Renew Fisheries Agreement

Morocco and the European Union (EU) have agreed on the content of the renewed 2014 future sustainable fisheries agreement and its implementation of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Rabat)
Business Nasser

Nasser: Aramco's Potential SABIC Deal to Impact IPO Timing

Saudi Aramco's potential acquisition of a stake in Saudi petrochemicals maker SABIC would affect the time frame of its own planned initial public offering,…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business Saudi Arabia’s Maaden Signs MoU with GE on Digital Solutions

Saudi Arabia’s Maaden Signs MoU with GE on Digital Solutions

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with General Electric (GE) on Thursday, which focused on…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Salameh

Lebanon Central Bank Governor: Monetary Conditions Stable

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh denied on Thursday reports about financial instability, saying monetary conditions in Lebanon were stable. In comments…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business Saudi Electricity Company Saves $109 Mln of Diesel, Raw Fuel

Saudi Electricity Company Saves $109 Mln of Diesel, Raw Fuel

A technical report from the Saudi Electricity Company revealed its success in the execution of several modern projects in the field of electricity generation,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business ADNOC

ADNOC Awards Contracts for 3D Seismic Survey in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, has awarded contracts worth AED 5.88bn (US $1.6bn) to BGP Inc., a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Company,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Saudi

Saudi Bank Profits Opt to Grow in 2018

Economic reports forecast further growth in Saudi bank profitability in the first half of this year, which would add to mounting profits made by local banks…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Electricity Co to Operate 11 Projects in Southern Regions

Saudi Electricity Co to Operate 11 Projects in Southern Regions

Saudi Electricity Co. revealed a plan to operate a number of electric projects in southern regions during the second half of the current year in order to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Aramco

Saudi Aramco Says in 'Early-Stage' Talks for Stake in SABIC

Saudi Aramco said on Thursday it is looking to buy a stake in petrochemical maker Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). Aramco said in a statement…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business EU Slaps Google with $5 Billion Antitrust Fine over Android

EU Slaps Google with $5 Billion Antitrust Fine over Android

The European Union slapped Google on Wednesday with a record 4.34 billion euros ($5 billion) antitrust fine for abusing the dominance of its Android operating…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business As Sanctions Start to Bite, Iran Crude Exports Set to Wilt

As Sanctions Start to Bite, Iran Crude Exports Set to Wilt

Iran’s oil exports could fall by as much as two-thirds by the end of the year because of new US sanctions, putting oil markets under huge strain amid supply…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Arabia Approves Formation of Coordination Council with Kuwait

Saudi Arabia Approves Formation of Coordination Council with Kuwait

The Saudi Arabia approved on Tuesday the formation of a Saudi-Kuwait coordination council. The decision was announced during a cabinet session in Jeddah…