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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

Saudi Industrial Sector Plays Wider Role in Economic Growth

Positive growth witnessed in Saudi Arabia’s industrial sector for 2018’s first quarter is considered a milestone marking large contribution to the Kingdom’s…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Libya: Oil Exports Suspension Could Create Crisis

Libya: Oil Exports Suspension Could Create Crisis

The crisis of suspending Libyan oil exports from eastern regions overshadowed the political and social life of the country, amid the fear of a "catastrophic"…

Jamal Jawhar (Cairo)
Business Operations Commence in Natural Gas Pipeline from Azerbaijan to Europe via Turkey

Operations Commence in Natural Gas Pipeline from Azerbaijan to Europe via Turkey

British oil giant BP, British Petroleum, has announced commencing operations in the southern pipelines to transfer natural gas from Caspian Sea to European…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Saudi Shares Gain 15% in H1 of 2018

Saudi Shares Gain 15% in H1 of 2018

Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) jumped 15 percent, or 1,088 points, to close at 8,314 in H1 2018, compared to 7,226 points at the end of 2017. …

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Raises Monthly Oil Production to Highest Level in 5 Years

Saudi Arabia Raises Monthly Oil Production to Highest Level in 5 Years

It appears that Saudi Arabia responded to the world demand for its oil, as it began boosting output by 330,000 barrels a day in June to 10.3 million barrel per…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business Eisa

‘Samba’ Distributes $510 Mn of Dividends to Shareholders for H1 2018

Chairman of Samba Financial Group Eisa al-Eisa stressed the Group’s keenness to achieve the best profits for its shareholders. He said Samba puts continuous…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi, Russian Energy Ministers Discuss Latest Oil Market Developments

Saudi, Russian Energy Ministers Discuss Latest Oil Market Developments

Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih held a telephone call with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak on Monday to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business East Libya Oil Exports Grind to Halt

East Libya Oil Exports Grind to Halt

Libya's oil exports from its production heartland in the east ground to a halt on Monday in a financial showdown between the country's rival political…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tripoli)
Business Saudi-US Oil Market Coordination Stokes Iranian Fear

Saudi-US Oil Market Coordination Stokes Iranian Fear

The Saudi-US agreement on Sunday to stabilize oil markets and offset any potential supply shortages has angered Iran, which asked Organization of the Petroleum…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt Begins Implementing Largest Public Budget in its History

Egypt Begins Implementing Largest Public Budget in its History

Egypt started Sunday the implementation of the largest budget in its history for the fiscal year (FY) 2018-2019. This new budget, which amounts to EGP1.42…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Tunisia: Transport Costs Increase as Oil Rates Surge

Tunisia: Transport Costs Increase as Oil Rates Surge

Tunisian authorities began on Sunday implementing revised tariffs on non-state transportation after approving an increase in fuel prices last month. Non…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business Riyadh

Saudi Economy Grows 1.2% during First Quarter

The Saudi economy, the largest in the Middle East, has achieved positive growth in the first quarter of this year, at 1.2 percent, a sign on the feasibility of…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Acwa Power Targets Developing Projects in 15 Countries

Acwa Power Targets Developing Projects in 15 Countries

ACWA Power Chairman Mohammad Abunayyan said that his company is looking forward to operating in 15 countries through energy projects. The company currently…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Tangier)
Business New Saudi Health Insurance Scheme Becomes Applicable Sunday

New Saudi Health Insurance Scheme Becomes Applicable Sunday

Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI) Secretary-General Mohammed al-Hussein stressed Saturday that the new unified document and its annexes will be…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Electricity Authority Stresses Stability of Billing System

Saudi Electricity Authority Stresses Stability of Billing System

The Electricity and Cogeneration Regulatory Authority (ECRA) said Saturday that the electricity tariff has witnessed a change in some sectors of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Egypt Conducts Unprecedented Reforms in Attempt to Activate Investment

Egypt Conducts Unprecedented Reforms in Attempt to Activate Investment

The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved the fourth installment of a $12 billion, three-year loan for Egypt, bringing the total released to date to…

Mohammed Jad (Cairo)
Business World Bank Approves $500 Million Loan to Tunisia

World Bank Approves $500 Million Loan to Tunisia

The World Bank has approved a new $500 million loan to support economic reforms in Tunisia, the state news agency said. The loan is aimed at promoting…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business Sudan

Int’l Pledge to Support Sudan’s Economic Reforms Program

UK Department for International Development representatives and UN agencies operating in Sudan affirmed during a meeting with the state minister at the…

Saif al-Yazal Ba Baker (Khartoum)
Business oil

Purchases of Iran Oil Increase ahead of Possible Sanctions

Imports of Iranian crude oil by major buyers in Asia rose to the highest in eight months in May as purchases increased ahead of possible new sanctions on the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Agreement Between Aramco, NOV to Manufacture Drilling Rigs, Equipment

Agreement Between Aramco, NOV to Manufacture Drilling Rigs, Equipment

Saudi Aramco announced Thursday that it has signed a shareholder agreement with National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV) to form a joint venture partnership to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dhahran)
Business Bahrain: Specialized Committee to Map Out Visions to Achieve Financial Balance

Bahrain: Specialized Committee to Map Out Visions to Achieve Financial Balance

Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa directed Thursday a specialized committee to map out visions to achieve financial balance in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Manama)
Business Perry

US Urges Oil Producers to Compensate for Losses Caused by Iran Sanctions

US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Thursday that he is confident that Saudi Arabia and Russia can increase their crude oil production to stabilize the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business Moody's: Gulf Aid Will Bolster Bahrain Rating

Moody's: Gulf Aid Will Bolster Bahrain Rating

Ratings firm Moody's said on Thursday that Bahrain's B1 credit rating will be supported by aid pledged by other Gulf countries this week, as long as it is…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business MoU Between Cairo, Paris to Boost Investment in Egypt

MoU Between Cairo, Paris to Boost Investment in Egypt

Egypt signed Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Paris with the Mediterranean World Economic Foresight Institute (L’Institut de Prospective…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)