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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 Libya Biggest Beneficiary from OPEC Output Cut Agreement

Libya Biggest Beneficiary from OPEC Output Cut Agreement

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ overall oil-export revenues climbed by 28% in 2017 to $578.30 billion from $451.80 billion in 2016,…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business Saudi Finance Ministry Appoints Five Local Banks to Deal in Securities

Saudi Finance Ministry Appoints Five Local Banks to Deal in Securities

Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry signed an agreement on Thursday to appoint five local banks as primary dealers in local government securities, the ministry…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Business Strategy of Resolve Opens New Horizons for Saudi-UAE Partnership

Strategy of Resolve Opens New Horizons for Saudi-UAE Partnership

A Saudi-UAE partnership strategy, dubbed the “Strategy of Resolve,” was introduced as a hub for global economic strength on Thursday. Combining bilateral…

Business Euro Zone Growth Slowed Amid Trade War Fears

Euro Zone Growth Slowed Amid Trade War Fears

The euro zone began the year with slower economic growth as fears of a trade war with the United States appeared to take their toll, official data showed on…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Abudhabi

Abu Dhabi Unveils $13.6 Billion Economic Stimulus Package

Abu Dhabi has approved an AED 50 billion (13.6 billion dollars) economic stimulus package to accelerate economic growth over the next three years. Crown…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business eni

Italy's Eni: We Have No Material Exposure to Iran

Eni has no material exposure to Iran and so will not be affected by sanctions announced by the US administration, a spokesman for the Italian oil major has…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Kuwait to Export First Light Crude Cargo

Kuwait to Export First Light Crude Cargo

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has succeeded in producing and separating light crude oil from Jurassic production, Kuwait’s Oil Minister Bakhit Al Rashidi said on…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait)
Business BA

Kuwait 'Civil Aviation' Denies Suspension of 'British' Flights

Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has denied reports about the suspension of flights operated by British Airways to Kuwait. “There is no…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait)
Business EU Retaliates with Tariffs on US Imports from July

EU Retaliates with Tariffs on US Imports from July

The European Union says it will start imposing duties from July on a list of US products, ratcheting up a transatlantic trade conflict after Washington imposed…

Asharq Al Awsat (Brussels)
Business Saudi Aramco Signs 16 Contracts for Community Maintenance

Saudi Aramco Signs 16 Contracts for Community Maintenance

Saudi Aramco signed on Monday 16 contracts to maintain and operate facilities in its community facilities with seven companies over the next 10 years. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Goldman Sachs: OPEC Oil Request Won't Reverse Stockpiles

Goldman Sachs: OPEC Oil Request Won't Reverse Stockpiles

Brent crude futures hit a one-month low on Tuesday after Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter saying the US government has quietly asked Saudi…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business Mexico Hits Back at US with Trade Tariffs

Mexico Hits Back at US with Trade Tariffs

Mexico put tariffs on American products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon on Tuesday, retaliating against the Trump administration’s levies on steel and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Mexico)
Business Schedule to Prepare Bahrain Bay Oilfield for Production

Schedule to Prepare Bahrain Bay Oilfield for Production

Higher Committee for Natural Resources and Economic Security in Bahrain has determined schedules for investing Bahrain Bay oilfield as an introduction for…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business Centrale Danone Loses $16 Million due to Morocco Boycott

Centrale Danone Loses $16 Million due to Morocco Boycott

Centrale Danone, the Moroccan branch of Gervais Danone, estimated its losses due to a boycott of its products in Morocco at around 150 million dirhams (USD16…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Protectionism, Oil Threaten World’s Airlines

Protectionism, Oil Threaten World’s Airlines

Trade wars and protectionism are key risk factors to airline profits already weakened by rising oil prices, the International Air Transport Association said…

Asharq Al Awsat (Sydney)
Business French Automaker PSA to Quit Iran over US Sanctions

French Automaker PSA to Quit Iran over US Sanctions

French automaker PSA announced on Monday that it was withdrawing from two ventures in Iran over the risk of US sanctions in wake of Washington’s pullout last…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Arabia to Announce Industrial Strategy Within a Month

Saudi Arabia to Announce Industrial Strategy Within a Month

A Saudi official announced the launch of Saudi Arabia's industrial strategy within a month. He said it will include precise details about the Kingdom's…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Dammam)
Business Saudi ACWA Power Prepares to Run 2 Solar Plants in Moroccan Ouarzazate

Saudi ACWA Power Prepares to Run 2 Solar Plants in Moroccan Ouarzazate

Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power Group is putting the finishing touches on the second and fourth stations of the giant Noor Ouarzazate Solar Power Complex before they…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Iraq, UAE Reach Deal to Develop Basra, Diyala Oil Fields

Iraq, UAE Reach Deal to Develop Basra, Diyala Oil Fields

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil signed on Sunday initial contracts with the UAE Crescent Petroleum company for exploration and development of three oil and gas…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Business Arab Oil Ministers Stress Need for OPEC, Non-OPEC Cooperation

Arab Oil Ministers Stress Need for OPEC, Non-OPEC Cooperation

OPEC and non-OPEC Arab oil ministers stressed the need for continued cooperation between oil producers who are part of the deal for a global supply cut, which…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business HSBC Promises New Trade between Asia, Middle East

HSBC Promises New Trade between Asia, Middle East

Abdul Fattah Sharaf, Group General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, HSBC UAE, said that world trade is being changed by the ongoing trading between Asia…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai)
Business With New Labor Minister, Saudi Govt. on Path for New Partnership with Private Sector

With New Labor Minister, Saudi Govt. on Path for New Partnership with Private Sector

The appointment of Ahmed bin Suleiman al-Rajhi as Saudi Arabia’s minister of labor and social development is an important sign that the Kingdom is seriously…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Federation of GCC Chambers Stresses Importance of Mergers

Federation of GCC Chambers Stresses Importance of Mergers

The Federation of Gulf Cooperation Council Chambers stressed the need to implement the policy of integration and economic blocs to meet the challenges of…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Trump Can Impose His Business Policies on US Partners

Trump Can Impose His Business Policies on US Partners

Considering the details of trade relations between the United States and its trading partners, Donald Trump's administration appears to be in a strong position…

Motleq Mounir (London)