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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 Turkish President Calls on Turks to Convert Dollar, Euro into Lira

Turkish President Calls on Turks to Convert Dollar, Euro into Lira

Turkish government has sought to dispel investors' concerns about the economy, amid fluctuations in the exchange rate of the lira against foreign currencies…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business OPEC

Pressure Mounts for OPEC Exit from Production Cut Deal 

The decision anticipated to be taken by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its Russian-led allies at their next Vienna meeting,…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business US Sanctions on Iran Harm 5% of Global Oil Production

US Sanctions on Iran Harm 5% of Global Oil Production

The chief executive of French oil and gas major Total has said that US sanctions on Iran represent a huge challenge. Patrick Pouyanne told reporters in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Falih

Saudi Arabia, China Review Global Oil Market

Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih agreed with China’s energy chief Noor Bakri that the foundations of the global oil…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Algeria: 60 to 200% Customs Duties on Finished Products

Algeria: 60 to 200% Customs Duties on Finished Products

Algeria plans customs duties between 60 to 200 percent on finished goods, according to an official document seen by Reuters on Thursday, creating new revenues…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
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Gulf Industry Investment to Reach $1 Trillion in 2020

The Federation of GCC Chambers expected Gulf industry investment to reach one trillion dollars by 2020 and Gulf foreign trade to grow 9.3 percent from 2001 to…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia’s E-Commerce Market Grows to $7.9 Billion in 2017

Saudi Arabia’s E-Commerce Market Grows to $7.9 Billion in 2017

The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission’s (CITC) annual report revealed a remarkable growth in the e-commerce market in the Kingdom,…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Novak

Russia: We Have a Common Position with Riyadh on Oil Deal

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that Moscow and Riyadh have a common position on the future of the oil output-cutting deal, while…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business UAE’s Mubadala Takes Stake in Subsidiary of Russia's Gazprom

UAE’s Mubadala Takes Stake in Subsidiary of Russia's Gazprom

UAE’s Mubadala Petroleum and the Russian Direct Investment Fund, RDIF, announced on Thursday the creation of a joint venture with PJSC Gazprom Neft to develop…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi)
Business Saudi Crown Prince Meets with WEF President

Saudi Crown Prince Meets with WEF President

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense, has met in Jeddah with the President of the World Economic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Business Riyadh Relies on Developing Human Capital to Increase Competitiveness

Riyadh Relies on Developing Human Capital to Increase Competitiveness

An international report showed that the wave of reforms in Saudi Arabia has led to a significant improvement in many indicators such as public finances,…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
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Saudi Arabia Launches Riyal Coins to Replace Banknotes

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) will start withdrawing SR1 banknotes from the market from Thursday, SAMA has said. In a statement, SAMA…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business IMF Expects Saudi Economic Growth, Lauds Reforms

IMF Expects Saudi Economic Growth, Lauds Reforms

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lauded the positive economic reforms carried out by Saudi Arabia, describing initiatives that aim at increasing non-oil…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business United Nations Issues Second Carbon Credits to SABIC

United Nations Issues Second Carbon Credits to SABIC

SABIC received the second issuance of carbon credits from the United Nations for a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project at its Al-Bayroni manufacturing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Tunisia Tourism Bounces back from 2015 Terror Attacks

Tunisia Tourism Bounces back from 2015 Terror Attacks

The Tunisian tourism industry has bounced back from the terrorist attack of 2015, with revenues up nearly a third so far this year, the sector's minister said…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business UAE: Mubadala Sells its EMI Share to Sony for $4.75 Bil

UAE: Mubadala Sells its EMI Share to Sony for $4.75 Bil

UAE Mubadala Investment Company announced the sale of its consortium’s majority interest in EMI Music Publishing to the Sony Corporation for $4.75 billion. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Communication Commission Reports $18.9 Bn Revenues in 2017

Saudi Communication Commission Reports $18.9 Bn Revenues in 2017

The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced a total revenue of $18.9 billion from its operations by the end of 2017, down 2…

Nayef al-Rashed (Riyadh)
Business Saudi: Leasing Sector Rescues Real-estate Brokers from Ramadan Stalemate

Saudi: Leasing Sector Rescues Real-estate Brokers from Ramadan Stalemate

The low demand on properties due to the increase of fees affected the leasing sector of houses of different sizes and types. The sector of leasing houses…

Abdulilah al-Shadid (Riyadh)
Business Fitch Warns of Pressure on Turkey’s Sovereign Debt

Fitch Warns of Pressure on Turkey’s Sovereign Debt

Fitch warned on Tuesday that Turkey’s sovereign credit profile could come under pressure if central bank independence is curtailed after a snap election in…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Crownprince

Saudi Crown Prince Chairs Economic and Development Affairs Meeting

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, chaired on Tuesday a meeting for the Council of Economic and Development…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Business Establishing Qiddiya Investment Company Supports Saudi Entertainment Industry

Establishing Qiddiya Investment Company Supports Saudi Entertainment Industry

Saudi Arabia has incorporated Qiddiya as a standalone business entity called Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC), a key step in testablishing a new phase of the…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Nasdaq Dubai Bourse Says to Launch Future Contracts on Saudi Firms

Nasdaq Dubai Bourse Says to Launch Future Contracts on Saudi Firms

The Nasdaq Dubai exchange plans to launch futures contracts this year on companies listed on the Saudi Arabian stock market, the Middle East’s largest, the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Morocco: Budget Deficit Exceeds $1.23 Billion

Morocco: Budget Deficit Exceeds $1.23 Billion

Moroccan government budget deficit reached $1.23 billion at the end of April compared to $957 million dollars at the end of April 2017, according to statistics…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Hermes, GEMS Invest $300 Million in Egypt Education

Hermes, GEMS Invest $300 Million in Egypt Education

Egypt’s biggest investment bank EFG Hermes announced Sunday that it is willing to investment $300 million in basic education in Egypt in cooperation with UAE…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)