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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 European Commission Pledges to Support Economic Reforms in Algeria

European Commission Pledges to Support Economic Reforms in Algeria

The Association Council between Algeria and the European Union will hold a session in Brussels on Monday discussing recent developments. Meanwhile, report on…

Abdullah Mustafa (Brussels)
Business UAE Energy Minister Voices Concern over Oil Investment Levels in 2019, 2020

UAE Energy Minister Voices Concern over Oil Investment Levels in 2019, 2020

OPEC producers are not targeting a certain oil price, United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazroui said on Sunday, while expressing his concern over…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi )
Business Aramco Leads New Industrial Revolution in Saudi Arabia

Aramco Leads New Industrial Revolution in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco officials and experts confirmed that Saudi Arabia boasts huge technical investment opportunities that will create a new industrial revolution that…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Dammam)
Business S&P Upgrades Egypt's Rating with Better Economic Outlook

S&P Upgrades Egypt's Rating with Better Economic Outlook

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s upgraded Egypt’s debt rating by one notch on Friday, citing stronger economic growth and moderating inflation. S&P raised…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Saudi Ministry of Commerce Issues Guiding Charter for Family Businesses

Saudi Ministry of Commerce Issues Guiding Charter for Family Businesses

The Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Investment issued a guiding charter for family businesses aimed at bolstering family business values, achieving the targets…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business German Online Bank Uses Bitcoins to Transfer Loans

German Online Bank Uses Bitcoins to Transfer Loans

German Radoslav Albrecht has founded an online bank that allows clients to transfer loans anywhere in the world using Bitcoin. Bitbond uses cryptocurrencies…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Profits of Saudi Firms USD6.7 Billion During Q1

Profits of Saudi Firms USD6.7 Billion During Q1

The total profit of Saudi firms during the first quarter of 2018 reached around SAR25.4 billion (USD6.7 billion), a drop of 16.4% compared to accomplished…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Live Broadcast, Events to Generate over $545 Billion in Direct Revenues in 2018

Live Broadcast, Events to Generate over $545 Billion in Direct Revenues in 2018

Deloitte Global forecasts major strides in machine learning for the enterprise, a worldwide appetite for digital subscriptions among consumers, and ongoing…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business Lemaire

Europe Draws up Economic Plan to Confront US Sanctions

France and its European allies plan to submit proposals to the European Commission that are designed to strengthen Europe's capacity to defend its economic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
Business Oil Prices Continue Rising with No OPEC Rush to Compensate for Iran's Production

Oil Prices Continue Rising with No OPEC Rush to Compensate for Iran's Production

Oil prices shot up to a one-year high on Thursday as traders prepared for possible renewed US sanctions against Iran, and the gap between supply and demand in…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Kazan Summit Russia-Islamic World Launches Affairs with Technical Fund of USD100 Million

Kazan Summit Russia-Islamic World Launches Affairs with Technical Fund of USD100 Million

The Kazan Summit Russia-Islamic World was launched on Thursday and will continue until Saturday with the participation of 3,000 guests from 50 countries…

Tahada Abdulwahed (Moscow)
Business GCC

Zambia, GCC Heading Toward Strategic Partnership

Zambia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Malanji revealed that his country is eyeing a comprehensive strategic partnership with GCC countries, adding the…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Approves Financial Sector Development Program 2020

Saudi Arabia Approves Financial Sector Development Program 2020

The Saudi Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) approved the Financial Sector Development Program 2020, which is one of the main programs to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Business ‘Governance’...Saudi Way to Achieve Goals of Vision 2030

‘Governance’...Saudi Way to Achieve Goals of Vision 2030

Governor of Madinah region Prince Faisal bin Salman, who is also Chairman of the Development Authority of the city, asked the participants in the discussion…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Madinah)
Business Sudan

Sudanese-Emirati Deal to Increase Trade Volume to $4 Billion

UAE’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Mohamed Sharaf announced on Wednesday, at the conclusion of his visit to Sudan, a joint deal to increase…

Saif al-Yazal Ba Baker (Khartoum)
Business Saudi Arabia Prepares to Launch 2018 Future Investment Initiative

Saudi Arabia Prepares to Launch 2018 Future Investment Initiative

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is preparing to host the Future Investment Initiative (FII) 2018 program, which will continue to explore the trends…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Oil Rates Rise, Iran’s National Rial Tumbles

Oil Rates Rise, Iran’s National Rial Tumbles

Oil prices rose to record highs while the Iranian currency tumbled on Wednesday, the day after US President Donald Trump's decided to unilaterally pull out the…

Business SAMA to Implement E-Payments for Saudi Enterprises, Boosting Transparency

SAMA to Implement E-Payments for Saudi Enterprises, Boosting Transparency

Saudi Arabia will soon launch e-payment platforms in its quest for advancing commercial transparency, said Ziad Al-Yousef, the Director General of Payment…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia: New e-Market System Looms in the Horizon

Saudi Arabia: New e-Market System Looms in the Horizon

A senior official at the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Investment confirmed that an e-commerce system will be launched soon in the Kingdom. The system has…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Dammam)
Business Saudi Samba Logs SAR 1.3bn Profit in Q1

Saudi Samba Logs SAR 1.3bn Profit in Q1

The CEO of Samba Financial Group, Eisa Mohammed Al-Eisa, announced net profits for the first quarter of 2018, which witnessed a 6.01% year-on-year hike…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Jordan to Pass Amended Income Tax Law

Jordan to Pass Amended Income Tax Law

The Jordanian government prepared the draft law of the amended income tax law, which is being discussed in the legislative departments of the Cabinet and is…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business Riyadh Boosts Labor Market by Establishing 7 Labor Courts

Riyadh Boosts Labor Market by Establishing 7 Labor Courts

The Supreme Council of Magistracy of Saudi Arabia approved on Tuesday the establishment of a number of labor courts and labor departments at appeals and a…

Nayef al-Rashid (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Insurance Firms Allocate Women Claims Center

Saudi Insurance Firms Allocate Women Claims Center

Saudi insurance firms have started to prepare new claims' centers that will be allocated for women. This is taking place at the time when the Kingdom is…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Falih: ‘Oil Markets are Restoring Stability’

Falih: ‘Oil Markets are Restoring Stability’

Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Monday he was concerned about possible shortages of spare crude oil output capacity, although he believes the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tokyo)