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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, Russia to Finalize Preparations for Dabaa Nuclear Plant

Egypt, Russia to Finalize Preparations for Dabaa Nuclear Plant

A Russian delegation from Atomstroyexport will arrive in Egypt soon to finalize the preparations to establish a nuclear power plant in al-Dabaa, west Egypt,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Bahrain

Bahrain: Unprecedented Investment Flows into 14 Strategic Tourism Development Projects

Bahrain is eyeing sweeping development of its tourism infrastructure, giving the steadily growing sector a greater push, a senior official said.  Tourism…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business Egypt: International Finance Corporation Investments Near $1 Bln

Egypt: International Finance Corporation Investments Near $1 Bln

International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced Sunday that its investments to support Egypt’s private sector have amounted to nearly $1 billion during the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business Dubai’s Economy Continues to Grow with GDP Amounting to $105.8 B

Dubai’s Economy Continues to Grow with GDP Amounting to $105.8 B

Dubai’s real gross domestic product (GDP) reached AED389 billion ($105.9 billion) in 2017 compared to AED379 billion ($103.1 billion) in 2016, Dubai Statistics…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Sultan bin Salman Says Investors Drawn to Saudi Tourism Sector After Development

Sultan bin Salman Says Investors Drawn to Saudi Tourism Sector After Development

Chairman of the National Commission for Tourism and National Heritage Saudi Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz stressed that the attention of tourism…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business US Urges IMF to Better Police External Imbalances

US Urges IMF to Better Police External Imbalances

Trade tensions between the United States and China, which threaten to spill over into the global economy, have dominated the spring meetings of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business Jihad Azour: Diversification of Income Sources, Greatest Challenge Facing Gulf Countries

Jihad Azour: Diversification of Income Sources, Greatest Challenge Facing Gulf Countries

International Monetary Fund Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department Jihad Azour stated Friday that economic growth has witnessed a palpable…

Atef Abdullatif (Washington)
Business OPEC, non-OPEC States Commit to Production Reduction

OPEC, non-OPEC States Commit to Production Reduction

After ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC independent producers finished their meeting in Jeddah and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Business How New Pay Gap Disclosures in Britain Could Push Companies to Promote Women

How New Pay Gap Disclosures in Britain Could Push Companies to Promote Women

A new reporting rule in the United Kingdom requires companies that have more than 250 UK workers to disclose data on any gender wage gap by Wednesday — and so…

Jena McGregor (Washington)
Business Saudi

Saudi Stocks in Highest Closing Level in 32 Months

Saudi Arabia's stock market climbed in early trade on Thursday in the wake of oil prices' rise to their highest level in over three years and a half. On…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business IMF's Lagarde Warns Against Trade Tensions Threatening Global Economy

IMF's Lagarde Warns Against Trade Tensions Threatening Global Economy

With US-China frictions hanging over its annual meeting, the International Monetary Fund on Thursday warned governments to avoid harming trade and investment,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business oil

Oil Prices on the Rise as OPEC Meets in Jeddah

Oil prices continued to rise on Thursday hitting a new high not seen since 2014 at the time US crude supply decreased, after sources told Reuters that Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Fuel Smuggling Costs Libya Over $700 Million Annually

Fuel Smuggling Costs Libya Over $700 Million Annually

Fuel smuggling in Libya is costing the north African country more than $750 million annually, said the head of the National Oil Company. NOC president…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Tunisia: Foreign Investment Grows by a Quarter in 2018

Tunisia: Foreign Investment Grows by a Quarter in 2018

Foreign direct investment in Tunisia rose by 27 percent in the first quarter of 2018 year compared with 2017, official figures showed on Thursday. The…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business baker

FDI in Tunisia Rises by a Quarter at Start of 2018

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Tunisia rose by 27 percent in the first quarter this year compared with a year earlier, official figures showed on Thursday…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business ACWA Power Consortium Wins Salalah Independent Water Project

ACWA Power Consortium Wins Salalah Independent Water Project

An ACWA Power-led consortium with Veolia and Dhofar International Development and Investment signed an agreement of developing, executing and operating Salalah…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Russia's Gazprom: Joint Coordination Committee with Saudi Aramco

Russia's Gazprom: Joint Coordination Committee with Saudi Aramco

Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Wednesday it would form a joint coordination committee with Saudi Aramco. Gazprom said in a statement that the agreement…

Asharq Al Awsat (Moscow)
Business Italy's Eni Plans Investments in Algeria Worth Billions in Next Three Years

Italy's Eni Plans Investments in Algeria Worth Billions in Next Three Years

Eni plans “billions” of investments in Algeria over the next three years, the company’s CEO said on Tuesday, as the Italian energy firm said it had agreed to…

Business Saudi Arabia: Kafalah Joins Simah to Build Comprehensive Credit Report

Saudi Arabia: Kafalah Joins Simah to Build Comprehensive Credit Report

Saudi Arabia’s Kafalah Program (SME Financing Guarantee Program) for small and medium-sized enterprises will join Simah Saudi Credit Bureau. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Real Estate Development Fund Offers New financial Solutions

Real Estate Development Fund Offers New financial Solutions

Saudi Arabia’s Real Estate Development Fund launched at department stores throughout the Kingdom 13 presentations to showcase its services. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Indian Company Files Arbitration Claim Against Sudan Over Unpaid Oil Dues

Indian Company Files Arbitration Claim Against Sudan Over Unpaid Oil Dues

The foreign acquisition unit of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp’s (ONGC) has filed an arbitration claim against the government of Sudan in a London court, a…

Asharq Al Awsat (New Delhi)
Business Saudi Arabia: Privatizing Health Sector Aims to Establish Competitive Market

Saudi Arabia: Privatizing Health Sector Aims to Establish Competitive Market

The National Center for Privatization & PPP (NCP) confirmed that efforts are underway to launch privatization and partnership opportunities between the private…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business OPEC to Discuss Oil Cuts in June

OPEC to Discuss Oil Cuts in June

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will discuss the fate of the deal to curb oil production, according to Kuwait’s oil minister Bakhit al…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business GCC Federation of Chambers to Discuss Customs Unity

GCC Federation of Chambers to Discuss Customs Unity

Federation of Chambers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will discuss next Thursday the completion of customs' unity requirements among the GCC countries,…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)