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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 Abu Dhabi Announces Competitive Bidding for Six Oil, Gas Licensing Opportunities

Abu Dhabi Announces Competitive Bidding for Six Oil, Gas Licensing Opportunities

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced Tuesday that it has set up six regions to explore, develop and produce oil and gas through a competitive bid…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi)
Business Flynas Signs Agreement with CFM International for LEAP-1A Engines

Flynas Signs Agreement with CFM International for LEAP-1A Engines

In line with the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, to Paris, flynas, the award…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business SABIC Opens First Polyacetal Plant in the Middle East as Part of Vision 2030

SABIC Opens First Polyacetal Plant in the Middle East as Part of Vision 2030

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) inaugurated on Tuesday the first ever polyacetal (POM) plant in the Middle East and Africa region at its joint…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Aramco Takes Part in Saudi-France CEOs Forum in Paris

Saudi Aramco Takes Part in Saudi-France CEOs Forum in Paris

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian inaugurated in Paris on Tuesday the Saudi-French CEOs Forum, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The forum is…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Morocco: 12% Increase in Profits of Companies Listed in Stock Exchange

Morocco: 12% Increase in Profits of Companies Listed in Stock Exchange

The total net profit of 70 companies listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange last year was 31.81 billion dirhams ($3.5 billion), up 12.1 percent year-on-year,…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Federal Supreme Court of Iraq Postpones Ruling in Baghdad-Erbil Oil Case

Federal Supreme Court of Iraq Postpones Ruling in Baghdad-Erbil Oil Case

The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq announced Monday it has begun deliberations on a possible lawsuit to challenge the Kurdistan Region’s independent oil exports…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Business Kuwait: Controversy over Remittance Tax

Kuwait: Controversy over Remittance Tax

Marmore MENA Intelligence, a subsidiary of Kuwait Financial Centre “Markaz”, recently released a research note titled “Remittance Tax in Kuwait: Is it coming…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business Tech Group Urges Trump to Use Pressure, Not Tariffs Against China

Tech Group Urges Trump to Use Pressure, Not Tariffs Against China

A trade group representing top technology companies on Monday urged US President Donald Trump to use pressure against China instead of tariffs to try to change…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business Saudi General Investment Authority Signs MoU with Hewlett-Packard

Saudi General Investment Authority Signs MoU with Hewlett-Packard

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hewlett-Packard to promote IT environment and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Partnership Between SABIC, ExxonMobil to Develop Chemicals Complex in Texas

Partnership Between SABIC, ExxonMobil to Develop Chemicals Complex in Texas

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) announced Sunday forming a joint venture with ExxonMobil to build an ethylene plant in Corpus Christi, Texas. It also…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Lists Government Debt Instruments Exceeding $54 Bn

Saudi Arabia Lists Government Debt Instruments Exceeding $54 Bn

Saudi Arabia's financial market has witnessed a new stage of development and creation of more investment channels. The Kingdom has started to include…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Aramco’s Motiva Expands into Petrochemicals

Aramco’s Motiva Expands into Petrochemicals

Saudi Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed on Saturday two memorandums of understanding (MoU) in Houston which paved the way for Saudi Aramco's…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business Saudi: Kafalah Program Continues to Expand with Total Funding of $5.6 Bn

Saudi: Kafalah Program Continues to Expand with Total Funding of $5.6 Bn

Kafalah Program, which funds small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has taken accelerated steps towards achieving its goal of overcoming the financing constraints…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi-French Strategic Partnership Pivots on Technology, Innovation

Saudi-French Strategic Partnership Pivots on Technology, Innovation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to France aims to establish a new Franco-Saudi strategic partnership focusing on cooperation. The visit won’t…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Can Diamonds Become New Safe-haven Alternative for Investment?

Can Diamonds Become New Safe-haven Alternative for Investment?

The Antwerp World Diamond Center in Belgium is surrounded with restricted security that makes it look like a fortress of guarded castle. The streets around it…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Tesla’s ‘Transformative Year’ Is Hitting a Brick Wall

Tesla’s ‘Transformative Year’ Is Hitting a Brick Wall

In February, Tesla said 2018 would be “a transformative year for us.” But the transformation so far is probably not the kind the company had in mind. The…

Steven Mufson (Washington)
Business Falcon Plastic Products Celebrates 25-Year Partnership with ABRO Industries

Falcon Plastic Products Celebrates 25-Year Partnership with ABRO Industries

Falcon Plastic Products Co., a subsidiary of Mohammed Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi & Sons Holding Co., has recently celebrated the Silver Jubilee for its 25th year of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Issues New Regulation for Energy Efficiency Center

Saudi Arabia Issues New Regulation for Energy Efficiency Center

Saudi Arabia has issued a new regulation for the Energy Efficiency Center in the country for the sake of rationalizing the production and consumption of energy…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Trump Threatens Further $100bn in Tariffs Against China, Beijing Ready to Respond

Trump Threatens Further $100bn in Tariffs Against China, Beijing Ready to Respond

In an escalatory measure, US President Donald Trump has instructed officials to consider a further $100bn of tariffs against China, in light of what he called…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Business Peter Munk, Entrepreneur Who Founded Barrick Gold, Dies at 90

Peter Munk, Entrepreneur Who Founded Barrick Gold, Dies at 90

Peter Munk, the Canadian immigrant who founded Barrick Gold Corp. in the early 1980s and transformed it from a small-scale operation into a global empire, has…

Business Most UK Firms Pay Men More Than Women- Report

Most UK Firms Pay Men More Than Women- Report

Almost eight out of 10 companies and public sector bodies operating in Britain pay men more than women overall, said data published Thursday confirming long…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Sudan Plans Sukuk Worth Almost $1 Billion

Sudan Plans Sukuk Worth Almost $1 Billion

Sudan wants to sell international Islamic bonds, or sukuk, worth nearly $1 billion this year to help finance the budget, its finance minister said on Thursday…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum)
Business oil

Saudi Aramco Says Jizan Facilities Safe

Saudi Aramco has stressed that its plants and facilities in the southwestern province of Jizan were operating "normally and safely." Aramco’s statement on…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business GCC Banks Achieve 6% Profit Growth

GCC Banks Achieve 6% Profit Growth

Despite low revenue growth of 2.3 % in 2017 from about 3 percentage points in 2016, GCC banks achieved 6% profit growth due to declining LLPs and cost…

Motleq Mounir (London)