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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 Iran Currency Hits Record Low

Iran Currency Hits Record Low

Tension has returned to the Iranian currency market after a sudden drop in the Iranian currency against the dollar on Monday after weeks of cautious calm…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business ADNOC Awards Samsung Two Contracts to Boost Output of Ruwais Refinery

ADNOC Awards Samsung Two Contracts to Boost Output of Ruwais Refinery

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said Monday it has awarded two contracts worth 12.8 billion dirhams ($3.5 billion) to South Korea's Samsung Engineering…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business UAE: Barakah's First Nuclear Power Plant Completed

UAE: Barakah's First Nuclear Power Plant Completed

UAE announced on Monday completing the construction of the first of four Barakah nuclear power reactors. Following this step, UAE has become the first Arab…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi)
Business Governance

Economic Forum in Riyadh Discusses Enhancing Competitiveness, Governance

Saudi Arabia is preparing to host a high-level economic forum, "Governance in Focus: Boosting Competitiveness in a New Business Paradigm", on April 25, at the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Tunis

Tunisia Announces Economic Roadmap

The Tunisian government has unveiled a new economic and social program, identifying a set of measures and mechanisms seen as a "roadmap" for the economy’s…

Al Mongi Al Saidani (Tunis)
Business R&D Cooperation Between Aramco, MIT

R&D Cooperation Between Aramco, MIT

Aramco Services Company (ASC), the North American arm of Saudi Aramco, revealed Sunday that it had struck a $25 million-worth five-year research and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dammam)
Business AED40 Bn in Trade Between Dubai, Germany in 2017

AED40 Bn in Trade Between Dubai, Germany in 2017

The total value of trade between the Emirate of Dubai and Germany reached AED40 billion in 2017, Dubai customs said according to a 2017 statistics. Director…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Falih

Oil Prices Rise in Strongest Showing since July 2017

Oil prices increased one percent Friday, pushed by Saudi plans to extend output cuts into 2019. Brent crude futures were at $69.52 per barrel. For the week,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Morocco: Managem Profits Rise 204% in 2017

Morocco: Managem Profits Rise 204% in 2017

At the end of 2017, Morocco's Managem Group achieved a net income share of MAD879 million (USD96 million), an improvement of 204 percent compared to last year…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business Saudi Federation for Cyber Security Signs Deals with Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin

Saudi Federation for Cyber Security Signs Deals with Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin

The Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming signed on Friday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northrop Grumman, the leading global security…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Stocks Score Highest Closure in 31 Months

Saudi Stocks Score Highest Closure in 31 Months

The Saudi stock market scored on Thursday the highest closing point in 31 months. This coincided with Saudi Arabia move towards economic reforms that might…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business toys

The Last Days of Toys `R' Us

You want a trip to Toys "R" Us, head office of Geoffrey the Giraffe, to feel like a visit to a sugarplum Toyland. But the mood is black these days inside…

Eliza Ronalds-Hannon (Washington)
Business Azerbaijan Seeks Saudi Partnership in Satellite Technology, Petrochemicals

Azerbaijan Seeks Saudi Partnership in Satellite Technology, Petrochemicals

Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Shahin Abdullayev said that his country is seeking to establish partnerships with Saudi Arabia in the fields of…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business White House: Trump to Impose Tariffs on $50 Bln in Chinese Imports

White House: Trump to Impose Tariffs on $50 Bln in Chinese Imports

US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose tariffs on at least $50 billion in Chinese goods imports to retaliate against the alleged theft of American…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Qatar Liquidates Assets in Southeast Asia

Qatar Liquidates Assets in Southeast Asia

Qatar Holding LLC is selling its entire shareholding in China and Hong Kong department store operator Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd and Lifestyle China…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Hariri

Hariri: Lebanon’s Economy is a Priority for the Government

Prime Minister Saad Hariri said that the Lebanese government's priority for the next stage is to focus on the productive sectors, expecting the upcoming CEDAR…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Business SAMA Permits Online Purchases for Mada Cardholders

SAMA Permits Online Purchases for Mada Cardholders

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) will allow banks operating in the kingdom to offer online payment and purchase service to holders of cards under…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Kuwait

Kuwait Plans $6.6 Bn Industrial City

Kuwait plans to set up a multi-purpose industrial city in the Gulf Arab state with total expected investments of $6.6 billion with the participation of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait)
Business African Countries Set to Establish Largest Continental Free-Trade Zone

African Countries Set to Establish Largest Continental Free-Trade Zone

African leaders agreed on Wednesday to establish a free trade bloc of over 40 countries. Meeting during an African Union summit in Rwanda, they reached a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi General Investment Authority: US Investments in Kingdom Exceed SR207 Bln

Saudi General Investment Authority: US Investments in Kingdom Exceed SR207 Bln

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) revealed on Wednesday that the US investments in the Saudi market until February 2018 exceeded SR207…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Economic Stops in Crown Prince's Visit to US

Economic Stops in Crown Prince's Visit to US

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began his three-weeks long visit to the United States this week, planning to visit several states as part of a political…

Business Gulf Financial Deficit Drops 52%

Gulf Financial Deficit Drops 52%

Financial deficit in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is expected to reach $51 billion in 2018, dropping 52 percent compared to 2017 budgets (…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business Dubai's Non-Oil Foreign Trade Rises to $354 Bn

Dubai's Non-Oil Foreign Trade Rises to $354 Bn

Dubai's non-oil foreign trade in 2017 grew AED26 billion to reach AED1.302 trillion ($354 billion), it was revealed on Monday. Dubai’s re-exports grew nine…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Jordan’s Public Debt Amounts to $38.69 Bn

Jordan’s Public Debt Amounts to $38.69 Bn

Jordan’s public debt has amounted to JD27.443 billion ($38.69 billion) by the end of January 2018, constituting 95.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)