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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)

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Saudi Environment Ministry Temporarily Bans Poultry Imports from India over Bird Flu

Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned imports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from India after a form of bird flu that is highly lethal for poultry was…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Bahrain: Emerging Firms Invest Up to USD66m  in Financial Technology

Bahrain: Emerging Firms Invest Up to USD66m in Financial Technology

The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) estimated the investment flow of emerging firms in the financial technology field as USD66.6 million. EBD…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Manama)
Business Turkish Consortium Pulls Out of Akkuyu Nuclear Project

Turkish Consortium Pulls Out of Akkuyu Nuclear Project

Three Turkish firms lined up to buy into the Russia-led construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant have backed away from the deal. Russia’s Rosatom,…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Iraqi Customs Collect Fees on Jordanian Products

Iraqi Customs Collect Fees on Jordanian Products

Director General Amman’s Chamber of Industry Nael al-Husami said that despite the decision by the Iraqi authorities to exempt Jordanian products from customs…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business Saudi

Arab Markets Impacted by Global Downturn

The Saudi stock market fell in early trade on Tuesday but it outperformed most markets in Asia, Europe, US and the Middle East. The Saudi stock index closed…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh) Asharq Al Awsat (London )
Business Saudi Arabia Dedicates 12 New Projects Worth $192.2 Mln in Duba

Saudi Arabia Dedicates 12 New Projects Worth $192.2 Mln in Duba

In preparation of the anticipated rise in trade at Saudi ports during the upcoming period, the Ports Authority (MAWANI) announced the completion of 12 projects…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Natural Resources in Saudi Arabia Exceed $1.3 Trillion

Natural Resources in Saudi Arabia Exceed $1.3 Trillion

Preliminary estimates indicate that the total value of mineral resources in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia exceeds $1.3 trillion, in addition to what can be…

Asma al Ghabri (Jeddah)
Business Microsoft Fosters Drive to Implement Giant Projects in Saudi Arabia

Microsoft Fosters Drive to Implement Giant Projects in Saudi Arabia

Microsoft seeks to enter the Saudi market with new investments, in order to achieve an increase in the company’s growth on the global level, via several giant…

Nayef al-Rashid (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia, UAE Economies Constitute 46% of Arab GDP

Saudi Arabia, UAE Economies Constitute 46% of Arab GDP

UAE Minister of Economy Sultan Al Mansouri said that “There are many facts and economic and commercial indicators that support the cooperative efforts of UAE…

Business Egypt: Positive Outlook Thanks to Economic Reforms

Egypt: Positive Outlook Thanks to Economic Reforms

Egypt's non-oil private sector business activity stabilized in January after a slump the previous month, with an overall positive outlook thanks to tough…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Egypt: New Projects to Increase Sugar, Gas Production

Egypt: New Projects to Increase Sugar, Gas Production

Egypt’s oil and gas industry has enjoyed a very successful year in 2017 and the country's natural gas production increased to around 1.6 billion standard…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business 68% Passenger Satisfaction over Three Saudi Airports

68% Passenger Satisfaction over Three Saudi Airports

A survey conducted by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in January concluded that 68 percent of passengers are satisfied with the quality of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
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Dubai Keeps Spot as World's Busiest International Airport

Dubai airport was the world's busiest for international travel in 2017 for the fourth year running, with 88.2 million travelers, a statement said on Monday. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Investors: New Egyptian Investment Law Ends 90% of Disputes

Saudi Investors: New Egyptian Investment Law Ends 90% of Disputes

Saudi investors said the new Egyptian investment law helped resolve and end nearly 90 percent of the disputes they have been facing in Egypt, expecting more…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business Egypt Imported Cars, Spare Parts Worth $127 Mn in January

Egypt Imported Cars, Spare Parts Worth $127 Mn in January

A report by the Egyptian Customs Authority revealed the release of the Alexandria Customs of the letters of transport vehicles, buses and spare parts, during…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Gulf Countries Face Challenges of Low-Skilled Expatriate Labor

Gulf Countries Face Challenges of Low-Skilled Expatriate Labor

Gulf economies are weak in terms of labor productivity compared with counterparts in other countries, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC Economic…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Egypt Faces Challenges of Shifting Reliance on Investment Instead of Debts

Egypt Faces Challenges of Shifting Reliance on Investment Instead of Debts

The economic reforms program, adopted by Egypt in 2016, helped the country exit the crisis of foreign currency scarcity. However, the greatest challenge…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Bitcoin Headed for Worst Week Since 2013

Bitcoin Headed for Worst Week Since 2013

Bitcoin fell 9 percent on Friday, leaving the best-known cryptocurrency down more than 30 percent this week and headed for its worst weekly performance since…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Profits of 22 Saudi Companies Reached $10.7 Billion in 2017

Profits of 22 Saudi Companies Reached $10.7 Billion in 2017

22 Saudi companies listed on the local market announced their results for 2017 showing a growth rate of 13.8 percent in terms of rates profits earned, despite…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Tesla's CEO Could become One of the Richest People Worldwide

Tesla's CEO Could become One of the Richest People Worldwide

Tesla outlined a potentially massive -- and massively unconventional -- compensation plan for its unorthodox CEO on Tuesday, setting a series of ambitious…

Jena McGregor (Washington)
Business Saudi Arabia: Solar-powered Desal Plant to be Established in KAEC

Saudi Arabia: Solar-powered Desal Plant to be Established in KAEC

KING Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has signed a contract with Metito Saudi Ltd (Metito) for the design and construction of a seawater desalination plant…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business The Toxic Practice Fueling the Fierce Competition Over Amazon’s Second Headquarters

The Toxic Practice Fueling the Fierce Competition Over Amazon’s Second Headquarters

Rename the town. Construct a largely untested high-speed hyper-loop train system. Maybe even build a whole new city. Those proposals made headlines after…

Elizabeth Tandy Shermer (Washington)
Business Director General of Arab Monetary Fund: Financial Inclusion Initiative Aims to Enroll Youths

Director General of Arab Monetary Fund: Financial Inclusion Initiative Aims to Enroll Youths

Abdul Rahman al-Humaidi, chairperson and director general of the Arab Monetary Fund, tackled several initiatives that are adopted by the Fund to achieve…

Heba El Koudsy (Marrakesh)
Business Yemen's Central Bank

Saudi-Led Economic Quartet to Support Yemen’s Central Bank, Currency Stability

The economic Quartet on Yemen (Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States and the United Kingdom) pledged to continue supporting the Central Bank of Yemen and stabilize…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)