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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 Aramco Inks a Deal with Two US Firms to Maximize Oil Barrel Value

Aramco Inks a Deal with Two US Firms to Maximize Oil Barrel Value

Saudi Aramco’s Chief Executive Amin Nasser has revealed that Aramco is in a quest to maximize the value of each barrel of crude oil it produces in the near…

Iman Al Khataf (Dhahran)
Business US Official: Comprehensive Cooperation with Saudi Arabia in Food Security Field

US Official: Comprehensive Cooperation with Saudi Arabia in Food Security Field

A US official has affirmed that his country is willing to cement economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia, namely in the field of food security. Allan Holman,…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
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OPEC Sees More Oil Supply from Rivals

OPEC has raised its forecast for oil supply from non-member countries in 2018 as higher prices encourage US shale drillers to pump more, offsetting an OPEC-led…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Iraq, BP Sign Deal to Develop Kirkuk Oil Fields

Iraq, BP Sign Deal to Develop Kirkuk Oil Fields

Iraq signed an agreement with BP on Thursday to increase production capacity from the northern Kirkuk oilfields, which were regained from the Kurds in October…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kirkuk)
Business Saudi, Bahraini Transport Ministers Discuss King Hamad Causeway Study

Saudi, Bahraini Transport Ministers Discuss King Hamad Causeway Study

Saudi Arabia's Transport Minister Dr. Nabil Al-Amoudi met on Wednesday with Bahraini Transport Minister Kamal Al-Amoudi in Riyadh. The two discussed a report…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business JPMorgan Expects Moroccan Dirham to Stabilize Over Medium Term

JPMorgan Expects Moroccan Dirham to Stabilize Over Medium Term

The exchange rate of the Moroccan dirham upheld stability for the third day, following the enforcing of a decision to move to Morocco's flexible exchange…

Lahcen Mokena (Casablanca)
Business SAGIA: Our Goal Is to Attract Capital for a Sustainable Economy

SAGIA: Our Goal Is to Attract Capital for a Sustainable Economy

Saudi Arabia’s investment regulatory authority is working hand-in-hand with the energy ministry to promote investment opportunities encompassing renewable…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Saudi Deposit Rescues the Collapsing Yemeni Riyal

Saudi Deposit Rescues the Collapsing Yemeni Riyal

The "sudden decline" in the Yemeni rial on Wednesday, slowed down following the announcement of the Saudi deposit of two billion dollars. As soon as the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Sanaa)
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Emirates Announces $16 Billion Deal for 36 Airbus A380 Aircraft

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines said Thursday it has struck a $16 billion deal to buy 36 Airbus A380 superjumbos. The company said it had placed firm orders…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Kuwait Oil Minister: No Plan to Exit Oil Cuts

Kuwait Oil Minister: No Plan to Exit Oil Cuts

Kuwait’s oil minister Bakhit al-Rashidi said on Wednesday there is no plan or intention so far to exit from a production-cutting agreement among OPEC and non…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business Jordan Imposes New Taxes on Goods, Products

Jordan Imposes New Taxes on Goods, Products

The Jordanian government decided to impose new taxes on several goods and products in order to reduce the public debt. All sales tax exemptions (zero and 4…

Mohamed Al-Daameh (Amman)
Business China Strikes Bitcoin, Drops Its Value 12%

China Strikes Bitcoin, Drops Its Value 12%

China is heading towards banning the centralized trade of virtual currencies as well as venues and applications that use these currencies, namely Bitcoin…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Morocco Accuses Northern Protesters of Damages over €1.8 Billion

Morocco Accuses Northern Protesters of Damages over €1.8 Billion

The damage caused by protesters amounted to 20 billion Moroccan dirhams (approximately 1.9 billion euros), in addition to the injury of 902 security forces…

Asharq Al Awsat (Casablanca)
Business Algeria Signs Deal with Vitol to Cut Fuel Import Bill

Algeria Signs Deal with Vitol to Cut Fuel Import Bill

Algeria’s state oil firm Sonatrach will exchange crude for refined products with the world’s largest oil trader Vitol in its aim to reduce a record fuel import…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
Business Riyadh, Moscow to Launch Energy, Technical Development Funds

Riyadh, Moscow to Launch Energy, Technical Development Funds

A Saudi official has affirmed that Riyadh and Moscow are preparing for launching two investment funds this year, the first fund is to support energy industries…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
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Saudi Arabia Deposits $2 bln in Yemen Central Bank

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered a deposit of 2 billion dollars into Yemen's Central Bank, the Saudi Press Agency…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Will 2018 Witness the Spread of Digital Currencies?

Will 2018 Witness the Spread of Digital Currencies?

The year 2017 was exceptional for digital currencies, especially bitcoin, whose value rose 1,800 percent to reach nearly $20,000 in December. Trade in the…

Hisham el-Kouha (London)
Business Saudi Arabia Stakes $40.6 Billion of 2017 Fixed Income Issues

Saudi Arabia Stakes $40.6 Billion of 2017 Fixed Income Issues

Fixed income issues in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries jumped in 2017 to highest level, along with the increase of the bonds and assets’ markets…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business Saudi Arabia Allocates Around 20,000 Housing Products to Citizens

Saudi Arabia Allocates Around 20,000 Housing Products to Citizens

Saudi Arabia’s Housing Ministry launched, Monday, the first batch of the Sakani 2018 program with 19,481 housing products offered to the beneficiaries. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Saudi-UAE Coordination for Auditing in International Organizations

Saudi-UAE Coordination for Auditing in International Organizations

President of the General Auditing Bureau in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Hussam al-Angari said that cooperation with other bodies concerned with auditing is…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia Signs 3 Agreements with Japanese Companies

Saudi Arabia Signs 3 Agreements with Japanese Companies

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) signed on Monday three cooperation agreements with Japanese companies to implement "Electric Motor Pilot Project in the Kingdom…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Turkey Unveils Ambitious Canal to Ease Traffic in Bosphorus

Turkey Unveils Ambitious Canal to Ease Traffic in Bosphorus

Turkey revealed on Monday the route for a canal aimed at easing traffic in the Bosphorus strait that would turn the European half of the megacity of Istanbul…

Business Falih: Saudi Arabia Plans to Raise Energy Production 10% by 2023

Falih: Saudi Arabia Plans to Raise Energy Production 10% by 2023

Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih underlined the Kingdom’s plan to raise its production by about 10,000 megawatts by…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Business Siemens: Middle East's Renewable Energy to Triple by 2035

Siemens: Middle East's Renewable Energy to Triple by 2035

The Middle East's share of renewable energy in the power mix is expected to triple from 5.6 percent (16.7 GW) in 2016 to 20.6 percent (100 GW) in 2035,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)