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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 Saudi ACWA Power Wins Water Desalination Project in Oman

Saudi ACWA Power Wins Water Desalination Project in Oman

A consortium led by Saudi-based ACWA Power has been awarded the Salalah Independent Water Project by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company. The plant…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Saudi Arabia to Announce ‘Citizen Account’ Policies

Saudi Arabia to Announce ‘Citizen Account’ Policies

The Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development is expected to unveil on Tuesday the policies concerning the “Citizen Account Program,” which was adopted…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Arabia

Zain KSA Initiates 3 New Broadband Projects for Remote Areas

Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) and Zain KSA signed an agreement to implement three high-speed wireless broadband projects for…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Saleh

Dubai Approves 2018 Budget with Total Expenditure of $15.4 Bn

Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved the Government of Dubai’s 2018 General Budget Law…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Stock Exchange

Saudi Arabia Leads MENA IPO Drive

Saudi Arabia continues to lead the way for IPO activity in the region, with an increasing trend of real estate investment trusts (REITs) being listed on the…

Motleq Mounir (London)
Business World Trade Organization Convenes in Argentina

World Trade Organization Convenes in Argentina

World Trade Organization (WTO) will convene on Sunday in Argentina amid US criticism and disagreement over China and the committee's inability to kickstart…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Falih: Integration of Partners Achieved Waad City's Interim Objectives

Falih: Integration of Partners Achieved Waad City's Interim Objectives

Achieving the goals of the construction phase of the development project of Waad al-Shamaal Industrial City would not have been possible without cooperation…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tarif)
Business China Trade Data Exceed Expectations

China Trade Data Exceed Expectations

China’s trade surplus with the United States expanded in November to $27.87 billion from $26.62 billion in October, according to data from China’s customs…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Inflation in Venezuela Soars to 1000 %

Inflation in Venezuela Soars to 1000 %

Venezuela’s inflation rate reached quadruple digits for the first time, according to figures released by the opposition-led Congress and reported by Reuters. …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business gas

Russia Offers to Sell Gas to Saudi Arabia from Yamal Project

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was ready to sell Saudi Arabia liquefied natural gas, the Interfax news agency reported. “Buy our…

Asharq Al Awsat (Moscow)
Business UAE Investment Bank Expects Improvement in Moroccan GDP Growth with Reforms

UAE Investment Bank Expects Improvement in Moroccan GDP Growth with Reforms

UAE's investment bank Arqaam Capital said Morocco's GDP growth rate would decline in the coming period, but the financial situation would gradually improve…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Stock Exchange Progress, Push Monetary Liquidity to Rise

Saudi Stock Exchange Progress, Push Monetary Liquidity to Rise

The balanced performance of Saudi stock exchange is expected to propel monetary liquidity for the aim of investment in listed firms during the coming period…

Shujaa al-Baqmi (Riyadh)
Business Iraq

Iraq Denies Discussing Kurdistan Operations with Russian Energy Minister

The Iraqi Oil Ministry denied on Thursday that Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak discussed operations by Russian oil companies in Iraq’s Kurdistan region…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Business Eshkeet

Prospects for Improved Egypt-Sudan Trade Ties

Egypt and Sudan have concluded trade talks described as successful following months of chill in the economic relations of the two neighboring countries. …

Saif al-Yazal Ba Baker (Khartoum)
Business FAO: World Food Prices Declined in November

FAO: World Food Prices Declined in November

World food prices slightly declined in November from the month before, as a sharp rise in sugar and vegetable oil values was largely offset by a fall in dairy,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Rome)
Business China’s Financial System Poses Stability Risk, Says IMF

China’s Financial System Poses Stability Risk, Says IMF

Fears that China risks being the cause of a fresh global financial crisis have been highlighted by the International Monetary Fund in a warning about the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business bitcoin

Bitcoin Surges Above $16,000

Bitcoin, the volatile digital currency, flirted with $17,000 on Thursday. Still under $14,000 in Asian trading hours, it smashed through $15,000 in European…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business steel

Egypt to Retain Tariffs on Steel Rebar from China, Turkey, Ukraine for 5 Years

Egypt will maintain tariffs on steel rebar from China, Turkey, and Ukraine for a period of five years, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said in a statement…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Moody's: Stable Outlook for Gulf Banks with Prospects for Economic Growth in 2018

Moody's: Stable Outlook for Gulf Banks with Prospects for Economic Growth in 2018

Moody's, the global credit rating agency, said that the outlook for Gulf banking is "stable," particularly in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Major projects in…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business Saudi Minister of Energy: SABIC Considering Investments in US

Saudi Minister of Energy: SABIC Considering Investments in US

Petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) is considering several investment opportunities in the United States, Saudi energy minister Khalid…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Business Aramco Awards Offshore Security Contract to General Dynamics

Aramco Awards Offshore Security Contract to General Dynamics

Saudi Aramco signed a contract with Arab subsidiary of US General Dynamics IS&T to increase security at its offshore facilities. Aramco’s vice president…

Obeid Al-Suhaimi (Dammam)
Business 18 MoUs on Energy between Saudi, Iraqi Companies

18 MoUs on Energy between Saudi, Iraqi Companies

Saudi and Iraqi companies signed on Tuesday 18 memorandums of understanding in the fields of energy in the Iraqi city of Basra, in the presence of Eng. Khalid…

Asharq Al Awsat (Basra)
Business Sabic

SABIC Reopens Office in Iraq

Petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) has announced the reopening of its office in Iraq during its participation in the seventh session of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Souk

Turkish Government Says Rise in Inflation is ‘Temporary’

The Turkish government described the country’s high inflation rate in November as “temporary,” expecting it to decline starting December. Turkey's inflation…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)