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HUMAIN Secures $667 Million Infra Financing to Advance Saudi Arabia’s AI Infrastructure

Business A photo taken during the signing ceremony of the two agreements in Riyadh (SPA) 

HUMAIN Secures $667 Million Infra Financing to Advance Saudi Arabia’s AI Infrastructure

The National Infrastructure Fund (Infra) and HUMAIN, a PIF company delivering full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities globally, signed on Monday two…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business A Lucid Air Grand Touring electric car is displayed during the New York International Auto Show in New York City, US, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo 

Lucid Gets Crucial $1.75 Billion Liquidity Boost From PIF

Lucid Group, an American electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, said on Monday a $1.75 billion increase in a loan facility from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment…

Asharq Al Awsat (New York)
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 solar

SAGIA in Discussions with Local Companies on Renewable Energy Projects Implementation

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) plans to hold discussions with local companies that are capable of implementing renewable energy…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Riyadh)
Business Aramco

Aramco in Talks with Russia's Biggest Petrochemical Producer

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. Aramco is in talks with Sibur Holding PJSC, Russia’s largest petrochemical producer, about forming a joint venture in the kingdom. Saudi…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business Kuwait: Economic Reform Provides $3.3 Bn, Plans to Raise Debt Ceiling

Kuwait: Economic Reform Provides $3.3 Bn, Plans to Raise Debt Ceiling

Kuwait's Finance Minister Anas al-Saleh said the economic reform measures provided the country with more than one billion dinars, equivalent to 3.3 billion…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Kuwait)
Business Fiat Signs Agreement with Morocco to Establish Automotive Production Plant

Fiat Signs Agreement with Morocco to Establish Automotive Production Plant

Morocco continues its dynamism in attracting foreign investments and convincing them in establishing their own units in the country as Magneti Marelli, a…

Abdullah al-Tajani (Rabat)
Business House Hunting in ... Bali

House Hunting in ... Bali

This villa, built in 2009, is on a lushly landscaped, one-acre beachfront lot on Bali’s southeastern coast, in the village of Ketewel. In the approximately 7…

Roxana Popescu (Bali)
Business IMF: Egypt Should Get its $2 Billion Loan Payment after Year-End Review

IMF: Egypt Should Get its $2 Billion Loan Payment after Year-End Review

Egypt will be receiving its $2 billion IMF loan payment after the year-end review, the International Monetary Fund said, but inflation -- running at just…

Business UAE's First Nuclear Reactor to Operate in 2018

UAE's First Nuclear Reactor to Operate in 2018

The United Arab Emirates’ first nuclear reactor will definitely be operational next year with the operating company getting a license in 2018, the UAE’s…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Abu Dhabi)
Business Turkey's Central Bank Expects Economic Growth to Remain Robust in Third Quarter

Turkey's Central Bank Expects Economic Growth to Remain Robust in Third Quarter

Turkey's central bank expects economic growth to remain robust in the third quarter following a 5.1 percent growth rate in the second quarter -- Monetary…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business Jordanian Official: Syrian Refugee Crisis Consumes 5% of GDP

Jordanian Official: Syrian Refugee Crisis Consumes 5% of GDP

Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Imad Fakhouri, revealed on Monday an agreement with donor countries to hold the Brussels II…

Business Brussels Hosts Conference on Future of EU Finances

Brussels Hosts Conference on Future of EU Finances

The European Commission in Brussels said members of the union’s executive panel partook in the Conference on the Future of EU Finances on Monday. The…

Abdullah Mustafa (Brussels)
Business Bahrain, EDB

Bahraini Investment Fund Worth $100 Mn in Technical, Emerging Companies

CEO of Bahrain’s Economic Development Board (EDB) Khalid al-Rumaihi has unveiled a $100 million venture capital fund to invest in technical companies and in…

Obeid Al- Suhaymi (Manama)
Business bank

Egypt: No More Paper Cheques in December

The Egyptian Ministry of Finance intends to implement the Government Fiscal Management Information System (GFMIS) to reform public fiscal management. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Algeria Turns to Islamic Banking to Resolve its Financial Crisis

Algeria Turns to Islamic Banking to Resolve its Financial Crisis

Algeria will introduce Islamic financial services before 2018 as a way to cope with its financial crisis, announced Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia on Thursday. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
Business Toys R Us, US

Toys “R” Us Files for Bankruptcy

Toys "R" Us Inc (IPO-TOYS.N) has filed for bankruptcy protection in a United States court, the company said, amid heavy debt and a tough environment for bricks…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business SRMG

Bloomberg Al-Arabiya: A Cooperation between SRMG and Bloomberg

US-headquartered Bloomberg L.P., world renowned financial software, data, and media firm entered a long-term agreement with Saudi Research and Marketing Group …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business solar

Saudi ACWA Power: Dubai Solar Complex Construction to Start in 2018

ACWA Power International in Saudi Arabia has revealed that required arrangements for financial closure and signing energy purchase agreement for the fourth…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Flag

UAE Announces Comprehensive Strategy for Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution Council has announced its intention to come up with a comprehensive strategy on the use of the technological tools of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Business Kuwait, Venezuela Deny Existence of a ‘Current Agreement’ to Extend Oil Cut

Kuwait, Venezuela Deny Existence of a ‘Current Agreement’ to Extend Oil Cut

Each of Kuwait and Venezuela confirmed that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is not nearly close to extending the current cut in…

Wael Mahdi (Kuwait)
Business iPhone

Apple Tests Consumer Loyalty and Pockets with $1,000 iPhone 8

Apple is expected to unveil on Tuesday the iPhone 8 ten years after co-founder Steve Jobs released the first version. A decade later, the new phone is likely…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business BIDEC- 2017- Manama

Manama Hosts Conference on Regional Military Alliances

Bahrain will host a conference on military alliances in the Middle East, in parallel with the Bahrain International Defense Exhibition 2017, which will be held…

Obeid Al Suhaymi (Manama)
Business Baker Hughes

Egypt Signs Contract with Baker Hughes to Execute Works in Zohr Gas Field

Petroleum Minister Tarek el-Molla and Lorenzo Simonelli, president and CEO of BHGE witnessed the signing of a subsea contract between the US Baker Hughes (BHGE…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Business Bank

Up to 70 Swiss Private Banks Fighting for Survival

Some 60 to 70 Swiss private banks are facing serious problems that could force them to close down or sell up, according to a study published by consultancy…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business IATA

IATA: July Air Passenger Traffic Demand up 6.8% Year-on-Year

Global air travel demand in July rose 6.8 percent year on year, slowing from 7.7 percent growth recorded in June, the International Air Transport Association …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Business refinery

Suspension of US Oil Production in Gulf of Mexico Reaches 6%

About 6.1 percent of US oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is still suspended driven by the tropical storm Harvey, the Federal Bureau of Safety and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Houston)