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Gold Rallies as Dollar, Treasury Yields Soften after US Midterm Results

Business Gold chips displayed at a state-owned gold retail store in Surabaya, East Java (AFP)

Gold Rallies as Dollar, Treasury Yields Soften after US Midterm Results

Gold climbed to its highest level in over two weeks on Thursday as the fallout from the US midterm election results rippled through the global financial and…

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Business Hong Kong stocks rallied more than three percent on a broadly healthy day for Asian markets. Leung Man Hei / AFP

Tech Hit by New AI Worries on Positive Day for Most Markets

Tech firms tumbled Thursday as investors contemplated the outlook for the AI boom after Democrats swept the US midterms, partly on the back of growing anger…

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Business Türkiye is rapidly expanding its renewable energy capacity. But as host of COP31, the country faces growing pressure to match its clean energy ambitions with a clear commitment to phase out fossil fuels. Yasin AKGUL / AFP

Türkiye Showcases Renewables Surge, but Leaves Coal Intact

On a windy hillside about an hour's drive northwest of Istanbul, the Catalca power plant was one of Türkiye's first large-scale wind farms and has been feeding…

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Business Officials from the General Organization for Social Insurance at an earlier meeting with businessmen and businesswomen at the Riyadh Chamber (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Offers 100% Social Insurance Debt Waiver to Businesses That Have Exited Market

Saudi Arabia's General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) has made businesses that have ceased operations and exited the Saudi market eligible for a 100%…

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Business A general view shows Ras Tanura's oil production plant near Dammam in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province (AFP)

From Aramco's Profits to State Budget Revenue: How Do Oil Proceeds Reach Government Coffers?

Saudi Aramco's financial results and Saudi Arabia's third-quarter budget performance report, released on the same day, revealed a divergence between the…

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Business A general view shows the West Qurna-2 oilfield in southern Basra, Iraq, April 17, 2017. (Reuters)

Iraq Invites US Companies to Bid on Oil Field Run by Russia’s Lukoil

Iraq's oil ministry announced on Monday that it had invited US companies to bid on an oil field which had been operated by the now American-sanctioned Russian…

Business Rosneft's Russian-flagged crude oil tanker Vladimir Monomakh transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Türkiye , July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik//File Photo P

Türkiye Cuts Russian Urals Oil Imports in November, Diversifies with Kazakh, Iraqi Supply

Türkiye sharply reduced its imports of Russia's flagship Urals crude oil in November, shipping data from energy consultancy Kpler showed, as Western sanctions…

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Business The Saudi capital Riyadh. Reuters file photo

Saudi PIF and its Commercial Paper Programs Earn S&P’s A-1 Short-term Credit Rating with Stable Outlook

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced on Monday that S&P Global Ratings has assigned it an inaugural short-term credit rating of A-1 with stable outlook,…

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Business Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister speaks at the opening of the Saudi-Russian Investment and Business Forum 2025 (X).

Saudi Energy Minister Says OPEC+ Meeting's Outcome a 'Turning Point'

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the agreement reached during Sunday’s OPEC+ meetings marks “a turning point and one of the most…

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Business An illustration photograph taken on November 22, 2025, shows a gold plated souvenir Bitcoin coin reflected in a mirror and arranged for a photograph in front of a computer screen displaying the Bitcoin monthly price chart in a residential property in Guildford, south of London. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)

Bitcoin Falls 5% Below $90,000 as Investors Ditch Risk Assets

Bitcoin fell back below $90,000 on Monday, extending losses after its steepest monthly decline since the 2021 crypto crash, as renewed risk aversion drove…

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Business  A screen displays delays in IndiGo flights at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India, November 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Airbus Says Most of Its Recalled 6,000 A320 Jets Now Modified

Airbus fleets were returning towards normal operations on Monday after the European planemaker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than expected, as…

Business FILE PHOTO: UK gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co in Hatton Garden in London, Britain, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Hiba Kola/File Photo

Gold Climbs to Six-week High Driven by Risk-off Sentiment

Gold prices steadied after hitting a six-week high on Monday as risk-off sentiment set the tone, with investors focused on a potential US rate cut later this…

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Business Vendors sell roasted chestnuts near the New Mosque in a rainy day in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP)

Türkiye Economy Grew Less Than Expected at 3.7% in Q3

Türkiye’s economy grew by 3.7% annually in the third quarter, official data showed on Monday, falling short of expectations as agricultural activity tumbled,…

Business Oil prices jumped after OPEC+ said it would pause hiking output in the first quarter of next year. JOE KLAMAR / AFP

Asian Markets Mixed as Traders Eye US Data ahead of Fed Decision

Asian equities were mixed Monday with investors awaiting the release of key US data that could play a role in Federal Reserve deliberations ahead of an…

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Business FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the West Qurna-2 oilfield in southern Basra, Iraq, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo

Operations Restart at Iraq's Khor Mor Field, Transporting Gas to Power Stations

Operations restarted at Iraq's Khor Mor gas field, with the transmission of gas to power stations starting at 2:00 a.m. Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday), the Kurdish…

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Business OPEC+ Holds 2026 Group-wide Oil Output Steady, Agrees Capacity Mechanism

OPEC+ Holds 2026 Group-wide Oil Output Steady, Agrees Capacity Mechanism

OPEC+ countries agreed to maintain group-wide oil output quotas for 2026 in a meeting on Sunday, and also agreed on a mechanism to assess members' maximum oil…

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Business KAUST and Arabian Petroleum Supply Company Partner to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel Adoption

KAUST and Arabian Petroleum Supply Company Partner to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel Adoption

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has signed a new material transfer agreement (MTA) with the Arabian Petroleum Supply Company (Apsco)…

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Business The Saudi capital, Riyadh (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Excels in the WIPO Pulse Report 2025

Saudi Arabia achieved a new international milestone by ranking among the top performers in the Global intellectual property perception survey 2025 (WIPO Pulse)…

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Business A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on November 30, 2025, shows Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves appearing on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning' political television show with journalist Laura Kuenssberg. (Photo by JEFF OVERS / BBC / AFP)

UK's Reeves Says Did Not Mislead Public on the Budget

British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Sunday denied she misled the public over official forecasts ahead of this month's budget, saying she had been honest…

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Business FILE PHOTO: Workers build Zeekr 009 electric minivans at Zeekr's factory in Ningbo, China, April 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nick Carey/File Photo

China's Factory Activity Shrinks Again in November, Services Cool

China's factory activity shrank for an eighth month in November while services cooled, highlighting the dilemma facing policymakers over whether to press ahead…

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Business Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike attends Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Tokyo Governor Says ‘Dragon Ball’ Project Deepens Cultural, Investment Ties with Riyadh

Saudi Arabia and Japan no longer see their ties confined to traditional oil deals or car imports. The relationship has evolved into a cross continental…

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Business Haneda Airport’s Terminal 2 is crowded with travellers due to flight cancellations, in Tokyo, Japan, 29 November 2025. (EPA/Jiji Press)

Global Airlines Race to Fix Jets as Airbus Apologizes Following A320 Recall

Global airlines scrambled to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets on Saturday as a partial recall by the European planemaker halted hundreds of flights in…

Business  The Khor Mor gas field after a rocket attack near Chamchamal, in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraq, November 27, 2025. (Reuters)

Gas Exports from Iraq’s Khor Mor Field Resume Days After Drone Attack

Gas exports from Iraq's Khor Mor field, one of the largest in the Kurdistan region, resumed on Saturday after a drone attack on Wednesday that shut down…

Business Shoppers browse stores at the Dolphin Mall during Black Friday in Miami, Florida, USA, 28 November 2025. (EPA)

Black Friday Consumers Go Online, Rather Than Stand in Line

Bargain-hunting Americans clicked their way through Thanksgiving, spending $8.6 billion online so far on Black Friday, as more consumers turned to laptops and…

Business General view of old Muscat. Reuters

Oman, Botswana Sign Agreement to Develop 3 GW of Renewable Energy Projects

Oman and Botswana signed on Saturday an agreement to develop solar, wind and battery storage projects with a production capacity of 3 gigawatts, Oman's state…

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Business Saudi Arabia received 142 votes from member states during the elections held in London. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Wins Membership in IMO Council for 2026-2027 Term

Saudi Arabia has won membership in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the 2026–2027 term, after receiving 142 votes from member states…

Business The Saudi capital, Riyadh (SPA)

Jefferies Joins Wall Street Heavyweights in Saudi Private Credit Push

Jefferies Financial Group has entered Saudi Arabia’s private credit market for the first time, leading a USD125 million financing facility for Riyadh-based SME…

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Business FILE PHOTO: People walk at a shopping area of Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan, September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo/File Photo

Japan Finalizes $117 Billion Extra Budget to Fund Stimulus, Mostly Via Debt

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government on Friday finalized a $117 billion supplementary budget for this financial year to fund a massive stimulus…

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Business A vessel passes through the Suez Canal, Egypt, November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt's GDP Grew by 5.3% in First Quarter of 2025/2026

Egypt's GDP grew by 5.3% in the first quarter of its 2025/26 fiscal year compared with 3.5% in the same period a year earlier, the planning ministry said on…

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