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Business Aluminum refinery in Ras Al-Khair industrial City. Image from Maaden.

PIF Leads Mining Renaissance in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is prioritizing the mining sector among its thirteen key local sectors for targeted investments. Mohammed Al…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Riyadh)
Arab World Tunisian journalist Zeid El-Heni (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Tunisia: Anger Over Decision to Imprison Journalist Who Criticized Trade Minister

Tunisia on Tuesday witnessed widespread anger among human rights activists and politicians over a judicial decision ordering that prominent journalist Zeid El…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Tunis)
Business The COP28 concluded on Wednesday (AP)

COP28 Concludes by Approving UAE Climate Agreement

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) concluded its work on Wednesday, after representatives of nearly 200 countries, in addition to the…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai)
Business Expo Dubai hosts the COP28 summit (Reuters)

COP28 Sees Calls for Balance, Realism in Dealing with Energy File

As the negotiations in COP28 entered the heated stages, discrepancy between countries regarding the position on traditional fuels increased. While Western…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai) Ahmed al-Ghemrawi (Dubai)
Business Saudi ministers of finance and economy attend the first dialogue session of the Budget 2024 Forum, titled “Sustainable Finance” in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Ministers Affirm Commitment to Economic Diversification

The Saudi Minister of Finance asserted on Thursday that since its initiation in 2016, the national transformation plan of the Kingdom, known as Vision 2030,…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Riyadh)
Business Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman (Ministry of Energy)

Saudi Green Initiative Forum at COP28: Kingdom Advances Climate Ambitions

Saudi Arabia has unveiled its efforts to launch renewable energy projects with a capacity of 20 gigawatts by 2024. This comes after the kingdom having…

Ahmed al-Ghemrawi (Dubai ) Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai)
Business Participants walk next to COP28 flags in Expo City in Dubai (AFP)

COP28 Focuses on Protecting Health from Climate Risks

UN Climate Conference (COP28) focused on climate-related health issues, while discussions behind closed doors addressed vital other problems, such as the…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai) Ahmed al-Ghemrawi (Dubai)
Business  US Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the audience after delivering a speech on Saturday at the COP28 summit in Dubai (AP)

50 Big Oil Companies Pledge Significant Emission Reductions

COP28 President Sultan Al-Jaber announced on Saturday that 50 major global oil companies have committed to reducing methane emissions, one of the most…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai) Ahmed al-Ghemrawi (Dubai)