{"id":102507,"date":"2025-11-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/11\/17\/saudi-arabia-is-reportedly-preparing-to-restore-commercial-ties-with-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:00:00","slug":"saudi-arabia-is-reportedly-preparing-to-restore-commercial-ties-with-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/11\/17\/saudi-arabia-is-reportedly-preparing-to-restore-commercial-ties-with-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia is reportedly preparing to restore commercial ties with Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, ladies and gents<\/strong>. The news cycle has grinded to a near halt this morning, with today\u2019s issue featuring Almoosa Health tapping Saudi Awwal Bank for a hefty loan to fund its specialist hospital in the Eastern Province, and Agility inaugurating its long-awaited Jeddah logistics park yesterday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The calm is setting up a busy few days ahead<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cityscapeglobal.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Cit<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cityscapeglobal.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">yscape Global<\/a> kicks off today at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center and runs until Thursday, and if <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/d114508b-4262-4c41-a342-73f986a03e8d\/%253cmark%253ecityscape%253c%2Fmark%253e-global-closes-out-with-sar-230-bn-in-real-estate-agreements\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last year\u2019s edition<\/a> is any indication, expect hundreds of SAR-bns in real estate agreements and investments. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is also scheduled to land in Washington, DC later this week in a visit that could see agreements signed in defense, tech and energy (and a push-and-pull over normalization prospects with Israel.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jeddahfintechweek.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeddah Fintech Week<\/a><\/strong><strong> wraps up today at Jeddah Hilton.<\/strong> The financial markets education event features over 50 workshops on investment strategies, fintech innovations, and risk management, bringing together over 40 experts from 20 countries to share their insights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>WEATHER-<\/strong><strong> Heavy clouds are forecast for Makkah, Madinah, Al Baha, Al Qassim, and <\/strong><strong>Asir<\/strong>, while moderate to light rain showers are expected over parts of the Eastern Region, Riyadh, Hail, Northern Borders Province, with clearer skies prevailing over the rest of the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Riyadh: <\/strong>29\u00b0C high \/ 17\u00b0C low.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jeddah:<\/strong> 32\u00b0C high \/ 26\u00b0C low.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Makkah:<\/strong> 33\u00b0C high \/ 25\u00b0C low.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dammam:<\/strong> 31\u00b0C high \/ 20\u00b0C low.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a> #1- <\/strong><strong>Saudi Arabia is preparing to restore commercial ties with Lebanon<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> The Kingdom plans to take \u201cimminent\u201d steps to ease long-standing import restrictions following improved Lebanese efforts to curb drug smuggling, an unnamed senior Saudi official told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/saudi-bolster-trade-with-lebanon-after-drug-smuggling-curbed-2025-11-13\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>. Riyadh\u2019s stance has softened amid Hezbollah\u2019s weakening after last year\u2019s war with Israel, though it still expects Lebanon to advance its slow-moving plan to disarm the group, the newswire said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong> A Saudi delegation will visit Beirut \u201csoon\u201d to \u201cresolve the barriers hindering Lebanese exports to the Kingdom,\" the source said. Lebanese leaders, including President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/dd56792a-8744-4fbf-b157-ba98a16231d7\/lebanese-presidential-election-pushed-through-by-saudi-shuttle-diplomacy--cnn\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">both reportedly backed by Riyadh<\/a> \u2014 had asked the Kingdom to review the policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>BACKGROUND-<\/strong> Saudi Arabia had banned Lebanese imports in 2021 over Captagon smuggling, worsening Lebanon\u2019s already severe economic crisis. Recent enforcement efforts and measures to curb Hezbollah\u2019s influence have encouraged Riyadh, even as ongoing Israeli strikes and delays in the disarmament plan continue to complicate progress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> #2- <\/strong><strong>Contractors are submitting final offers today for several EPC packages to<\/strong><strong> boost gas <\/strong><strong>compression and processing capacity at Aramco\u2019s Shedgum and Uthmaniya plants <\/strong>in the Eastern province, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meed.com\/contractors-prepare-bids-for-aramco-gas-compression-project\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Meed<\/a> reported, citing unnamed sources. The two facilities currently handle around 870 mn cubic feet per day (cf\/d) and 1.2 bn cf\/d of Khuff raw gas respectively, with the project set to add new pipelines to support higher transport volumes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The deadline was already extended:<\/strong> Aramco launched the requests of interest for the main EPC scope in 4Q last year, before issuing formal tenders in 2Q this year. The company initially set a 17 August deadline before pushing submissions to today\u2019s cutoff, the sources said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Aramco has big plans for gas: <\/strong>The oil giant <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/91602030-12a5-457f-ab49-118c7a08aeea\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">recently raised<\/a> its 2030 gas production capacity growth target to some 80% above 2021 levels, on the back of the launch of its flagship Jafurah gas field. Initial production is expected to start this year, with output reaching its full capacity of 2 bn cf\/d by 2030.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> #3-<\/strong> <strong>The<\/strong><strong> Kingdom is scaling back salary premiums it once used to hook foreign talent<\/strong> amid efforts to lower spending, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/saudi-arabia-scales-back-salary-premiums-foreign-talent-recruiters-say-2025-11-16\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported yesterday, citing unnamed recruiters. Premiums that used to reach 40% and beyond have been reduced, cutting down the average premium for moving from the UAE to as low as 5-8%. This has made it more challenging for Saudi firms to attract expatriates from the neighboring hub.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The shift is driven by a \u201crationalization drive\u201d as the Kingdom faces the headwinds of <\/strong><strong>lower oil prices and a widening fiscal deficit<\/strong>, which reached <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/c3630574-4dc2-47c2-8e65-650bf04bea0a\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SAR 88.5 bn<\/a> in 3Q 2025. The Public Investment Fund is pivoting from multi-bn-USD megaprojects, as they are facing delays, toward sectors offering better returns like AI, logistics, and mining. This strategic pivot, combined with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/news\/story\/8df00c9f-ff50-46ab-82d2-30cdd0d90d82\/project-awards-stumble-in-2q\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 slowdown<\/a> in new project awards, has cooled recruitment and strengthened employers' negotiating positions, the newswire said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Market dynamics have also changed<\/strong>, with a \u201chuge supply\u201d of global candidates and a growing local talent pool from successful Saudization initiatives increasing competition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> DATA POINTS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Net foreign assets hit another monthly decline in October:<\/strong> The Saudi Central Bank\u2019s (Sama) net foreign assets declined 1.9% m-o-m in October to SAR 1.57 tn, marking another decline for the second month in a row, according to the central bank\u2019s October\u2019s survey. On an annual basis, Sama\u2019s net foreign assets increased 1.54%, from SAR 1.54 tn in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- <\/strong>Sama\u2019s monetary base saw a marginal m-o-m increase of 0.9% to record SAR 428.8 bn during the month. 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The divide is intensifying over whether to release the files related to the trafficking investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, with calls for full disclosure reportedly gaining more and more ground in the House despite resistance from President Trump and GOP leaders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The renewed split comes after a House committee released some 20k new pages from <\/strong><strong>the files last week<\/strong>, containing mentions and correspondence with several prominent figures including Trump. The President retaliated by directing the Justice Department to open an investigation into Epstein\u2019s ties with Democrats, a move that some say fanned the flames even further. 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