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Joe Biden said that the Middle East had provided money and weapons to Al Nusra and Al Qaeda.
The Khazzan project aims to extract around one billion cubic feet (bcf) per day of gas.
British aid worker Alan Henning was part of an convoy taking medical supplies to a hospital in Syria in December last year when he was kidnapped.
The iPhone maker is expected to unveil the new iPads and the latest updates to its iMac line, according to reports.
Sultan Qaboos has been in Germany since July for medical tests.
Kuwait has invited BP, Total, Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron, to bid for an agreement for the northern Ratqa heavy oilfield.
Vodafone Qatar will buy 100 per cent of Qatar National Broadband Network, comprising 21 million shares.
Private Banking in the region is set to grow further this year, as nationals switch from protecting their wealth to growing it.
Although this year’s Cityscape saw bigger displays and numerous new project launches, experts say the market is leveling off.
While the new smartwatch from Apple looks good, experts say it is far from a revolutionary product.
BlackBerry’s latest smartphone is wide and unwieldy, but has some promising new features.
Rajab was freed in May after two years in jail on charges of organising and participating in illegal protests.
The unit, which will include several aircraft, has been deployed to deal with sudden contingencies, said Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby.
The developer is also looking to list its hospitality unit following the $1.6 billion Emaar Malls Group listing last month.
Mergermarket attributed the sharp decline in total values to the lack of inbound mergers and acquisitions.
Emaar sold a 15.4 per cent stake in Emaar Malls Group (EMG) in an initial public offer last month, raising $1.6 billion.
Software developed by Dubai police will enable a connection between the wearer of the glass and a database of wanted people.
A study by Google found that 80 per cent of smartphone users in the UAE watch online videos on their devices.
The air cargo growth was aided by Middle East airlines’ growing links to developing markets and their diversification plans, IATA said.
Emirates suspended flights to Guinea in August, but has continued flying to other affected destinations.
DFM chairman Essa Kazim said that the bourse expects to receive one more listing before the year-end.
Emaar’s shares, which were sold at Dhs2.90 in the heavily oversubscribed IPO, rose to Dhs3.49 on the market.
The bank will book a profit of KD25 million from the sale in its 2014 accounts, it said in a bourse filing.
GCC states would not “stand idly” in front of foreign intervention, the ministers said in a statement after the meeting late on Wednesday in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.
The bank will sell 300 million shares to Saudi individual investors and 200 million shares to the state-run Public Pension Agency at a price of SAR45 per share.
The Ministry said that Nabeel Rajab was summoned for questioning on Wednesday “regarding tweets posted on his Twitter account that denigrated government institutions”.
The move comes amid calls from some within the OPEC for action to shore up prices, as international benchmark Brent crude oil has slumped to a two-year low.
The group’s chief executive said that he was not currently looking to set up an affiliate in Dubai, but it could be a possibility in the future.
The introduction of debt listing and trading is expected to expand the exchange’s activities and make it easier for local companies to sell debt instruments.